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It's about a 10 min ride from my house :) It's a pretty small store, actually, a very, very small store. I'm not the greatest at measurements, but I would guess the store is only 30 feet wide, maybe less. As of today they haven't been running any (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Expo at The Toy Connection [Chicago IL Area]
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(...) [...] I'm 99% sure I'm going to this. Is anyone else planning on doing so? If so, could you email me and we could arrange a way to identify ourselves etc to be able to meet face-to-face. *sigh* Crystal Lake is like a 40 mile drive from (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.general)
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| | RCX Image Uploader Wins Contest
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Hmmm - I just got emailed that I won the "Best Lightweight Use" of the TclTk programming language in a contest sponsored by Scriptics (URL) Here's the URL from Scriptics and if you follow the link to me on that page it'll take you right to my (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: 10x20 green baseplates
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Hello, Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in article <37C2B37A.EF723928@u...ch.edu>... (...) baseplates with (...) 1975. I (...) style (...) I'm not (...) old (...) (or (...) My hat's off to you Gary. You've answered my question and then some. I (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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(...) The actual source of bounce is NOT the arc just before contact. It actually is the bouncing of the contact due to the action of the spring in the contact! Well, if you were switching a really high voltage through a small switch, you would get (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Battle Bots
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In case anyone's still interested, it looks like these web sites are responding again (no longer overloaded) (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: When should an auction end...
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(...) Not a false memory, check out: (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Great RCX sensor page
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Nick Taylor <ntaylor@iname.com> wrote in message news:37C2D4DC.D849F7...ame.com... (...) A great find Nick. Some interesting stuff all right. I really like the "Temperature of Cold Beer" data point in his table. Mike G. (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) Go here for the RTL format document: (URL) joshua (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Wal Mart specials
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the duplo set (the 8 pcs one) looks discounted... ($2 per box) (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: TV Remote Control
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It is my understanding that the 8-in-1 version from X-10 should be able to work with Mindstorms, as it is a learning remote (although you probably have to use the regular remote to program it). The more common 6-in-1 isn't capable of learning, and (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: trying to guess the stud spacing by measuring bricks
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(...) No slur taken! (-: Actually, what I think happened is this: - Some company (it was in England somewhere, right?) stated making bricks, using a nice round number standard like 5/16 inch or 8 millimeters - LEGO bought the rights (or the company (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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(...) I think it also removes the need to eliminate "keybounce", the annoying thing that happens with real switches due to dirt on the contact surfaces and tiny arcs (sparks) just before initial contact. Regardless, it seems to me that I'll do (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: TV Remote Control
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My x10 remote (x10 powerhouse 6 in 1 remote control) does RF and IR. It is a multifunction unit to control x10 and the TV/VCR/Tapedeck/etc by IR. It won't work with the mindstorms unit though, -Phil (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cookie from banner GIF
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(...) OK, got it. Now, where did Barbara's page disappear to? --Todd (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: TV Remote Control
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=>From: STARRWARSS@aol.com =>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:21:09 EDT => =>I got a X-10 Remote control which I was hoping I could use for a =>replacement of the Mindstorm version. If you're talking about the "Active-Home" X-10 (www.x10.com) remote (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | TV Remote Control
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I got a X-10 Remote control which I was hoping I could use for a replacement of the Mindstorm version. Just finished up my version of MIBO and want to test it out without doing any programs and whatnot. Any input? I thought a while back someone did (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 10x20 green baseplates
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Gary Istok (gistok@umich.edu) wrote: : Hmmm, Let's see, I have sets 148 (Central Train Station) and 149 (Shell : Refinery). They both came out in 1975, and both have the green baseplates with : the tubes underneath. That would place the conversion (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Six-wide windshields
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I am also looking for six-wide windshields (I knew I'd forget something). -Caleb Langer (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Wanted: Fire Sets and Pieces
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I am looking for the following sets: 6571 Flame Fighters (1994) 6340 Hook and Ladder (1994) 6336 Launch Response Unit (1995) 6614 Launch Evac 1 (1995) 6389 Fire Control Center (1991?) I am also looking for fire minifigs made during or after 1994, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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