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(...) I would be surprised, too. If I were doing RIS 1.5, I'd fix a few holes in the firmware (arrays and pointers, a subroutine return addr stack instead of one subroutine call per task, &c) and add some power to RCX Code without compromising its (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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What great timing!! I was just going to send you a note with some questions about how you handle the linking. So far, we only have members from the couties that touch the SF Bay. But, I don't have a problem with being a Northern California club, if (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
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We (the PNLTC guys) have been thinking about this for a while. How to remotely uncouple cars. great challange. The magnets are so strong that it seems that any upward motion would merely derail the cars (leaving them coupled but laying on their (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX accessories
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Thumbs up for the remote! While it's true that you can only send 1/2/3 messages, I've written some code to combine these into 5-digit (trigit?) sequences. Because of the possibilty of mis-keying or mis-receiving a sequence, sequences that end with (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Accessories
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(...) view (...) run (...) in (...) often -You can't run more than one motor at once using that technique. -JW Jonathan Woodward woodward@guesswork.com (URL) find your elitist-through-anti-elitism attitude annoying, ad hominem, and altruisticly (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Accessories
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From: Jonathan Woodward <woodward@guesswork.com> (...) You can do this via the front panel of the RCX itself. You press the view button until you get the motor, then press the program or run button to run the motor forwards or in reverse. I'm sure (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I have been soundly disputed. I had not realized that the remote could be used as a remote for the _entire_ front panel on the RCX. I thought it would just have the three motors and three GP buttons. I stand so corrected. DLC (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New LEGO groups?
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(...) Say, how far from around California do folks travel to attend BayLUG meetings? One of the reasons for the complete hierarchical revamp of the www.lugnet.com website last month was to begin organizing links and resources topically -- and as (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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===...=== MINDFEST A Gathering of Playful Inventors of All Ages October 23-24, 1999 Opening reception and setup: October 22, 4-6pm MIT Media Laboratory (URL) join us for MindFest: a festival of designing, inventing, and learning. A new generation of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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I posted in the Sacramento newsgroup, since it looked like one guy was doing all the posting, about once a week. :-( I hoped other folks browsing there might be interested in our group as well. There is a group in Boston, MA trying to get together, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Old set in Canada
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(...) Vente de garage, magasin dans les petits village (si tu est chanceux), petites annonces dans le journal, il y a aussi un gars à Quebec qui en vend reguliairement sur eBay (eBay ID: Leolo). Martin (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Looking for Michel Magnan
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Michel, I have the caboose ready to ship but I want to confirm your address. Can you send it to me? Thanks! SteveB (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Old set in Canada
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were ca i buy old set in canada ? (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: why is no-one saying anything about my parts?
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(...) No one was saying you were. Also, no one is attacking your effort, because your effort and persistence are to be applauded. (...) I wasn't telling you _not_ to ask for help, but rather not to ask for help in the manner you have been using. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tom, Points well taken. I will definitely consider all of this. -Dave Jr. (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The IR remote control is great for debugging and testing your contraption before you get around to write the software for the RCX. I'm working on car with steering for example, and the remote control is great for just playing with it to see if (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Millennium Slizer (Throw Bot)
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It is my understanding that Slizer (Throw Bot) sets have been very successful in the US market. Much to my dismay, my son loves these sets... so I was trying to find some for his birthday. They are not on very many store shelves. I was talking to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Is Sacramento in the Bay Area? ;-)
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(...) An I am still working on getting something together. I really would just like some help building. I am about half way done with my first train module. I will have it finished by the BayLUG meeting and will be bringing it up to show people (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac)
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| | Re: Follow-up (Re: Cross posting of NELUG announcement)
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(...) <snip>... (...) I really hope so. Plus that 5 did not include me so I guess it is really 6. :) <snip> (...) NY is not considered part of New England geographically. (I think many people in Western CT don't consider themselve part of New (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.vt)
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| | Re: RCX Accessories
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(...) doesn't (...) all (...) -I disagree. It lets you do a lot of testing without firing up your computer, via the "motor on" buttons. It lets you send 1/2/3 messages, which lets you use it as a literal remote control for your bot. I also find it (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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