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Mine arrived to day. Bob Fay Tim Rueger <rueger@io.com> wrote in message news:FG2Fu8.M5C@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) For what it's worth, the Clock on my web page uses one output and one input. I guess it's the most "useful" of my creations. :) TLG could have added an alarm clock mode to the Micro Scout in which a black/white disk rotating near the light (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Odd as it may seem, I only have a single Timmy. And he's not even really a Timmy, because he doesn't have the big "T" on his torso - he's from a Freestyle bucket, I think. Currently, he's spending time as the fresh-faced cabin boy aboard the Red (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Lego Imagination Center, Mall of America. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes these are difficult. I actually spent about 45 min counting the Yoda in Target, then I re-counted on a different day and was off by 2 bricks. So I put in about 4 guesses for each number within 20 bricks. I was around 570 pcs...the actual (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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To see how you can combine your RCX with the Droid Developers kit, go to (URL) navigate to the Droid Developers Kit page. Scroll down to "Combine your worlds". The picture is very clear - the RCX is mounted on the belly of R2D2, with two outputs and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm in too (two?).... Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) Nothing personal, but could someone clue in a new person and point me to the Glossary where these TLAs are defined? Larry, where and/or what is LIC MoA? Thus endeth the editorial sermon :-) Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) add to the list one of my favorite pieces, the 1x1x1.3 half-round with plate (6091) (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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(...) Here's mine: Greg Majewski, 96 sets, around 13,000 pieces (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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<< That is what I am hoping. At least this is a cheap way (vs. getting another RCX) to get one more output. If we can get its light sensor reading, that's even better. >> well, in due luck, my Droid Dev kit should come any day now. Then I can mess (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) the (...) with (...) all (...) throw me in there too. Mike Poindexter, 467 sets; 250,000 pieces (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I just inserted the CD into my computer at work. Alas I could not install the software because I got only NT, not 95/98. Still, the following piece of text are quoted from the file Readme.txt: (...) Duh! I don't know if it is worthwhile to reverse (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) the scoop. Who's sitting on the top of the robot? I put a stormtrooper on mine, pretending that he is working for the IRS (Imperial Recycling Service). Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That is what I am hoping. At least this is a cheap way (vs. getting another RCX) to get one more output. If we can get its light sensor reading, that's even better. Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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See, what i was thinking for wireless communication was accually something more or less like a small adapter or something you would put infront of the tower then the RCX. basically it would convert the IR to radio then from Radio to IR. I've been (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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If you're going to make it difficult for those of us that don't WANT to know how much we have, add another KEY figure - how many pieces/sets you had to buy from other Legoneers rather than buying from TLG, thereby lowering their profit potential. I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Well, the mindstorm site claimed you can hook your RCX up to the A2 unit. I'm wondering if the P Program just lets the RCX tell the scout unit to do something via IR burst. KGB AgEnT #4 OUT AKA Clint Rutkas -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yeesh, I'd have to TRY to count up my pieces then! I don't want to THINK about it. I bought 70,000 in one month once! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Fw: Programming the RCX
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(...) And neither does pbFORTH!!!! Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (URL) ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Using Followup-To (was Re: Green Wizard/Witch Hat - what set?)
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(...) Mmmm, slrn. Nice free lunch. [followup set to where it belongs] (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Below is a list of items I have up on ebay. You can go a page with all my auctions listed by clicking here: (URL) for looking :-) Julie $6.00 8 New Lego black 3 wheel ATVs $8.00 10 New Lego black wall w/window& stone column $9.99 20 New Lego dk gray (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) RCX (...) The only way I can think of is to fake it. Using the API approach, there's no reason why you couldn't define some persistent data that your code (in VB, C++ or whatever) would write to disk as appropriate. The idea is that a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Cye does that? Well that's pretty cool at least. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hmmm... Jeroen did mention this, though: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 21:32:21 GMT, Sanjay D'Souza uttered the following profundities... (...) Via Los Angeles on Air New Zealand, and via Sydney and Singapore on British Airways, IIRC. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 14:48:43 GMT, John VanZwieten uttered the following profundities... (...) Considering that most ZNAP sets in the UK are at least 50% off, across the range, and across the broad spectrum of stores at which they are sold, I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 03:32:10 GMT, Sanjay D'Souza uttered the following profundities... (...) Shelfish? I have never considered you shellfish. Haddock perhaps, plaice maybe.... :o) (...) And my eternal gratitude for being one of those to have (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:00:40 GMT, Lorbaat uttered the following profundities... (...) 8448 is a first for user-survey cards, so hopefully that will change. I don't know if these cards are present in the US version of the set, but they are in the UK (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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On Thu, 5 Aug 1999 14:47:01 GMT, John Gerlach uttered the following profundities... (...) The pieces *are* done by weight. Most of the parts I had requested were in multiples of 100. For instance, of the 4 lots of 1000 2x4's I had ordered, I had (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I forgot the 1x1 round brick and IIRC the 6x8 plate with trap door Martin (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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I ordered a bunch of stuff this morning from Shop at Home, and much to my surprise, the rep said that they had just gotten in their 8448's and were shipping them. I'll be getting mine next Tuesday or Wednesday. Woo-hoo! -Tim (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> (...) There is also the 32x32 baseplate with river 32x32 baseplate with wagon whell trace 32x32 baseplate no print there maybe more (memory trouble) Martin (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow, that's awesome!! BTW, just to clear up any confusion, there isn't actually anything officially called the "LugNet RCX (Coke can) Challenge" or the "LugNet RCX Challenge." The RCX Challenge posed by Joel Shafer, (3 URLs) Joel's own (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <snippped list> What about minifig parts? I know of minifig legs, torsos, arms, hands, and Jar-Jar heads. Greg "I know what kind of burlap sack I should have" Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| | Looking for Matt Bates
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Hi Matt, I will be in Austin Mon - Wed (9th-11th), do you want to get together agian? Tues night looks free. Send me mail to steve.bar@worldnet.att.net (my home account) I won't be reading the Intel mail until I return. Or call at 503-701- 6567. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The cynical part of me is wondering if he got 'shut up' and told to not react to/with the on-line Lego fan community. James (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, I sign in for that box Martin (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) - (...) Excellent! Congratulations on being the first to claim victory in this challenge. Now it looks like I'll have to get my solution coded up fast so that you'll have some actual competition. Good thing it's the weekend! (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Letter to TLG-USA: wording suggestions
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Excellent letter, Gary. Perhaps the list of websites could be enclosed as an appendix? (...) Your service packs address a part of that problem. But service pack (...) As an editor, I'd like to make 2 suggestions to that paragraph: Change "But" to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Great review of what you've found so far. Thanks. -Kekoa (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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this box is ready to go. Standard procedure, eh? It would be nice if the longtimers let some of the newbies post their requests first, but whatever. This box will have a lot of blue and a lot of wheels as those were held back from General #1 but (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) spell fortune. I (...) Episode I (...) updated starfighters! (...) are those funky (...) problem is, or (...) pods. This was (...) Racer which has (...) round any of them (...) pod. I've got the (...) weird circular (...) I also have the demo (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | My Entry for Coke Can Challenge
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Hello All, I have put up a webpage with my entry for the LugNet RCX (coke can) challenge - (URL) robot will retrieve all the can, return then to the starting point, and knows when to stop (counts to three). It is programmed with NQC and uses all (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) I hope he wasn't "erased" in the April TLG layoffs! :-( He seemed like a great guy, and he was a true fan of the brick! --Todd (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) To what end? --Todd (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I just hope the sets are good theme sets like the SHELL promos, not like the recent US Blockbuster promo items. Though they will probably be like Blockbuster. After all, they're free. Ben Gatrelle (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Tan Element List
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What follows is a reply I made on RTL to a question about tan pieces availability. I wonder if this would be a good thing to do for all the non-basic colors (brown, green, orange, dark grey, purple, pink, clear, etc.). If we could keep it update (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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(...) This IS a nice book. A bit of a putup job for the latest lines, and for the models you'll see in miniland. Rubs my nose in piece unavailability to the unwashed public a bit, but I'm getting used to that. :-) Light on details of manufacturing, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) the topic (and Jeroen) just quietly disappeared. James (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow, that's actually encouraging, in a weird sort of way... It makes me wonder how many other countries around the world have something like this. Any idea how this managed not to come up during the course of the 100+ message thread about bulk (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Question about McDonalds
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(...) Steve (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, and I wish people would use it more often, when cross-posting to a large number of groups. My guess is that more people are moving to the web-interface, which handles cross-posted messages. Unfortunately, my newsreader doesn't[1], so I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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We just got the Fall 1999 DK Family Learning catalog (from Dorling-Kindersley, of course). There are several LEGO books, most of which have been mentioned. But I think there is one brand-new one. Or maybe I haven't been paying close enough (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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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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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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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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(...) 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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| | wireless communication to RCX
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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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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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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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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Gary, Very good letter! As a suggestion: you might want to change the above to read "We want to pay for our Lego pieces." TLG does not like "Lego" used as a noun, so that they can keep their copyrights intact. Naji (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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TRU appears to charge full TLG UK prices. Allegedly (according to Toy Stack), TLG has various price structures: Hamleys (which supposedly owns Toy Stack) is instructed to charge the highest prices, while (I guess that) TRU are up there too. I assume (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Arjan, No two people have the same collection. Size may be important in other areas, but not in this newsgroup. I don't want this to get into an exercise of who has the biggest collection, and who doesn't. We already know it's Conan (2.3 million), (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Darn those definitions (was: The new Super Car)
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(...) To pointlessly extend this discussion even further, here is what I get when I look up hydraulic: 15% webster hydraulic hy-drau-lic \h?^--'dro?-lik\ adj [L hydraulicus, fr. Gk hydraulikos, fr. hydraulis hydraulic organ, fr. hydr- + aulos reed (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | mapping and localization for autonomous mobile robots
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In case anyone's interested, I have found a really good web site that illustrates the state of the art in making a robot that moves around and generates a map of its environment, and then uses it to determine its position later: (URL) Robert Munafo (...) (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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(...) More sophisticated customers tend to place a higher demand (i.e. workload) on service and technical support. Also, they tend to spread the word that the system as-supplied is insufficient to do what it was intended. Children tend to be less (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Darn Those Definitions
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In a message dated 8/6/99 1:19:10 PM Central Daylight Time, woodward@guesswork.com writes: << -Obviously. However, in my dictionary (Columbia), "fluid" includes both gases and liquids, and "hydraulic" says "moved or operated by a fluid". Now, I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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If anyone isn't unsure, I concede that I goofed with respect to the word "fluid". I still stand staunchly by the distinction between "hydraulic" and "pneumatic". Apologies and all that to whom they are appropriate. ---...--- A small introduction: (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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In a message dated 8/6/99 9:29:40 AM Central Daylight Time, mattdm@mattdm.org writes: << Does it actually come with instructions for fitting the RCX into the car? (...) No it doesn't, but with the Dalorian doors, the RCX fits suprisingly nice, with (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Huh, interesting. I didn't use water extensively, but I tried it, and mine weren't ruined. And these would definitely have been the old style. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) As we learned in the robotics ng, air _is_ a fluid. :) Anyway, I know what you mean. I don't have any pneumatic stuff now, but I remember testing this as a kid and it worked fine. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Lars C. Hassing skrev i meddelandet <57F1FE754246D211A98...aarhus>... (...) one again right now. [...] OK, that's much better - You can see a 'sneak peek' (unfinished boat, unfinished scene) at (URL) (29kB) Happy building, -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Scott Edward Sanburn <ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote in article <37AB2EE4.513A9A80@a...ng.com>... (...) <snip> Ouch, now I don't feel much of a collector anymore. I know I just an AFOL only a month or 2 ago, but still... I don't know the exact count, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: <clip> (...) My two cents would be for Gary to send his letter with only his signature and have a standard general letter of the same tone posted on LUGNET (and RTL, peoples's site, etc.) that individuals (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, you caught me, my dream acronym, SAHBO, Shop At Home Bulk Orders, (I can see the logo now!) or maybe even OLSAHBO, Online! Yes, scroll through beautifully rendered parts, available in these colors, pop them in the basket, and away you go! My (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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New e-mail address: reesink@casema.net New homepage: (URL) * * Sets from the 70's: Edition 2 * * * Set Name Bid Bidder 133 Locomotive 50 TOMKMIT 134 Mobile Crane and Waggon 35 TOMKMIT 137 Passenger Sleeping Car 45 Stephen A. 367 Space Module with (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: <clip Gary's comments and letter to TLG CEO USA > One typo noticed... paragraph #4 "well qualified to work in you Lego Model Shops" Your not you. Ben Gatrelle (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks Scott. Are you trying out SAHBO as a new acronym (Shop At Home Bulk Orders)? Well I don't know if it will do any good, but I do know that Peter Eio will read the letter. I may not like their policies, but I do like Mr. Eio. He's been there a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A lot of the decent-sized technic cars (Indy Storm, for example) use this for their steering mechanism. I haven't ever used it for anything else. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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On Tue, 3 Aug 1999 20:02:10 GMT, Huw Millington uttered the following profundities... (...) Having now purchased it myself, despite vowing to myself to wait for the sales, would have to agree! Much easier! (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) <letter snipped> A very minor quibble: "LEGO" should be in all caps, the same way the company refers to itself. John1 (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Merriam-Webster and OED both say that the word pertains to "water or other liquid". (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) So basically, the whole thing *could* be better done with Cybermaster. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Sounds very groovy to me. I have a suggestion though, on the topic of minifigs: If you are scanning in pictures of the minifigs, why not scan the actual minifigs themselves? I do this and it ususally works very well. This way, you don't have (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm at about 50%. Not sure I can convince Karen it's worth the money. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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