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Hi Dan! I live in Lincoln, NE also. I've just recently getting back to LEGO (MindStorms brought me back). Have you been a LEGO fan for long? dan wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ne.lin)
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| | Need help identifying these sets
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I bought a LEGO collection from my neighbor. Alas, he had THROWN AWAY all the instructions and boxes! Arrghh! I was able to identify most of the sets, but I was unable to find anything about these four sets. Maybe they're his own creations?! Truck 1 (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Inventory for 4288 - Classic Bucket
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OK, so here's my first submission to the Inventory group. I've seen lots of people having formatting problems when posting an inventory, so this is my trial run. Hope it comes out in some usable form. I can tell already that some of the lines are (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | New items at JABA
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Link for all new items posted in the last 3 days: (URL) for ALL items running in the auction: (URL) lots posted last night: 15 Dark Gray 1x1 Bricks (URL) Black 2x2 Medium-Slope Apex Bricks (URL) Gray 1x2 Log Bricks (URL) White 1x2 Log Bricks (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Comments...
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(...) If it's anything like like the "hydraulic" cylinder in the 8445 Indy Storm, it isn't hydraulic at all. It's a pneumatic thing, although unlike the other pneumatic stuff, it doesn't connect via tubes to anything else. It's basically a sealed (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Halloween Lego Design Contest Reminder
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Hello All! Well, here we are on the verge of August and the scary movies have begun to be released as the summer sneaks to a close and we creep ever closer to Halloween. Those of you who have seen the Haunting or Blair Witch Project and are in a (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bass
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(...) in seeing them, and, thanks! Greg "Oh no, not again" Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | *** AUCTION UPDATE #3 ***
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Heya all ! Here is my auction. All sets are completely with boxes and instructions. Sets signed with "*" have only front and back parts of boxes but are completely with instructions and all parts. The rules are simply: You can bid minimal $3 on (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: O'Reilly plays coy!
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(...) I think he could tell you but he'd have to kill you. --Todd (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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The heck with what's on the covers, what's between them?!? JK Russell Nelson <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:14242.1209.6428...nwr.com... (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: GMLTC
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Unfortunately USWest is having some problems with the Frame relay connection to the web server so I have not moved the DNS entry yet. I'm told on Monday they'll correct it. Of course I was told on Tuesday they'd correct it. I was also told they'd (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | LDAO Runtime-error
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Could someone(preferably Steve) help me on this. I am making a model, but when I go to inline a particular piece I get this message: Run-time error'13': Type Mismatch I've never had this happen before. I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks Ryan (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention
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Rick/John, Hi... I'm just about recovered from the trip. The locomotive that Rick asked about is powered by an old 12v mechanism with siderods. It has it's bronze power pick-ups taped-back and draws power from the tender which has a standard 9v (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Four new rigs at Sixby Fire Tech
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I've added four new apparatus to the Sixby Fire Tech lineup. I've added a 4 man pumper, 5 man tiller, a 2 man brush truck, and a 2 man mini-pumper that carries the same equipment as a full size pumper while only being 18 studs long. All of these (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: POV-Ray Chain Program
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(...) cool idea. (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Well, I used it so I should admit it
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Hi All, At the last PNLTC GATS (train show) I used the LEGO controll lab using logo to controll a simple trolley line. Perhaps being a brute force EE and now fully brain washed into the MSFT way of event programming, logo is very strange to me. It (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.logo)
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| | Re: New SW contest proposal
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(...) I don't know why it is illegal, but it is. It may have something to do with smuggling? There may be limits on how much in US$ you can carry or something like that? Toki PS -- To Fredrik Gloeckner (don't have o umlaut on my mailer), yes, there (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | POV-Ray Chain Program
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Hi All! I was surfing the web the other day and discovered a wonderful plug-in for POV-Ray that can create chains. Considering all the talk about hoses and a desire for the chain piece in Ldraw I thought it would be great if this programs ideas (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Weird and Unusual stuff
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John, As a train builder I would go nuts after some of this stuff. The color combos you could come up with for passenger trains. I assume that you have enough bricks to still do that for yourself. The tan alone; I know Dan Parker (PNLTC) and I both (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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(...) Just so y'all know, I haven't heard back from Mindspring, Jacob, or Nordu.net in quite a few days. It appears there remains a problem :( -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | GMLTC
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Is it just me or does www.GMLTC.org send you off to an under constuction page. Is this really the GMLTC's web page with a place holder? SteveB (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:379efb57.879462...net.com... (...) to (...) I have rethought my original decision on both of these. I realize the end quads will never be seen, but is that a reason to create a new (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37a1b18d.756030...net.com... (...) but a (...) use (...) which (...) based (...) before (...) You missed my point. If the old primitives like box or box* have different dimensions you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
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Does it stick up between ties then sessior open? Does it need to use the 12v coupler "pins" ? BTW some of us have 3/8 plywood under our tracks ;D Was there a thread on this? SteveB (...) remotely (...) of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Millennium Slizer (Throw Bot)
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When I was trying to buy them this spring, it was very difficult to find them on the shelves. Now, of course, there are lots in stock at the local TRU. When I was in Munich in March I bought one in the German (Slizer) packaging. Paul Sinasohn, who (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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Thought experiment was very convincing. I'll redo the part so that the axis of rotation is around the x axis (I'll check the orientation of 30044 first to make sure the axis is correct). This way you'll only have to move the part in the y direction (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Locating your position with the help of fixed beacons (was Re: A RCX 'Beacon')
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Someone asked me a question by email and I'm answering here, so as to benefit others. The question was, would the necessary algorithms fit in the RCX's memory and leave enough room for anything else? The necessary waveform analysis should be fairly (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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Hi Chris, Thanks for the link, unfortunately my ISP is Mindspring and I have never been able to link to ldraw.org. Tim is working on solving the problem. Could you send me a copy though. Thanks, Adam (...) from (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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(...) But you would have to shave off the studs...THAT would get you into a lot of trouble around here. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Naboo x 2
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(...) Hey, That's pretty cool. It looks like a Naboo Cloud Car :) Ryan (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: repost of: ATV with rubber band suspension
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(...) <199907291329240570....te.net>... (...) don't (...) person commented (...) I must have missed that. I'll go check out lugnet.com I guess Ryan (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: repost of: ATV with rubber band suspension
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Scott R Dennett wrote in message <199907291329240570....te.net>... (...) (I agree. I didn't get all bent out of shape when not one person commented on my cloud city pod posted on the 23rd.) Did I say that out loud? ;) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | XT1 Update [DAT]
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Here is the transport to the XT1. It fits neatly inside the XT1. There are 2 models. 1 to ride, and 1 to stow. Enjoy! -- D M Garcia "A pessimist is an experienced optimist" 0 OMS 1 0 Name: OMS.DAT 0 Author: D M Garcia (swlego@aol.com) 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: General Box #1 thread
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Please add my name to this list. -- dave (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: hub caps
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(...) The obvious solution: Dear Lego, Give us the Star Wars bucket! Please! With lots of dark grey and tan and stuff! If you don't think enough people will buy it, throw in a rare, yet generic Imperial Guard minifig or something. Plenty of people (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | mindstorms on kbkids.com?
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Anyone seen proof of the mindstorm sale on kbkids.com? I can not find any sign of the mindstorm product, much less a special on them. -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bass
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(...) little brother and I made some Megaman characters a few months ago, but we didn't get into painting or customizing beyond making a yellow scarf for Proto Man. My favorite was Wood Man. We gave him a barrel for his chest. Josh Spaulding (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Locating your position with the help of fixed beacons (was Re: A RCX 'Beacon')
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There are two corrections I have to make to this. The first is, probably pretty obvious but, the room has to be rather dark for it to work. Otherwise, the RCX won't see your light blinking because the room light will drown it out. The other (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New LEGO groups?
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(...) lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf-north might be in order here. While there's traffic on .sf, it's not jammed with posts, and its subgroups .oak and .sj are even less busy, and often contain posts redundant to .sf itself. The Eureka loc group has had only (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: O'Reilly book cover (was: O'Reilly plays coy!)
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(...) ...tastes like? --Todd (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MindFest
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I just have to say, I love the motif image on those pages. I had to go get a 24t gear just to see if the silhouette really does look like two kids joining hands. That is so cool. To me, that gear has been the defining element of Technic. But I never (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: O'Reilly book cover (was: O'Reilly plays coy!)
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(...) should've been a termite, though: builds like LEGO, thinks like RCX... Greetings, Martin E. (zoologist) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | O'Reilly book cover (was: O'Reilly plays coy!)
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(...) --Todd (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: O'Reilly plays coy!
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(...) "What's up, tock?" (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: O'Reilly plays coy!
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Can somebody such as myself get my hands on a review copy?? You can slap me back into reality if this is already common knowledge, but ..... I just went to the O'Reilly web page and looked up the Lego Mindstorms book and it shows a "robotic rabbit" (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: General Box #1 thread
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(...) I'd like on this list. (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Technic Box #1
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(...) I'd like on this list. (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | RE: O'Reilly plays coy!
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maybe this will help.... (URL) Message----- From: Russell Nelson [mailto:nelson@crynwr.com] Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 4:08 PM To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com Subject: O'Reilly plays coy! ARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! I just got my review copy of the O'Reilly (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Update Auction Sets from the 70's, Edition 2
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* * * Sets from the 70's: Edition 2 * * * Update Auction Sets from the 70's, Edition 2 Set Name Bid Bidder 133 Locomotive 25 Hao-yang 134 Mobile Crane and Waggon 35 TOMKMIT 137 Passenger Sleeping Car 30 Stephen A. 367 Space Module with Astronauts 40 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | O'Reilly plays coy!
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ARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! I just got my review copy of the O'Reilly Lego Mindstorms book, and there's no cover!!! We *still* don't know what animal is being on the cover. Both O'Reilly and Jonathan are being coy! No fair! (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 4271 - Freestyle Box
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4271 - Freestyle Box Box Count: 179 Distinct elements: 70 (minifig head counted as 1) Total Count: 80 (minifig head counted as 1) Count Color Name, Description (part number) ----- ----- ---...--- 1 white antenna, 1x1x4 (3957) 1 bt green baseplate, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Is Sacramento in the Bay Area? ;-)
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(...) There's actually a Japanese User Group for MindStorms -- you can find a link to it from the /loc/jp/ page. --Todd (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: hub caps
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(...) thing. (...) color. (...) Yeah, but there's not much of it out there. I had to buy a whole bunch seperately to get the bits I need, and I *still* don't have enough. Argh! So: Dear Lego: More tan, please. And in future, don't make your new (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | RE: RCX accessories
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I find it handy to use as a "manual override" switch. I have one setup where for whatever reason the touch sensor isn't 100% responsive and when it fails to register the structure begins to tear itself apart. Being able to press the button on the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | group links (was: New LEGO groups?)
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(...) How about something like a /org/ page off the main www.lugnet.com homepage with a list like that? It could start out as regular web page and graduate on later to a newsgroup if/when needed. (...) Links like the one to www.baylug.org from the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Favorite theme again
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I hope not!! I like SW sets and all, but I would like to see more Space themed sets. It sounds a little too impractical and uncalled for. Half of Lego was Space for a time! Would Space Port be considered this, or is it Town? (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | More NELUG feedback.
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I feel like I am bombarding you all with information but I promise to keep this one relatively short. I have exchanged E-mail with the folks at www.baylug.org and they had some interesting information. They emphisized the fact that a professional (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.ri)
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| | More NELUG feedback.
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I feel like I am bombarding you all with information but I promise to keep this one relatively short. I have exchanged E-mail with the folks at www.baylug.org and they had some interesting information. They emphisized the fact that a professional (...) (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: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
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(...) Think out of the box. Upward motion is the wrong direction. GMLTC staffer John Gerlach prototyped a working all LEGO device that pushes two cars apart almost 2 months ago. The first working version is about the size of two RCX bricks stacked (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Old set in Canada
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(...) Merci Martin (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: RIS version 1.5 coming this fall
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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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| | Re: New LEGO groups?
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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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| | Re: RCX accessories
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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
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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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| | New LEGO groups?
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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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| | Re: New SW contest proposal
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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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| | RE: RCX accessories
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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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| | 8448 and the Toy Site
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Does anyone know when 8448 (Auto Chassis V) will be in stores? Also, I visited the Toy Site in Waltham MA this week. That's a really cool store. They have the largest selection in stock of any store I've seen. Maybe I'll mail-order the big stuff (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Is Sacramento in the Bay Area? ;-)
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(...) <snip> (...) Actually, other than NELUG, I haven't heard of any other organized U.S. Lego non-train-specific clubs on the web (MIT and school projects don't count in this example). So everyone west of the Mississippi is invited as far as I'm (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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(...) Hey, yeah! (And Robert should know that :-) (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Millisecond timing
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(...) See the Polaroid sonar code (from the HB web site) for an example of how to measure timing signals on the TIC3 channel. You initialize with: bit_set( 0x1009, 0x30 ); /* ddrd */ bit_set( 0x1021, 1 ); /* at tctl2, */ bit_clear( 0x1021, 2 ); /* (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: why is no-one saying anything about my parts?
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Jonathan, maybe we do need to try and respect your current attempts, but please try and follow some simple standards. I think that these are the biggest things that got people mad at you for 1. Don't post gobs of messages of .dats. If you just focus (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Millisecond timing
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The clock speed on the Handy Board runs at 2 Mhz, which is plenty fast enough for most things IF you run the right code. IC, used in its C implementation is too slow to catch anything at 1 ms reliably. However, there are a few simple work arounds. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: MacFrugals
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OK, Tom... I'll get 10 of the 6406 race car packet for you and bring them next week. If you don't make it, I'll just send them to you at Netscape. Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Is Sacramento in the Bay Area? ;-)
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Hi Duane, (others?) I don't know how often you check in here (LUGNET/SAC), but we have a fairly active group in LUGNET/SF, which is the main forum for the Bay Area folks. All are invited to take a peek and see what we're up to there. The Bay Area (...) (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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(...) Five sounds like enough people to me too. :) Of course I'm sure there really must be about 20 or more who'll jump when it sounds even more "real" to them, and then lots more after that, slowly. (...) BTW, here are some (very unofficial) (...) (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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(...) If you buy from LEGO Shop at Home, the shipping is included, so it doesn't matter how much you get. From what I hear, the IR remote device isn't all that useful, so I doubt that I would bother with it. The rotation sensors are cool, and only (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | OMR 8859 Technic Large Blue Tractor [DAT]
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Hi, And a large tractor as mpd. I like this one, especially the included 8859tool.dat for positioning the machine behind it. Bart 0 FILE d:\ldraw\models\8859.dat 0 omr 8859 Blue Tractor 0 Name: 8859.DAT 0 Author: Bart Titulaer 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | emulegOS: quick bug fixes
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I received this message by Mark Falco: (...) The site is now updated and emulegOS_unix.zip contains the new patched versions of ir-rover.cpp and irclient.tcl. The URL is: (URL) Mark Mario (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | OMR 8030 Technic small red racer [DAT]
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Hi, just a small nice one as mpd. Bart 0 FILE d:\ldraw\models\8030.dat 0 Technic small red racer 0 Name: 8030.DAT 0 Author: Bart Titulaer 1 4 0 4.80 41.75 -1 0 0 0 -0.77 -0.64 0 -0.64 0.77 OMR\8030\m8030_01.DAT 1 0 -20 10 20 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: z14 bevel gears (was Re: hinges and bevel gears, was Re: 60 degree problem
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(...) the (...) No, I just failed to mention that I gear down by 2, then up by 7/6; which is quite close with 1.714. Both have the same center distance, which is extremely helpful with the 8880 setup. (...) and (...) Yes it is. Why it is spread I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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(...) Uh? If we had a 1-1 ratio wouldn't you be able to create a Borg spaceship out of just one brick? :) Simon (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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(...) Umm, because it allows you to create a nanofig-scale Borg spaceship, out of just three parts? (...) Yep, that geometry can get annoying. (...) You've got me. Maybe the great prophet Larry will expand on his previous statement. My *feeling* is (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 20 year old space auction - Going 1
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All items have now moved to Going 1. Going 2 will be Monday. I have had to bring forward the end of the auction, so: *** ALL ITEMS WILL BE SOLD ON WEDNESDAY 1800 GMT (5 days from now) *** 885 jet buggy 1979 $25 / G1 D.Lovelace 886 lunar rover 1979 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Lego mentioned on Slashdot
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(...) My apologies. That scrolling-down thingy gets me everytime. (note to Todd: LUGNET's interface is much better than slashdot's) (...) No, I'm glad you posted it. I just missed the 'lego vs legos' part of what you pointed to. Steve (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: why is no-one saying anything about my parts?
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(...) I agree completely with everything Tim wrote in his posting. I just didn't want to post now, because I've blasted you in the past. (...) I constantly make mistakes in parts, but I don't think Chris Dee ever has. (...) Which is a very good (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | legOS now has its own section
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legOS now has its own section on (URL) . Have I missed any important links? (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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