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(...) Could you send me a file that has this problem? I've never run across it. Heard about it plenty of times, but never experienced it personally. (...) Don't worry. I added a checkbox next to the radio button, so now the checkbox blocks out the (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Depending on the width of the line, you might be better off if you can keep both sensors on the line. That way there is a distinction between being on the line and being way off. If you find yourself way off, you can go searching back and (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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I believe what we have got here is two solutions. 1) replace the Lego hardware with better microswitches 2) Make a multiplexor capable to work well with the Lego touch sensors Either one will work. I think I would rather make the multiplexor than (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: multiplexed touch sensors [was: Re ideas for a RIS 2.0]
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(...) The problem with the LEGO touch sensors is that their resistance varies with the force on the plunger. To get the debouncing algorithm to work, you need to know how long the switch might be in the indeterminate state. (...) Typical switch (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: multiplexed touch sensors [was: Re ideas for a RIS 2.0]
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(...) Having revisited this entire sub-thread, it seems people started rambling on (constructively, I think) about switch times, debouncing, etc. Getting back to multiplexed touch sensors, I bet it's possible to get the Lego touch sensors to work (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-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 * * * Set Name St Bid Bidder 133 Locomotive - 85 EddyM 134 Mobile Crane and Waggon SD 55 TOMKMIT 137 Passenger Sleeping Car - 80 EddyM 367 Space Module with Astronauts SD 40 Mark de K. 381 Lorry and Fork Lift (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Legofest? Call for more info
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Jason - I have resent. LMK if you don't receive it. Huw (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I was at the TRU in Peabody today and found the following on clearance there. Wild West 6766 MSRP $73 Sale $39.99 (URL) MSRP $40 Sale $29.99 (URL) MSRP $20 Sale $14.98 (URL) MSRP $79.99 Sale $69.99 (URL) MSRP $49.99 Sale $39.99 (URL) MSRP $39.99 (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Baseball mini-figs?
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(...) David E. has promised to bring it to the NELUG meeting next week. I will take some pictures then and put them up on the NELUG site. Eric K. Remove ".nospam" when replying by E-mail The New England LEGO Users Group (URL)-- (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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Hello All, I am very interested in ordering train windows and doors, however I too was waiting to see if someone was going to start taking requests. Graham Markay (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I would also be interested in buying several train doors and windows. I am not familiar with the piece numbers but I have been looking through the recommended web page: (URL) that page I have found the 4181, 4182, 4033, 4035, 4511 parts. Does anyone (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: [LDAO] New beta version available
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(...) steve, did you address the issue with the inliner converting type 5 lines to type 4?? (i came across this problem again recently (in 2.0.4) and just wondered if it was on your "to fix" list for the next release) also.. this is a minor nitpick, (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Baseball mini-figs?
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(...) Has anyone tried contacting the stadium or some other authority to find out more about this? It could be a precurser to a World Cup type promotion. Jeff P.S. I hope they'll be available for the Indians and the Orioles. ;) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: wishing upon a star
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Hi guys, I would urge caution on the creation of complex codes to identify pieces. I admit, I am prejudiced. I worked on a database management project back in the early 80s for a water-quality study in which water samples were identified with a (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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Christopher, Like Frank, I was waiting for this to be confirmed as "the real deal" before I pursued it. But, I am interested if someone makes the pieces available. Thanks, Steve (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep (is now "Solving the world's problems")
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I know this thread is being cross-posted to debate, but I'll ask again, shouldn't this be moved solely to the debate newsgroup? It seems like an enlightening discussion, I just don't see the relationship to LEGO any longer. Thanks, Steve (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Canadian Jambalaya
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Please sign me up for the minifig box Kevin Wilson Vancouver, BC (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Transitional piece construction
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(...) Hi again, had a better idea you still need to make to insulated joint but at each joint you only need to put scoth tape on one side of the track: see the other ascii art trial | | A | | | = -> insulation | | | | | | middle section | | = |-> (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | RCX Battery Source
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Hi All, My old cellular "bag-phone" died a while back and I replaced it with a nice teeny tiny PCS phone. I had bought the 12V 2.3Ah sealed lead battery as an option with the original phone. It is WAY smaller than the 4Ah monsters I'm using for (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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Add me to your list, So what can we expect to pay for train windows and doors? If $1.00 or $2.00 each, I'll take 20 of each in all colours provided they come with clear split glass. We also need to remember that the other hard parts to get are low (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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I'm very interested in the train windows (especially in white) doors (white) and bases. If this really gets off the ground, count me in. Kevin (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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(...) The debouncing isn't the real problem, it's the variable resistance as the switch is being pressed which alaises the touch sensor. By building a MUX circuit which does thresholding and debouncing you effectively make the system way more (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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(...) <snip> (...) provides a (...) I'm with Richard on that one. In the UK we pay the equivalent of about $5 a gallon. People here do complain about the huge petrol tax here but I'd say it's fair. Driving *DOES* damage the environment. You drive a (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Transitional piece construction
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(...) that will works but you will need 2 joint like that because when to train motor will cross over the joints both front and rear wheels are connected and will short-ciruit the 2 modules (also bad ascii art) A B ====~====~==== ^ ^ | | | | joint (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Cookie from banner GIF
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(...) It's been taken down pending Yahoo!'s getting a clue. She's, ah, not putting it back up for a while... She could probably tell you better than I could. Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Baseball mini-figs?
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(...) Please have someone take several high-res closeup shots. Might be the closest some of us ever get to seeing one. :( (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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(...) If this is real I'm definitely interested, though I don't think we should flood the newsgroup with posts. I was going to wait for more indication that this was real, and then see if someone (like Larry) made an offer to collect requests, and (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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You could always make a multiplexing circuit which does the thresholding and debouncing for you. Once the status of each switch has been turned into a binary state you could then use resistors to create a sort of D/A which works reliably -- just as (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: robotic rovers
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(...) Sure. I had mine detect overhead objects since that is the way the RCX was pointing. (...) I found I had a longer range with the RCX pointing up instead of away from the IR tower. In theory, the ping routine will turn the RCX towards the IR (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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(...) I emailed him when the thread first started, but I haven't gotten a response yet. Russell (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Orange Buckets(was Re: Hello Seattleites, take 2)
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In all fairness I only went from Federal Way east to Kent then south to Tacoma, about 8 Targets in all. That left everything from your house north wide open ! :) Scott (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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| | Re: Lego dagli USA
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Carlo Ottolina <kruntz@tiscalinet.it> wrote in message news:FH105t.H5n@lugnet.com... (...) Scusa, mi sono dimenticato che Mindfest è alla fine di Ottobre; in quel periodo, 8448 dovrebbe essere disponibile anche in Italia. Cosa ne dici di uno (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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(...) six (...) Hi, I sent a direct mail requesting for quite a few windows and doors. Think I'll had a few 4093 train base 6x28 and 2972 train base 6x34 both in gray Martin (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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Hi Larry and everyone else, Looking at the news group and counting myself, it looks like there are only six people interested. I hope, like me, others are comminicating directly with Christer. If you are talking with Christer speak up here, please. (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Space sale - prices lowered
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All sets I sell are used ones and include original instructions but not the box. This is my last offer before it will be offered for auction at ebay. 6984 Galactic Mediator (1992, 395 pc.) $50 6957 Solar Snooper (1992, 249 pc.) $25 6852 Sonar (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Lego dagli USA
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:FH0o4L.36r@lugnet.com... (...) il (...) per me (...) Please, vedi se ci può stare un 8448. (Si, lo so, è ingombrante.........; sono disposto a rinunciare alla scatola... sigh.) Ciao Carlo (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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(...) I am very interested in this offer. I have looked up the #s and a discription of what I am interested to order. 5x 4093 Train Base 6 x 28 - gray 2x 2876 Train Roof 6 x 6 Double Slope 45 / Slope 33 - gray 68x 6556 Train Window 1 x 4 x 3 New - (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: FA (Bricks): Yellow Technic piece lot
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(...) No.1 It's a bit conceited I know. (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: 10x20 green baseplates
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Hey thanks Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I always think of 1972-73 as a milestone in LEGO History. They changed the LEGO logo, TLG bought back the lisencing from Samsonite (KKK came to the USA to help open TLG USA), the first of the Lego (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lotsaparts II Lots Selling
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This is an announcement for Lotsaparts II, a LEGO parts auction. (URL) first lots will move to SOLD tonight, if they do not receive any more bids today. Many of these pieces are selling at their opening prices, far lower than they have gone on eBay (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | unsusbscribe lego-robotics
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unsusbscribe lego-robotics -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Set #1601 "Schmidt & Co"
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Hi John, thank you for the info. I´m in contact with some german collectors of old (pre 1980) lego and second-hand lego dealers, but no one had an idea of this set. Some have asked me about a color photocopy, so I will do some copies soon and sent (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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(...) You win. (...) Nothing--I can't afford a new Volvo, so I'm not buying one. Umm, poking around their website, one number that springs up is 33K-USD, or more. That's for a C70. Steve (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Part List ?
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Ralph Döring <doe@gmx.de> wrote in message news:FH0q6L.4xJ@lugnet.com... (...) but (...) If a text only (no pictures) list is good enough, you can print the parts.lst file in your LDraw directory. If you import it into a word processor or (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Mos Espa Problem :-0
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I HATE it when my own creations come out made unstrongly :-) nice letter, had me ROTFL. (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Conversion between LDU, inches and millimeters
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(...) I *thought* I felt taller all of a sudden ... Steve (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: trying to guess the stud spacing by measuring bricks
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(...) [Some snippage may occur during shipment] Maybe TLG deliberately used an odd spacing, to make it harder to make compatible bricks? Steve (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [LDAO] New beta version available
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There are definitely issues: with the beta, with the development version on my hard drive, and with my available time. I made the mistake of withdrawing a relatively decent beta (2.0.4) before posting the 2.1.0. And I didn't keep the 2.0.4 files. At (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Minifig-Scale AT-AT update
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Hi all! I know I've been promising to get some pictures of my minifig-scale AT-AT up soon, but it seems building is always taking precedence over photographing. That is, still no pictures *sigh* BUT ... I've been working diligently the past couple (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: FA (Bricks): Yellow Technic piece lot
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(...) Is that "Number One" or No One"? :-) Doug aka Not1 (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RE: RCX programming
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(...) Hmmm, your email tag <C00Stephen.LePrell@...FA.af.mil> says that you work for the USAF - and I REALLY am curious as to the purpose of programming the RCX in ADA. I wonder if there is an effort underway to teach ADA software engineering at Air (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | EBAY FEEDBACK.
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1. Just under two months ago I "sold" two Technic sets to a single buyer in separate auctions. He has never paid, and has wasted my time. This morning I plucked you the courage to post 2 lots of negative feedback (1 for each auction) and claim (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Baseball mini-figs?
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(...) they (...) Now imagine if we could get some Yankees :) Yeah, also if they're elsewhere around the country, you could trade 'em and get one for every team... very cool :) (...) I shall be there, along with 1 Red Sox minifig. (I don't have much (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Q:Best approach to line tracking
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(...) I've built both (single and double sensors). You're going to have to play with the design of your robot. The programs are fairly quick, but if your bot starts swinging back and forth, the light sensor might not pick up the line all the time. (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Expo at The Toy Connection [Chicago IL Area]
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(...) I'm surprised that you say its a small store. I figured cause of the size of the website the store would be bigger :) It just seems like for a place to hold an event with a TLG representative and other events as advertised on the site the (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Has anyone purchased the Suprise Bag from S@H?
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I received the UFO supply pack 5384, a light and transparent brick assortment 5128, and the small Spaceport Astronaut and the Aquazone Accessories 5160 in the surprise box. Not too bad for ten bucks! Scott Sanburn (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RCX programming
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I have been tasked with developing a way to program the RCX using ADA. Does anyone have any advice that could get me headed in the right direction? Also, I would be interested in any information on the use of high level programming languages (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Part List ?
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Hello, I´m new to ldraw and ledit and just getting started. Program is working excellent but I´ve one question: Is there a part-list like the gifs at (URL) shows all parts and numbers, so I can make a printout ? Working with a partlist-handbook (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: FA (Bricks): Yellow Technic piece lot
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I had to register to bid on this. I just realised that as it is a new site, all the good names are still up for grabs. I just had to pick No1. (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: new store
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Anders Isaksson wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ...] (...) that (...) we (...) This is very interesting as I am in Sweden right now and we had this very conversation (among myself, two of my American co-workers and three of my Swedish (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego dagli USA
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Per quelli di voi che mi hanno chiesto come ottenere un Mindstorms (Simone, Enrico, Sergio, Antonio, ecc), la nostra trasferta americana può essere una buona occasione. Se ve lo portiamo noi dagli USA potete risparmiare 80 o 90 dollari rispetto a (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Lego from Italy
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(...) let (...) Don't worry too much about the weight. I'll fly with a small hand luggage containing everything I need to survive some days in the Boston area (and a small "creature" to show at the MindFest :-) ), and I'll take the largest case I (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Unable to unzip (or bunzip2) legOS-990330.tar.bz2
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Has anyone else had a problem downloading and unzipping the current snapshot (legOS-990330.tar.bz2)? This was from the URL: (URL) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Tesco's are selling those bisuits...
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Ha Ha. They only have to sell them in one shop in the UK for 28 days at that price to do this. Richard Dee <richard.dee@virgin.net> wrote in message news:MPG.122bc1dec6b...net.com... (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | FA : SOCCER & ZNAP $0.01 Start & NR (EBAY)
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All have a start price of $0.01. All have no reserve. RARE MISP Lego Soccer Starter Pitch Plates (URL) RARE MISP LEGO Soccer Players + Bonus (URL) LEGO MISB Soccer Field Accessories (URL) LEGO ZNAP #3571 (inc Technic motor). (URL) LEGO ZNAP #3552 (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Orange Buckets(was Re: Hello Seattleites, take 2)
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Aw, so it ws you who cleaned out the area of the Orange buckets. :-) Tom In lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, Scott Smallbeck writes: <snip> FYI (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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| | Re: Macintosh IR cable
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(...) If you have access to Fry's or something similar, just get a cable there. I didn't keep the wrapper, but it's just a standard 8-pin Mac connector to D-25 modem connector cable. It's $10 and works fine with the Wintel tower, at least with NQC. (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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(...) You can still get keybounce on rubber buttons. Perhaps there is a special design that would eliminate keybounce entirely, but in my experience some degree of debouncing is still required. I believe the transition is a more gradual one since (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The four types of markets (was Re: Reverse (buyer's) auction for train windows and other parts
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(...) wrote: (...) I would call both of these "standard" auctions simply because it's the buyers who outbid each other. This is true even for auctions where all the buyers bid at the same time (which I call "closed silent" auctions) because the bids (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Minifig box #1 shipping status
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I will be mailing out the box tomorrow morn, should make it down to Texas by Friday or Sat. We're pirate deprived here, so we dug into the pirate stash - don't worry- we left some. Taken: 1 red shoulder pad, 1 yellow shoulder pad, 2 green vested (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Robotics
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Hi All Anyone else in Perth got a Mindstorms kit ? If so any interest in sharing ideas etc ? Reghards Brian (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per)
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| | FA (Bricks): Yellow Technic piece lot
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Another test lot arrives on Mike's new site! I just posted a lot of 81 Technic pieces, all yellow, including beams, half beams, liftarms, triangles, forklift forks, double and single angle beams, 1x2's with cross holes, and more. Check it out at: (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | 5571 mods - Ideas?
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After starting on a trailer for my 5571, I realized that an 18-20 stud wide trailer just won't cut it. I'm going to need a 22-24 stud wide 96-104 studs long) in order to properly fit the 2556 Shell Ferrari or other Technic cars on there. But (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Lego Expo at The Toy Connection [Chicago IL Area]
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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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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) (...) (27 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) (27 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. (27 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 (27 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) (...) (27 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 (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (27 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 (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (27 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, (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New web site!
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(...) on (...) hmmm... maybe I'll just get a site at Xoom. Importing pics is a real bother. They just won't fit. They come out huge and when you try to scale them down they become all distorted. If you check my site you will see what I mean. they (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | RE: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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(...) As you may guess, cost is the driving factor. In one project for a desk fan (it's the Brookstone Battery Operated Desk Fan in case you care) the rubber switch for three buttons and custom molding cost 8 cents! per switch in quantity 20,000. (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Crusade Ship
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(...) Allright! You got the poster to work! Look like a nice model but I haven't seen the show so I can't tell you if it's accurate (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Mos Espa Problem :-0
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Here's a copy of a letter my wife encouraged my son to dictate to LEGO after he complained about the Mos Espa Podrace Set. We are trying to teach our boys to be assertive consumers...in other words "Don't complain to me, complain to the (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Crusade Ship [DAT]
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This ship looks kinda like the techno-mages' ships from the show crusade. This is my first post so please exuse it if it doesn't look exactly like the ship. 0 Model exported from LeoCAD 0 Original name: CrusadeS1.lcd 0 STEP 1 0 120.00 -8.00 100.00 (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | RE: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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(...) Many "buttons" in today's electronic devices are designed that way. Check your TV remote control, your key-chain remote control for your garage door opener or car alarm, the buttons on your phone etc. It eliminates the need for a physical (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MindFest
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(...) Devo ringraziare infinitamente Mario che mi ha portato sulla retta via convincendomi (con poca difficolta` invero...) a fargli compagnia in questa piacevole pazzia. Ciao. Marco. P.S. E a quanto vedo e` riuscito nell'intento anche con suo (...) (27 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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