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When I read on Internet that it seems everybody else has got his own 8448, I kind of worried and phoned S@H. The lady said my 8448 was shipped on July 28, and my 9748 was shipped on August 1. Guess what? Yesterday when I went home, the Droid (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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I just got mine today. "Mine" meaning my boy's, who won't be getting it until his birthday in late October:-( I *hate* waiting:-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Cye
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We've all seen some pretty amazing things done with MindStorms and Cybermaster, but a replica of Cye would be quite a challenge. The dead reckoning software / shaft encoder positioning is pretty amazing on CYE. I think we'll see new wheels for cye (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cye
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Ensio, Try contacting Mr. Henry Thorne at Probotics Inc... they are the manufacturers of CYE and provide excellent support. Phone: (412) 322-3567 Fax: (412) 322-3569 Email: cycletime@compuserve.com Jason Cooper - robotman@slip.net (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Your favorite loc-group messages?
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:37a91f93.301979...net.com... (...) How about those that are dead, like Hawaii and most of the Texas ones around here? You could get rid of a few if you need the space. Jesse (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) You may also want to mention CLSOTW Past Picks as a great place to start looking for cool (duh!) LEGO-related sites. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) I want to appologize for the referenced post. I should have stuck with the listing of positive contributions Larry has made to our community. Mike's note just got to me and I reacted without thinking about things. I hope we can recognize that (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi , I am searching for a way to dynamically download data/control programs to RCX ( because of the memory limit , I can't store more than 6K) by wireless communication.I found a RF module that has a Transmitter and Receiver which can transmit data (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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(...) Exactly my point. I can't see NQC, LegOS, etc. being more of a tech-support hassle for TLG -- I think everyone pretty much understands that those are independent efforts. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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<< And, although people have been complaining about the poor software TLG shipped, etc., I don't see many people hounding them to fix it -- or even expecting them to. Instead, people have hacked up their own solutions >> The reason why most people (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Darn those definitions -- ENDED
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Well, here is my view point, lego has pneumatics AND now hydrolics. If lego were to have one or the other, I wouldn't really have a problem. But once again, I will revert to their shop at home catalog were they SHOW some glittery "stuff" in the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Direction for NELUG meeting sent out.
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I have sent out the directions to my house to those on the NELUG mailing list. If you did not get this E-mail or would like to come but have not sighed up yet just send me an E-mail and I will get the directions along with my phone # right out to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.loc.us.nh)
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| | Re: Darn those definitions -- ENDED
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<HUGE SNIP, WE'RE TALKING 5 FOOT SCISSORS SNIP> OK!! My original post was simply to say that calling it hydraulic is not "false advertisement". Maybe misleading advertisement (isn't that redundant?), but technically not false. I'll admit, I'm (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Letter (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.)
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The popularity of AucZILLA (1) could be also be mentioned. Although, LEGO already is aware of that. The following is part of the FAQ of AucZILLA: Q: Aren't you worried that LEGO might find out what you're doing? A: No, not at all. They already know, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Arjan, Don't be upset or anything, I have been collecting sets since I was 4, everyone has different money conditions, situations, and the like. I really have never had a Dark Age, like most AFOL'S have. I am strange as it is, so it fits me. :) I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip of reconciliatory pleas & the letter> Gary- That is a terrific letter. I think the idea of having us all sign, including the sizes of our collections is a great idea. We could inundate the poor fellow with mail, but ultimately I think (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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(...) Really? As a highly knowledgeable (and obviously modest!) computer user, I _never_ call tech support. And when I ran an ISP several years ago, most of the calls from people who knew what they were doing were a joy to deal with compared to the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Anybody going to Mindfest?
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(...) will go. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Gary, I think this letter is excellent. I have a few suggestions for minor chenges you might consider: Gary Istok wrote: <snip> (...) The internet was in existence 12 years ago, although not the www. How about saying something like, "Thanks to the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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(...) Bad support is bad support - I'd tend to think that an irate parent of a 8-12 yo would make more bad press than an irate 34 yo - after all, as adults, we *can* got get a Handi-board if we really want a powerful CPU. (...) Again, I see this as (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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