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(...) i want one too! im making link from the legend of zelda (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: memaker part question
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thanks. now all i have to do is pester someone to make it as a ldraw part. (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mechanical question
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(...) Add on: Also important in all this is the distance the tracks are apart. The further apart the less friction they have, since the radius is larger. Same happens with wheels. Laurentino Martins [ mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt ] [ (URL) ] -- Did (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention
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Yes, as J1 said, we awed them. We literally are a crowd stopper. And when I say *we*, I mean it in the larger sense, as in all of us who build cool things out of Lego. What was so impressive was not anything we did specifically, but that we did it (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | RE: CyberMaster tracks (was Re: LEGO Lawn-mover)
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Cybermaster has a wider variety of parts than Mindstorms. Except for the unique tracks, with the wheels and one-piece frames for mounting them, these parts can also be found in various other Technic sets. Examples are: - a rubber tipped (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) you (...) Check out the description and pictures of the recent "Robogladiator" event: (URL) wasn't there, but it looks like it was fun. The site shows pictures of 6- button controllers made up of two RCXes (not counting at least one to control (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Interactive human-controlled bots
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Check out the reports on the RoboGladiator event which was held in May 1999 at: (URL) It's everything you want, all done with LEGO! (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's the remote control I was talking about. There is only one RCX remote control. Only three of the buttons on the remote control are useable as commands to a running RCX program. All the other buttons either cause the program to stop or (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Interactive human-controlled bots
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The three buttons on the remote control simply send messages 1, 2, and 3. These are the only buttons that send IR codes that can be processed by your RCX program. All the other buttons send codes that get processed directly by the firmware, and will (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Uk Technic Box
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I second that thought, but perhaps though, the UK user base isn't big enough for a specific Technic box, just one general box with a good mix? Regards, Dave. In article <FFHEGv.2JK@lugnet.com>, Michael Edwards <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> scribbled: (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: recurring sets index
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If you want me to I could put links to the instructions so people can see how to build them. Write back, Z. Unger PS: I changed servers so it is (URL) instead of bricks.virtualave.net... Z. Unger dzz@mindspring.com ICQ: 14375008 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | RE: [Rumour] FBI and Mindstorms
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Next thing you know, RCS bricks will be banned on airplanes, too. Singapore Airlines for example already mentiones Furby's in their pre-recorded onboard safety announcements. You are supposed to remove the batteries from your Furby while on board. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Say WHAAAAAAT? The 5542 is new for 98, why would they discontinue it already? Geez, if they ARE discontinued, I'd better order 3 or 4 of them to split up for parts. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Interactive human-controlled bots
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(...) [snip] Or, you could get the RCX remote control available at S@H and see what kind of stuff that will transmit to your RCX - its got a lot more buttons on it! Or, since you are supposed to be running a robot, you could just program the darn (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Wow. OK, that certainly makes sense. So, the hypothesis is that "~" may have been disallowed so that commonly available software (which used "~" for special formatting tricks) for certain languages didn't have to be altered to parse-recognize (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Now at MIT
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Hi all. Last spring I was accepted into MIT's Media Lab as a Grad student. I started on June 1st. At this time, I think it's important for everyone in this community to understand some consequences of my new position. I no longer work for anyone but (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Mindspring Issue 990722-5791744 (Was: Re: ldraw.org Not Found)
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(...) I am hearing the same things from Mindspring and am working with them and Jacob Sparre Andersen to see that the problem gets solved. The attached Mindspring trouble ticket number is 990722-5791744. From now on I'll try to cc all correspondence (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Good because I won't have ours ready until sometime later this week. -john (...) front (...) detail (...) perfectly, (...) St. (...) shows (...) going (...) much (...) goals (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: CyberMaster tracks (was Re: LEGO Lawn-mover)
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(...) Technic beams in any other colors? ;-) Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- The train stops at the train station, The bus stops at the bus station, So why am I sitting at a work station? ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I was wondering the same thing until a little while ago, I saw a large (i.e. industrial-sized) remote control vehicle in use by the UK fire service to fight fires in hazardous areas. The vehicle uses solid low- grip rubber tyres and four wheels that (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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