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Is that a function of the CPU or the OS? -- Richard Clemens Associate Professor Computer Science Department West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201 clemens@wvwc.edu 304.473.8421 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Laurie (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Lego "pegging" disks
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(...) But they DID, way, way back. I still have a set (2 Yellow 3 blue and 2 red) of the old BIG tooth gears. The yellow set is about the size of an 8x8 plate nad has a 5x5 grid of holes. The set has the old white Technic axles and red bushings. (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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(...) Well, I simply can't get LEdit to run under DOSEMU. I don't know why, though. (...) Is that so? That could explain something. I'm getting these error messages when firing up LEdit under Wine: Could not load 'RTM' required by 'EDIT', error=2 (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) I have a fully functional version that doesn't use either - or any special parts. I wish I had a digital camera to take some decent pictures. I have one photo taken with a Polaroid. I'll put it on my web site tonight. In the mean time, I'll (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: recursion (was RE: Would-be hacker queries.) (fwd)
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----- Forwarded message from Blake Winton ----- From: Blake Winton <Blake.Winton@pcdocs.com> Subject: RE: recursion (was RE: Would-be hacker queries.) Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 11:40:10 -0400 (From (URL) searching for "The Ackermann Function") The url (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Old Lego colors
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(...) Not sure about LEGO, but American Bricks were predominately red with a few white. No blue, yellow, black. A few windows and doors, but no roofs. (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Torso number was Forestman Torso was Voting Page
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Chris Dee <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FBoGA9.MAy@lugnet.com... (...) Except that some pXX numbers are consistent across a theme. All the M:Tron patterned parts are XXXXp68, for example. This makes them easier to remember. -John (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Architectural Wonders theme
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(...) FAO Schwartz on 5th Avenue (Manhattan) used to sell a deluxe castle set (something like 20 Black Monarch Castles combined into an incredible castle about 3 cubic feet) for around $1000. According to their staff, they sold well. (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Request regarding "Spoilers"
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(...) This is even more plausable once you see Kevin Rubio's "Troops". :-P Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Sith Infiltrator
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(...) Yeah! I wish there was one toy line that would scale everything the same. Japanese toy makers are much better about this sort of thing. Any Macross fans out there? Anyway, I think that an entire line of SW vehicles (exept for the Star (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Request regarding "Spoilers"
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(...) A Clockwork Orange was released in 1971. Star Wars was released in 1977. So your own age will heavily affect whether you consider these as being "made around the same time". ;) Steve (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Does Darth Vader ever find out *whose* farm was blown away? He seems very distanced from the whole investigation. It seems like he would be briefed (in detail, if that's not an oxy-moron) on the entire investigation, but that still leaves the (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I do not segregate new from old. In fact, I like the variation of wear/scratches/dirt that old bricks have. IMO, it makes buildings look more realistic. A building of all brand new bricks is just too shiny and pristine for me. (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: recursion (was RE: Would-be hacker queries.)
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(...) What do you mean? The algorithm a CPU uses (at least, any I'm familiar with) to execute code is an iterative algorithm (i.e. fetch instructions, decode, execute, go round again). Cheers, Ben. -- (URL) grandfather once told me that there are (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean
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Maul is an apprentice Dark Lord of the Sith, but he is given the Darth title just like another Dark Lord aprentice that we know (Darth Vader). The only Master Dark Lord we know in the two trilogies is Darth Sidious. Pat J (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Suggestion for LDraw FAQ
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(...) Good idea. Which brings up an issue -- there would probably be a need for more directory levels than just those represented by the newsgroups, and probably just for FAQ items. Todd, how much of an issue is this? Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| | RE: recursion (was RE: Would-be hacker queries.)
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(...) (From (URL) searching for "The Ackermann Function") The url to a description of Ackermann's function: (URL) excerpt from that page: Ackermann's function, while Turing computable, grows faster than any primitive recursive function. This means (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Do you separate old vs. new LEGO?
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(...) I don't actually seperate the old/new for wear, but I do try to be extra careful when building with colors such as white and yellow. I should wash those colors, then I wouldn't have a problem. I do sort out a few old parts more for their (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LEGO Racers screenshot
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(...) Pretty gruesome opening for a company allegedly opposed to play-time violence. Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Lego "pegging" disks
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In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Jim Choate) writes: [snip] (...) [snip] They came close with the SW Y-wing fighter. The disks that make up the engine pods have an axle '+' in the center and a selection of button holes throughout the (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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