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The sign stated that it was built by LEGO Master Builders. I am sure they got all of the clear bricks the same way the Master Builders get all of their unusual pieces. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Space System
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Oops! Well, that's rather embarrassing. Guess what Space theme was in my Lego Dark Age..... well, they don't look very fluoro in the photographs! Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 12 V Trains on 9V Track
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the 12v trains will not run on the 9v trrack using the 12v v motor if you want to do that then buy yourself the 9v motor service pack.and replace the 12v motor with a 9v one. (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RIS version 1.5 coming this fall
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(...) [snip] (...) I truly doubt that LEGO in going to create a new OCX. Their strategy was always focused in creating the maximum sowtware with the less work possible. The OCX compatibility between two very different devices like the RCX and (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS version 1.5 coming this fall
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(...) It has to be reversible from the RCX brick's point of view, since there is no hardware on the RCX to forcibly reprogram its ROM. Perhaps on the PC side it is not reversible, but there is always the uninstall new, reinstall old process, which I (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Collapsing the lugnet.loc.uk hierarchy
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(...) See: (URL) some of the pre-structure for this is already in place at: (2 URLs) are still some kinks to be worked out...but we're much closer now to being able to do this than in March. --Todd (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: pneumatics & mindstorms?
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(...) How much did they cost? It's a real pain to get them by any other means... Stuart -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: pneumatics & mindstorms?
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(...) Yes, I guess friction is the answer. 1) The difference in the surface of the pistons between the two kind of pumps is important. I didn't compute the ratio, but imagine can easily be 1:10 or even more. To get that ratio you need to gear down (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Battery cases + mindstorms?
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(...) Compressors for pneumatic stuff, or (if you're sufficiently mechanically minded to make a good set of switches) you can use the 3 outputs of the RCX purely to switch power around, and have the power supplied from the battery box. Sounds like (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Battery cases + mindstorms?
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I don't have mindstorms (or that large a collection of Technic stuff, hopefully Christmas! ;) ), but I've been looking around, and finding creations that use both a mindstorms and a battery box. What does the battery box run (other than lights that (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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