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Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FDsL6K.4Gq@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) No, but it does "look" very space-cannon-ish, and I would venture to guess its most common use will be as a space cannon, so this makes a half-way (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Clear line between Auctions and Trades
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(...) Right. The other part is to keep auction announcements out of the trade group. Announcements are just as much "noise" as updates are (to people who hate auctions). And it's also human nature (when it comes to selling) to bend the rules as much (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New Challenge
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Stock Mindstorms kit only? Or do we get additions? -Luis (...) ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. -Anonymous ###...### -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Robotic arm on Mindstorms box
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I found a gripper system in a catalog called "Robot Store". Or go to www.RobotStore.com (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Old sets
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Hey everyone! I gotsa question: I recently started collecting again and rebuilt some of my older sets. I'm wondering what these oldies are worth. Here's some: Space: #0462 - Rocket Launcher - 1978 - instructions #0918 - Space Transport - 1978 #6927 (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: signals / legOS internals
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(...) An asynchronous signal models a hardware interrupt. There are times when that is the appropriate interface. There are times when other interfaces are less error prone and are easier to write correctly. Frequently using only synchronous (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: signals / legOS internals
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(...) Why signals?!? Unix-style asynchronous signals is the last feature I would ever want to implement or use. Brain-dead and very dangerous "feature". As you write; "The problem is that a signal can happen at any time". You shouldn't pass this (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Has anyone...treasury?
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(...) Don't forget silver bricks, gold grille tiles, chrome-green crystals ('cause they look really cool!), gems, gold coin sprues (gold nuggets), and trans-antifreeze crystals (Topaz?). Jeff P.S. For scepters, I always use a White 1x1x4 antenna (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Logo
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Greg Majewski <citrusx__@yahoo.com> wrote in article <FDqr34.1qB@lugnet.com>... (...) crossed the (...) noticed it (...) Thank you VERY much for pointing that out! Now I can't stop reading "Systiem"!! :) Arjan Brugman (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | New Challenge
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Hello all.... I've been watching this group for a long time and while the discussions about RCX programming and LegOS is fine and good, what about some good old fashioned building challenges? Something that's challenging, yet actually can be (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: superAUCTION 5: MIB Trades Welcome!!
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(...) Here is something pretty close to that, BTW... Not exactly a newsgroup, but it does the same thing: (URL) intro page (URL) last 20 market messages (URL) last 20 market messages brief (URL) last 20 market messages compact (...) Exactly. --Todd (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | I've an extra brown Carribean Clipper stern section
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I just received a lot of ship hulls from an eBay auction. There is a brown wide stern section (like that of the Carribean Clipper) without a corresponding bow section. I'm open to offers to sell/trade this, or to make a deal to get another bow (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Ideas wanted for what to do with an extra Carribean Clipper stern section
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I just received a lot of ship hulls from an eBay auction. There is a brown wide stern section (like that of the Carribean Clipper) without a corresponding bow section. I'm looking for ideas of what to do with this (see my trade offer in (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Has anyone...treasury?
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Robert M. Dye wrote in message <376FF91E.506E@writeme.com>... (...) I must say I have never tried that. It does remind of a pic I saw once of a mini-fig robbing a vault full of coins and bills, with the police right around the corner. The bandit, in (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: OMR Model Creation/Submission Rules
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(...) What if an element is missing? Say, a hat for example. Submit it the set, including minifig, sans hat? Jeff (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Finally got to see the movie!
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(...) Wasn't the Gungan army just there to provide a diversion? Otherwise they would have advanced (or tried) when they were under the shield. (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: SW laser cannon name
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(...) Yes, let's put it into the Bar catagory. How about this for a name: Bar 1 x 8 w/ rounded end bricks OR Bar 1 x 8 w/ End Bricks, rounded Remember, it is not always a cannon, nor is it always in space. Jeff (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 8880's and 5571's for about £60 inc P&P
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On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:11:01 GMT, Richard Franks uttered the following profundities... (...) When I go through the ordering process, it says 15 quid for shipping! Is there something I am doing wrong? (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Finally got to see the movie!
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I think that the Gungan army held off to conserve ammunition. They knew that the tanks (oops! Errr... ATT's that is) were not the main threat to them because of their powerful shields, but the Battle Droids were. Why waste ammo on something that (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Has anyone...treasury?
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(...) Try also some clear chalices to represent crystal, trans-clear 1x1 plate rounds for diamonds, some 2x2-ish concave reflectors from the Aquazone sets to use as silver bowls (chrome was mentioned above). And if you have any king crowns... -Tom (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jar Jar will probably be back
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(...) Ah, but something out in the open can still be a 'phantom'. A phantom is 'something existing in perception only', and the Sith are a very real menace. The Naboo thought the Trade Federation was the threat to them and the republic, so the (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Has anyone...treasury?
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(...) Some trans-green and trans-red 1x1 flat rounds for jewels? (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Podracers on Eric's Page
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I checked them out when I wet to see the picture Eric put up for me and I like the use of the aquanaut arms for the power things. Very ingenious designs. Ryan "Build or build not. There is no try." - Lego Master Yoda ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Software Download Templates
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Tim, Sorry I haven't tackled the template pages for any of my utilities. I've got just a couple of comments: 1. The author of a utility should not rate the utility. If you want reviews, get other people to do them. Which isn't a bad idea--get a few (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: *sigh* ok once again. version 3! msemi.dat & trailer
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(...) yep quite a difference! now i gotta redo all my povray images!! oh well. ill blame it on the cheap quality of jpg images LOL (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Podracers on Eric's Page
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I just wanted to inform everybody that pictures of 2 of my podracer projects are up on Eric Kingsley's website. See them at: (URL) vote for his site ((URL) the Cool Lego Site of the week at Lugnet. (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: url for the parts tracker?
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(...) We should probably incorporate that into ldraw.org as well. And have a submission form for people submitting information on parts they plan to work on or have completed. I was looking through the tracker and noticed Luis Fernandez was planning (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: superAUCTION 5: MIB Trades Welcome!!
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(...) Which just leads back to the point that if people are really interested in buying/selling/tradi.../whatever, they should be reading both groups any ways. (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: speed control help
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It sounds like you are running open loop. If you use the wheel encoders as feedback devices to close the loop, then you can use the motor control function in your program as a variable to adjust motor control current via PWM to match the command (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LDAO Suggestion Mark 2
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I believe.that it would work anyway, because its: link-dat-dat (a link goes to a dat which has a dat inside) for what he wants, not: dat-link-dat (a dat goes to a link which should be resolved to a dat). Even if it doesn't recognise C:\ldraw\models (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | aguas claras wharf [DAT]
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this was built a couple of years ago but only recently rendered in ldraw. as always, thanks to the continuing developers of ldraw parts!! for more info stop by the page: (URL) Aguas Claras Wharf - 6244/6281 combo Alternate 0 Name: WHARF.DAT 0 (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Hose
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Hello, A while ago I thought someone posted something about an Excel sheet for making hoses in LDraw. Does anyone still have that sheet and would care to explain it's use to me? All help appreciated. Gerwin Hassink (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Ideas for signal crossings
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(...) TLG actually has a blinking light element. The 1x4 brick with 2 lamps lights solid with one polarity, and blinks with the other (I happened not to notice this when I built my 6979 Interstellar Starfighter, but when I was oohing and aahing over (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: speed control help
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lroska wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) <snip> The easy solution is to avoid using a formula that assumes anything about the motor speed curve (except of course that reducing the motor value reduces the speed). Try using a feedback (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: url for the parts tracker?
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(URL) lots of people use it. Those who don't (or forget, as we all do sometimes) risk wasting their time on parts others are/have done. -John Van Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> wrote in message news:3770F510.BFFF28...ail.com... (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Royal Knight Capes for trade!
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Hello, I HAVE 5 ROYAL KNIGHT CAPES FOR TRADE. I need Gray grill helmets. Please E-mail with your offers. Sincerely, Doyle dnelson@ixpres.com (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: some questions about the OMR
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(...) Umm, the 'm' key changes between normal(default), coarse, and fine. Why don't you go play around with it. It really helps when putting 1x1 tiles on the front of vehicles for headlights. Ryan (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: some questions about the OMR
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(...) fine movement?????? what the???? (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Ldlite suggestion (was Re: does anyone have the)
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Jonathan just reminded me through his post that there was a suggestion for Ldlite that I was going to make. How about in the options menu adding a check box for converting LDAO generated minifigs to regular Ldraw readable code. Would this be (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | can we please work out what to do about the black castle wall pieces?
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can we please work out what to do about the black castle wall pieces? i think that they should be made/added/fixed/updated asap. if we can do whatever needs to be done then i can really get started doing my ldraw models of black knights castle and (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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