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(...) I agree as well and that is probably one of the reasons many people dislike Americans. We rarely take a Global view and are for the most part more concerned about ourselves and rarely think outside of the bounds of the USA. That being said (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hello, I just talked to Pitsco LEGO DACTA. I was curious about the IR tower they sell, because it comes with a Macintosh cable. It turns out that the cable is available separately, item 4119830, for $15. This item is not listed in the catalog (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet <37c15dc5.5818575@lu...et.com>... (...) Boy, are you being robbed, we only have to pay ca: 1.05 USD/liter ;-( (And how much does a new Volvo cost for you?) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Scott R Dennett skrev i meddelandet <199908231819070990....te.net>... (...) Not exactly headlights and such, but I made some experiments around Christmas last year. You're welcome to take a look, and if you want I'll try to find the POV-source for (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The fabulous - Building Idea Book #1
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Gary Istok skrev i meddelandet <37C2C299.C1D9616A@u...ch.edu>... (...) Swedish! Unfortunately not mint at all, and missing some pages :-( -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) But it IS true, and that's why the 6 input mux at: (URL) has some problems. Find out for yourself by putting a meter across a touch sensor. The resistance changes from about 1K to 470R when pressed depending on how hard it is pressed. Michael (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm interested too, but is it possible to get a short discription of the parts noted here above. I can only track the numbers 4182,4033 back !! Most of my doors have *NO* number on it, and when they does,its marked on the RIGHT HAND door,not (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) gradually depress the sensor. There is not a sharp cutoff like there is with a typical contact switch. I tried building a touch sensor multiplexor, but I was unable to reliably get even 3 to work because the minimum resistance is quite large (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Obj.: r/c servos
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To add more to all those servo information, I've build a servo controller which use the printer connector on the PC. It doesn't use any electronic, everything is made by software (Delphi 3.0) It is quite usefull to try this at home since you'll (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If that were true, then the following multi-touch-sensor adapters would not work: (2 URLs) Robert Munafo (URL) LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13 (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It's funny: when I was younger, I thought LEGO was cheaper in Belgium (where most of my relatives live) than in the US because it was closer to Denmark. Maybe it was cheaper because my parents didn't have to pay for it; my grandparents did :) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This particular point has driven me nuts since childhood. As a teenager I built a large streamlined helicopter ("Airwolf" a.k.a. Bell 222) that used a lot of slopes, and kept eyeballing those airplane parts wishing they were split in half. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Richard is right. We do whine a lot...... BUT Americans do make sure their elected representatives HEAR them (whining). When USA taxes are raised, the usual result is someone in government gets booted out of office. Lower taxes are the norm. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Parts Needed Update
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NEEDED: Brown, red, and yellow epaulets Black Shako hats 1+ blue 1x3x1 arches 8+ white lattice windows (fit 3x4 frames) (I have 2 yellow and 4 blue of same I could trade) 1 yellow freestyle flower TRADING FOR 1 red lower sail from the Black Seas (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I seriously doubt you're subsidizing our gas prices. What you're doing is paying a boatload of taxes to pay for all the silly social programs you enjoy. (...) Yup. (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I appologize for the confusion. I should have been more specific. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Munafo [mailto:munafo@gccte...O.SPAMcom] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 10:18 AM To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com Subject: Re: Base Plates (...) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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According to the Simply Software adverts (which are probably in lots of the bulky computer mags this month, e.g. PC Advisor), they are having demos of the Droid Developer Kit at their store in Forest Road, Walthamstow on Saturday 28th and Sunday (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) In Tom's case, I'd guess an extra limb. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Robert Munafo writes: > Perhaps when you said "15x15" you were giving the dimensions in inches. The > 48x48 baseplate is 15 inches (or 38.3 centimeters) on each side. Inches are English measurements. Centimeters are Metric measurements. Studs are (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: POV-RAY question
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(...) I goofed on the spelling; it's "ambient" and not "ambience". Anyway, modify in the "finish" section of the sub-part you want to light up. e.g. in the L3P output file, find the sub-part you want to light up, and change from: finish { ambient (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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