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(...) Pardon my inexperience. I am neither a program designer, nor a person with any business logic whatsoever...perhaps I should have footnoted these factss before sticking my idea out here. I think that 90% of the users of a would-be (...) (25 years ago, 26-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Lego man
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Has anyone heard the phrase, "hung like a Lego man" before? Makes ya wonder... (URL) Have fun! John AUCTION Page (More soon!) (URL) Page (URL) & IG88888888 on AOL (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Q:Best approach to line tracking
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(...) No. I read about it on web page that describes someone's line follower. They said they had gotten it to work. Sorry, but I don't know the URL -- I've seen so many line followers I can't keep track. (...) Sensor height, speed and line width all (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy sales next month
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While poking around the other day, I saw a merchandising planning sheet in the Concord, CA Zany Brainy which listed the Aquanaut's Base and the Alien Avenger as being 50% off between 9/24 and 10/3. I did not ask about it.... Nor did I see the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Touch Sensor as a Switch
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(...) It consists of one touch sensor and three connection wires. The plates overlap each other by two studs, but because of the orientation of the metal part in the stud, only one stud is actually conducting. The drawing in JPEG is available (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Q:Best approach to line tracking
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have you tested this approach? it seems like it would work, but the light sensor would have to be fairly far off the surface to get a wide viewing area. it seems it would also get a little hairy with the inconsistency of lighting to determine (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Check out my minifig-scale Droideka
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(...) Oops! It's really: ftp://lugnet:brick@2...ddroid.avi Heh heh heh cool! Thanks, man! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: gone to LEGOLAND
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(...) Trip was excellent. Saw the lifesize Darth Vader and R2-D2, got to finally ride the rides, and saw a new ride being built. I hope to upload my pictures by this weekend. Russell (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: RCX Battery Source
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my rcx works fine with a universal ac to dc wall outlet. it has a switch to change the voltage. i've got it set at 9v and it operates at 800mA max. i figured 6 batteries x 1.5v =9v. i think it was originally for a keyboard (musical instrument, not (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Check out my minifig-scale Droideka
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Doh!!! that should be ftp://lugnet:brick@2...ddroid.avi (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Check out my minifig-scale Droideka
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It's up, check it out here: ftp://lugnet:brick@2...droid.html Or ftp using login=lugnet pass=brick. Pat J (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Q:Best approach to line tracking
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This is mainly for people who still want to stick to just one light sensor -- You can still figure out which way to turn even with just one sensor, by following the edge of the line rather than trying to follow the center. This works only if your (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | HOWTO news :(
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I just got back from vacation 2-3 hrs ago, and have just found out that the school cleared our one-year name leases while I was gone. As a result, the HOWTO at arthurdent.dorm.duke.edu has been unavailable for several days (not quite sure how long (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: Touch Sensor as a Switch
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(...) Can you describe that? Are you connectiong the Lego wires with only one stud overlapping? I don't have software to display your LDRAW file. (...) Very, very interesting. I wonder why that is? Maybe Cybermaster has really only one analog input (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: wishing upon a star
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(...) Precisely. It's not guaranteed to be unique and it has business meaning. Now, clearly, the underlying DB implementation should index on that column because we are likely to be doing a lot of lookups, but that is an optimization/implementation (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | UK Jumble Box - Progress Report
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UK Jumble Box - Progress Report 25/08/99 Liam Parnell I got the box today, and was pleasantly suprised as it contained some tasty pieces. I have tried to put in more than was taken out, and have replaced the box with a bigger one. Much of the fun of (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Touch Sensor as a Switch
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From: "Hao-yang Wang" <hywang@pobox.com> (...) Could you put a JPEG or GIF rendering of the image on the internet somewhere for those of us without LDraw? thanks, alex -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Odd buckets I found today
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I was poking around in a TRU today. I noticed various odd Lego buckets way up on a high shelf. I bought all of them. 4055 FreeStyle bucket (red), shorter than the Lego Classic bucket 4288, 320 pieces 2494 Lego System bucket (purple), same size as (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: multiplexed touch sensors [was: Re ideas for a RIS 2.0]
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(...) It sounds like you're saying that the intermediate resistance values happen only for some period of time (short by human standards) while the touch sensor "switches" from "on" to "off" or vice versa. Other people writing in this thread have (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Help needed with the cross compiler setup for legOS
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=>From: Soon Ju Kang <sjkang@ee.kyungpook.ac.kr> =>... =>==> Will you make me free from this angry job by sending the your ready-made =>version.==> I use the RedHat6.0 and I need the cross compile environment for =>legOS =>==> Thank again for your (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | software debouncing (was Re: touch sensors aren't just switches (was Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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(...) The way I debounce is by using a simulated RC network ("RC" stands for resistor-capacitor). RC networks exhibit a "decaying exponential" response to an input waveform. Here is an example of how to simulate an RC network: averagereading = 0; (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Touch Sensor as a Switch
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I played around with sensors and wires, and came up with a way to use the touch sensor as a switch. See my post at lugnet.cad.dat.ideas (URL). Unfortunately, even when the touch sensor is pressed, it still has a significant amount of resistance, so (...) (25 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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(...) That obviously depends on what type of physical design is used for the switch. Some switches are not capable of bouncing the way you describe because there is no impact or acceleration during contact (example: slide switches that move leaf (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Touch Sensor as a Switch [DAT]
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Here a touch sensor is used as a switch. See my post at lugnet.robotics for more details. Electric plates of the same color belong to the same wire. The green plate is the input. The blue plate is the output, in reversed polarity. Cheers, Hao-yang (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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Sorry, I wasn't trying to ask what people wanted I was just curious about how many people were talking with Christer, and if anyone who posts to this group knew Christer since I had not seen him around before. Christopher (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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No more posts on this topic please. I don't want to go into too much detail but I have strong reason to believe the following to be true (am I certain? No. but I have strong reason) - This is a legitimate thing. Someone within TLG has received (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brief summary - 8/21 meeting
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(...) Very cool! Anyone take pictures? (...) I'll be there! (I know, I said that last time... :-) Any ideas as to a location? I can volunteer my house in northwest Austin (near intersection of 183 Spicewoods Springs/McNeil). (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: De Bouwsteen club
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(...) Hoi iedereen, volgens Ruud gaat 12 September niet door, en is de eerst volgende clubdag 13 November in Heemskerk. Details volgen in de volgende Bouwsteen. Groet, Henk Giezeman. (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Climbing robot?
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I've seen a ROBOLAB video where someone had made a bot which could climb glass doors with suction cups and pneumatics, and Fudd has got his stair climber... but has anyone made a robot that can climb a pole of some sort? i.e. straight up? I have (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mos Espa Problem :-0
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(...) Beautiful! -Tom McD. when replying, gouge out the spamcake. (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Robot related books...?
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I really liked Ramblin' Robots by Ingrid Wickelgren. I learned some general things about robots - even though the book was written for teenagers. A book aimed at younger kids is Robotics by T. Potter, lots of pictures and stuff. Beyond kids stuff, I (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: wishing upon a star
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(...) Taking that to the ultimate suggests even the TLG part number should not be the key (which of course is already a known issue if you want to account for color and/or printing). (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Minifig-scale standing Droideka (SW:TPM Destroyer Droid) [DAT]
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(...) Update! I never liked the design of the head; it was too dang wide. Plus, the three "eye probe thingers" didn't look right, and its pose sometimes made it difficult to distinguish it from a piece of Star Trek furniture. This new one has a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: gone to LEGOLAND
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(...) So how was your trip? Anything interesting going on at LEGOLAND right now? And welcome back! --Raymond Flournoy ===...=== flournoy@cs.stanford.edu "Because, of course, a man with an Computer Science Dept. obsession is a man who has very little (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Check out my minifig-scale Droideka
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(...) Oh, wow! Thanks, man! :-, (Perhaps more than an) FYI, I have modified the Droideka head slightly, making it one stud wide so that it tapers at the front. IMO, the new face has a look more consistent with the baddie in the movie. I'll publish (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: [LDAO] New beta version available
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(...) will do, i'll mail you something tonight.. i never would have figured this one out, but i saw it when i was doing all the technic wheels a couple of months ago, and on a small update i just sent terry.. i thought it was me, trashing things (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Ben's Falcon update (was: Re: Minifig-Scale AT-AT update
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Shaun, Sound really cool. That you actually got the head to articulate and the laser cannons to recoil is awesome! New developments on the Falcon. Since the last pictures I've added: One bungee powered escape pod that locks in position. Pull and pin (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Check out my minifig-scale Droideka
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I made a rotating model of your Droideka, its a 2mg avi file. I'll try to make it available on the web soon (or my private home server). It's a very cool model. Pat J (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | train doors and windows
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I'm interested in buying some of these parts also. Is it asking to much to include 2972 (grey) to the list? (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: wishing upon a star
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Yes, indeed, John is (as evah) right. Let me weigh in here as well... Putting meaning in keys is a sign of not very well seasoned designers, IMHO. A pretty strong principle of database design is NOT to let your key have business meaning. Get keys (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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(...) Gary, haven't you noticed Governor Engler's re-election signs all over the state? They say things like "Detour" and "Road Under Construction". I figure by the time the election is over, every mile of highway will have been repaved. Steve (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | KAPAs Auction - Update
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All right, we have a going 1 on most "active" sets (except those I got bids on today, they will go to going 1 tomorrow if no additional bids come in). Again for information: A 2kg (somewhat around 4 pounds) pack to the US is supposed to be 5.00 - (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [LDAO] New beta version available
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Q:Best approach to line tracking
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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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Clearance Items at TRU in Peabody
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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 (...) (25 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)-- (...) (25 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 (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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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 (...) (25 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, (...) (25 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. ;) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (25 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 (25 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 (25 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 | | = |-> (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (25 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. :( (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (25 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 (25 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 (...) (25 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 (25 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. (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 - (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No.1 It's a bit conceited I know. (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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unsusbscribe lego-robotics -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (25 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 (...) (25 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. (25 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 (25 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 (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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. (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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