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(...) It appears that's the problem -- I saved the code out from LDLite, and a number of hose-section lines were missing the part-name. And ldlite.log reported several syntax errors in the hose-lines. When I added the 754.dat to the lines, it fixed (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Thoughts on expansion packs please
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I asked this back at Christmastime, got many similar replies. I ended up getting 8440 Formula 1 racer and 8226 Mud Masher[1]. I also picked up the ubiquitous 8735 for an extra motor and bunch of gears. My next purchase will definately need to be (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | auction 8094 8480 8880 8865
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Hello all I have found some sets here in a local store which I want to auction. The sets are: 8094 Technic control center 8480 Technic Space Shuttle 8880 Technic Supercar 8865 Technic Testcar Rules: 1: this is a once twice sold auction. 2: I am the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Communicating with Cybermaster not easy
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Thank you for your help! I was not aware of the unusual hardware handshake protocoll. I also found that the header format is different from what I have seen in some of your papers. [FE,1,3,EC] Thank you, Sten Kvamme (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Formation of local train club
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Based on the formation of at least three other Lego train clubs (Pacific Northwest, South Georgia, and Upper Midwest), is there any interest in doing the same in Southern California? Gary GaryLouie@EarthLink.Net (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: Next version of LDAO [DAT]
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(...) In fact, L3P doesn't inline at all. The POV file is big because it contains a lot of wordy POV code wrapped around the compact Ldraw syntax, e.g. 4 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 is translated into mesh { triangle { <4,5,6>, <7,8,9>, <10,11,12> (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | FOR SALE------
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Please check out my new sale page (and part of my home page if you want) "(URL) Jim (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: My new lego web pages
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(...) Great tank model.(1) I like the ornamental suspension idea - good use of that piece. And the color scheme is surprisingly good, given the limitations of Lego colors. Very well done. And I noticed on the turret inner workings pic that you have (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
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(...) Which design did you use? If you try some of the more efficient designs it works quite well. On my webpage (just updated, (URL) I added pictures of my most recent robot. It runs the large wheels at a 1:3 ratio from the motors. The motors can (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
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I think we need to get the original builder to change the name. I would feel guilty about doing so, I did not invent this thing... -- SeeYa ! ---...--- Jim ---...--- Hello... Is this thing on ? Peter Hesketh wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 86 blue plates...eBay
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(...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: can nqc control index of values?
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You can't explicitly assign variables to slots, but the allocation is simple enough - they get allocated in the same order they are declared, starting with 0. I can't promise that the allocation order will never change, but on the other hand I can't (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: TLG 'DOES' read this...
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(...) Say what???? Mindstorms is $200. 4 of them should only be $800, shouldn't it? What's the extra $100 for? (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
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In article <F68MH0.CAq@lugnet.com>, Cyberia <cyberia@erols.com> writes (...) May I suggest "sumdiff"? It describes the action (it takes the sum and the difference) and diff is short for differential too. (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
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In article <36AFD272.E2ED9872@lynx.bc.ca>, Mark Tarrabain <markt@lynx.bc.ca> writes (...) The differential goes back to the origins of the motor car at least. The use as an adder/subtractor goes back to WW2 or earlier: there was a marvellous (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Thoughts on having preferred customers in auctions
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Jeff Johnston wrote in (...) This is what I've done in the past and it seems to have worked fairly well. As a rule first I offer stuff to Larry P, then to a list of others, then I'll run an auction (and Larry will bid :) Moz (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
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I have mixed feelings about this device. I find it fascinating, for reasons I have yet to come to grips with. It has many weaknesses, the most significant being that only one motor provides propulsion, the other is only used for turning. When using (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | TLG 'DOES' read this...
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Apparently TLG does read this, I recieved the original catalog that I ordered yesterday... It's got all the Mindstorms and Robolab stuff plus lots of training kits for both. It's a great catalog if you can get your hands on it, I've already totaled (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: navigation alorithm
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*Robot Science & Technology* is a fairly new magazine, and I give it my high recommendation. Issues 2, 3, and 4 contain a series, "Popular Micromouse Algorithms", by Tak Auyeng, PhD. Lots of good info for anyone interested in the IEEE Micromouse (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Adventurer (Egyptian) sets
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(...) plus: (new in germany) 1182 same as 3020 1183 same as 3021 they are differently packed. and huw speaks of four sets available in the uk. 5901, 5906, 5936 and one more. rufus t. (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: SEV2
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <19990127.204248.509...no.com>... (...) I'm still sorting out some sort of script for the hover tank, perhaps we could have them fighting each other. Would the hovertank and an Iceplanet fighter look strange (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
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I like the name "differtrans", personally. :) But that's just my opinion. With so many variations on a theme coming about, I have to wonder if anyone's come up with the "best" implementation -- minimal volume and using no unusual pieces (such as the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Polaroid 6500 - HB/ExpBrd problem
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I assembled the expansion board and tested all I/O ports. Everything checks out fine. I have the 6500 sonar module with the flex cable. After loading 'sonar.c', I tried the 'sonar_display()' function. The transducer came to life with its 'clicking', (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: SEV2
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All this animation talk is making me very jealous :) Anyone offer to do my Ice Planet fighter with the turning turret that tilts up and down? (Thanks to John Van, the model will soon have a hose in the right place too!) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: My first Original Train Locomotive Creation (age 9 or 10)
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(...) -Tom McD. "...and it's got a fresh new lemon scent!" (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 40 New Photos of my city; More
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(...) recent (...) One detail I like particularly is the signal lights. One small question: would it be possible to have a light come in from another in addition to above when you shoot? It doesn't have to be a very strong light. IMO, the darker (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: nomad - revised
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(...) May well be. When posting a DAT file to lugnet, you should set your line length to a higher setting, say 150 or so, at least. Then post your dat file. Aftewards, reset the length down to 80 or less for normal postings. See the threads "line (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: My new lego web pages
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Larry, Sorry, forgot to change the salutation when I reposted to lugnet. The studless rendering was drawn in Adobe Illustrator. Took me about 45 minutes. Thanks for the nice comments. -Michael ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: LDraw Update?
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(...) What upda.... Oh, that one. The naming of the antenna is resolved, for now. The other problem was explaining how to have people update their categories for the parts with description changes. (a thorny problem, with no simple answer) And now, (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts - version 3.0
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(...) Maybe so, but bugs are to be expected from such a large multi-tentacled monster as LDAO. So you can just keep your bugs. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts - version 3.0
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(...) OK, let me think of what I want.... (...) That will do. Paid In Full. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | *** AUCTION UPDATE 1 ***
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Heya all ! Here is my auction. All sets are completely with boxes and instructions. Sets signed with "*" have only front and back parts of boxes but are completely with instructions and all parts. The rules are simply: You can bid minimal $3 on (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Pyramids
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Copy of a reply I made to a post on RTL: ---...--- (...) Incidentally, while writing Tom on this subject today I came up with the following formulas for figuring out how many slopes it takes to build a pyramid (assuming all 2x2 slopes as Tom is (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Homebrew Rotation Sensor
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I've updated the hardware interface for my homebrew rotation sensor. On Sven Horstmann's suggestion (he said it was originally Bob Wind) I tried using a LM339 comparator in place of the LM324 Opamp. The LM339 did the trick. The RCX never looses (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts - version 3.0
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(...) Thanks, Anders! There's just one other item on my wishlist: A way to switch from a custom view to a regular view and back without having to re-type the custom view coordinates. It seems the regular view always overwrites any coordinates I've (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Expansion Board Files
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Thanks Fred and you too Ranjit, I have just now got my board to accept the expansion board files. I reloaded the expansion board zip files,installed in ic but still would not load. It did not give a error message for the expsens.c file but did for (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: SEV2
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(...) That would be okay. I made the rod white only because that's the piece I used when I actually built the model. (...) No. I made sure of that on the real model. It's because I used 1x1 cone emitters for the rear turret. If they were 1x1 rounds (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | 6280 Armada Flagship
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A local Sears has several of these for ~20 USD. If anyone is interested in these for 20+shipping, let me know! (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | MACH II REDBIRD SET + 5 CASTLE AND MORE ON AUCTION
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Some hard to find and out of print sets as well as a few new gems! Come and look!!! ***...***Check this one out pic of both modesl!!!***...*** **** LEGO 5591 MACH II RED Bird Team HTF NEAT SET **** ***...*** (URL) 6949 Robo Guardian Spyrius OOP (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Thoughts on having preferred customers in auctions
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(...) I offered bidders in my first auction a discount in my second, and I think I even did something weird like offer the highest bidder in one a discount on the next one (parts auction - highest amount of parts bought). I stopped doing that not (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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