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So there I was just emerging from my dark ages and there they were ... about a dozen of said set on the shelf... Interesting I say to myself and buy one... Well I get home and put it together. I then modified it with black wings and tail, a few (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: LEGO Star Wars Sets are Record Setting!
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I was a little bit grumpy when I posted. Winnie the Pooh will probably be great for the Duplo market. It may even double the sale of Duplo... because I doubt that Duplo sets have stellar sales levels. And it follows my previous points 2&4: everytime (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: LEGO Star Wars Sets are Record Setting!
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(...) Actually, I think Winnie the Pooh will be a big hit in the Duplo Market. My wife is certainly looking forward to the Pooh LEGO. (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: [Update] Fractal landscape generator
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(...) create a nice topographical map for the land I want to create... --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Star Wars vs Titanic (humour)
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I don't typically forward the humour spam that migrates through my in-box, but remembering the recent SW/Titanic threads a couple weeks ago, this caught my attention: Reasons Why Star Wars Is Better Than Titanic Titanic's big, but it doesn't have (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: new (to me) use for worms
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(...) I've been up close and personal to a drive shaft. I had an old Chevy van which liked to get into 2nd & reverse at the same time (fortuanately always while stopped - because the vehicle will not go ANYWHERE in this condition, if it happened at (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes. (...) I did not know that. I've accepted over time that a number of things in car suspensions must work simply by having room to wiggle a bit, but that this particulalr problem is avoided *that* simply explains a lot. (Wait till you see (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: legOS make newbe question
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Thanks, make -v GNU Make version 3.75, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath. Copyright..... Report bugs to..... C: -Phil (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: new (to me) use for worms
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Just as an aside, this post made me do a double take before reading it... I was going "what?? Lego doesn't make worms, just snakes and scorpions" (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: new (to me) use for worms
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(...) If I'm understanding the workings, what is being suggested is to use the worm as a slip coupling (which just happens to have a worm screw). If you look at a cars drive shaft, you will see that it is in two parts so that it can change length. (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: new (to me) use for worms
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(...) Another axle, that's the whole trick. \\\...\\\ =====[variable gap]======== \\\...\\\ (...) View from above: o ......... -o----D------ U | | U F - and D are the rear axle incl. stiffening technic beams and the differential and attching crwon (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: KTVU Offer for Lego Users Club
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(...) What if (and this wouldn't solve the problem entirely, but may help) what if there were a straightforward way to extract a self-contained segment of rotating content (a hunk of HTML code, in other words) periodically from the lugnet.com (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: new (to me) use for worms
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(...) Interesting idea. But in thinking about it (without actually prototyping), I have a problem. You propose to use the worm on the drive axle, right? And the idea is that the worm can slide a little bit to and fro to adjust for the axles movement (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Help ID door pieces
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(...) Perhaps you've stumbled on one of the incredibly rare self-replicating Lego parts.... (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Ticklebot
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Take a look at this - I reckon I'm a-gonna try and make a Lego one! RCX or Cybermaster? Hmm! (URL) a 'tickling robot' that crawls over one's body, gently tickling as it goes with its rubber pronged tracks. It tries not to fall off, apparently by (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Help ID door pieces
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(...) I have that set as well (720) and I agree, it is not in the instructions. But I do have 3 of the white doors. One is from the 6377 I have (along with one blue airplane tail). But where the other two came from, I have no idea. I have absolutely (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lab View
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Hello I'm new to this group, and I don't have a RCX yet, I'm still saving, and reading as much as I can. And I have a couple of question. I see that RoboLab is an an interface over Lab view. Has anyone written anything is just Lab view 5 or is there (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Small Space Fighter
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(...) Very nice little ship. The curve is pretty clever. Anyone ever notice how often one must step through Fredrik's models to figure them out? :-) -- Terry K -- (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Thank you for the help!!
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(...) Thanks. But Adam *made* the door, so he should get the lions share of swell-ness. :-) -- Terry K -- (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Bit Stream Interface
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Has anyone experimented with bit stream interfaces using the rotational sensor? Currently I'm trying to make somethinkg up, here are my ideas: I was looking for a way to transmit a series of binary data through an input port on the RCX. The problem (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Star Wars Sets are Record Setting!
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(...) Macross! If only my dreams were reality. Pat J P.S. When I make my Sci-Fi blockbuster I'll give Lego the toy rights for 1 dollar (and a small percentage to paid in ABS)! (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | new (to me) use for worms
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I recently noticed that the fact that worm gears slide freely on an axle, which I've just regarded as slightly odd, can actually be of some use; to my knowledge, it's the only part that does so while being rotationally locked to the axle. What I (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: legOS make newbe question
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(...) For starters, how about the output of "make -v"... -Kekoa (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Multi-RCX Dreaming
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(...) Along these lines, I'm still curious about those ruminations that were talked about on this list or maybe the .rcx or .rcx.legos lists regarding transmission algorithms. Not really having enough interest in the topic, I do not have the (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Star Wars Sets are Record Setting!
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D'oh! That's not in response to Eric's post, but to TLG. Of course these sets are selling well: 1. They have great designs. 2. They are tied to a blockbuster movie - everytime TPM is advertised on TV, print, radio - all SW toys are basically (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | digital in's and out's?
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Hi, I want to construct my own expansion board with as many digital in's and outs as possible!! I know this can be done but I don't know where to start. I am asking the seasoned 'botters for some help. Thank you in advance for any help you might (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: multi-RCX dreaming
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Luis Villa <liv@duke.edu> wrote in message news:Pine.SOL.3.91.9...uke.edu... (...) How about a six-legged spider? It would be interesting to see a truly mobile spider with 3 degrees of motion and 3 sensor channels per leg! (27 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: KTVU Offer for Lego Users Club
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(...) Mark, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "link ... traffic" but if you mean, for example, linking to a message overview page, i.e. (URL) to a specific range of articles, i.e. (URL) putting up a copy of a weekly digest received by e-mail, (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | legOS make newbe question
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I've tried so many times to get LegOS running, but sure I have problems with the Makefile.common Any help from you experts would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I have some experience with gcc and makefiles, and was able to get the paths correct for (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Dear Steve, Nobody wants to hear this said, and I hate to be the one to do it, but you can start by reading the data available on the Handy Board web site (quick duck to avoid thrown volt meter). Fred has done what you want to do (memory-mapped (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LEGO Star Wars Sets are Record Setting!
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Eric Lind <ejlind@brain.uccs.edu> wrote in message news:FDJ69v.MAF@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) period. (...) Excellent! This can only encourage more of the high quality SW sets. If only the quality would spill over into the rest of the line... (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | LEGO Star Wars Sets are Record Setting!
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According to an article at (URL) , the Ep1 sets have set a LEGO record for most sets sold for a theme launch in a one month period. Combined with the Ep4-6 sets, LEGO SW sets have sold over a million in 3 months. Pretty darn cool. Also, I think the (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Help identifying Trains
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Larry, Oh no, I appreciate all the information you have on these trains. I just never investigated them until recently, just to get a better idea of everything. Knowing that there are some very knowledgeable people on Lugnet and the like, I know (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train table construction and securing track
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I'm wondering how people secure their track to their train tables. I've been thinking about the possibility of building up a foundation of bricks to be able to have some scenery below track level. I know someone has a web page which shows some (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: multi-RCX dreaming
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(...) At $15 its also a bargain (Amazon.com). Its an entertaining read as well, not just another dry textbook. DLC (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [Update] Fractal landscape generator
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I have updated the Fractal Landscape Generator site[1] with binaries for DOS and OS/2. The DOS version should work on recent flavours of MS-Windows. Play well, Jacob 1) (URL) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce)
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| | [Update] MPD builder
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I have updated the MPD builder site[1] with binaries for DOS, OS/2, and the recent flavours of MS-Windows. Play well, Jacob 1) (URL) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce)
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| | FS: Lego Pieces and Figures
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Check the website.. Check the Website at: (URL) as much or as little as you want. This is a first come first served sale. In the case of two buyers both asking for the last of some piece, I will take the e-mail that comes in first. The prices are (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Warbonnet pics up
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It would help to have the address: www.baylug.org/carrie Carrie (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Warbonnet pics up
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Hi all, Thank you Tom McDonald for hosting some temporary pics for me of the Santa Fe Warbonnet. It will be shown at the PNLTC exhibit in September (some weekend when I can escape to run up there.) This diesel engine is longer than the 24 stud (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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