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Hi all: I just got a Scout today in the Robotics Discovery set. Cool beans....about the second thing I did was take it apart....two touch sensors, two motor outputs, IR port looks like it indeed wraps around, and in fact I confirmed this with rcxCC. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Halloween buckets in 1999?
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The person I was in contact with was not associated with retail sales. He is more closely related to manufacturing (but not really). I was told that the orange was a color they created basically for the Starwars line and that is it. I hesitate to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: HandyBoard and Jini
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(...) Since the HB does not support Java/RMI/TCP etc it's not likely that you'll see Jini on the HB any time soon. However, it would be fairly straightforward to create Jini proxies on a host computer that act on behalf on the HB functions. I plan (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: new Windows-based Lego CAD program
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Gary Williams: (...) [...] It looks like there are lots of people writing LDraw renderers and editors at the moment. I would like to suggest that they also start releasing the source code[1] so we can get a bit of code reuse. I suppose I should show (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new Windows-based Lego CAD program
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David Eaton wrote in message ... (...) for a (...) off to (...) exists, (...) I'll include options so the user can define how he/she wants the mouse to behave when dragging parts around. Then nobody will be able to complain. :) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Heather!
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Heather, if your still here, I'm here now in St John's. James P (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.nf)
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| | Re: Do either of these parts exist?
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Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.nospam.org> wrote in message news:FI60BE.8qL@lugnet.com... (...) Five of these were available in Belville #5870 Pretty Playland. (...) Some of the Star Wars sets. I think the Snowspeeder has a few. Dave (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hello !
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In article <FI5F32.1yH@lugnet.com>, Alan Kershaw <alan@kershawcomputing. freeserve.co.uk> writes (...) Not yet, but there seem to be a few of us in the Cheshire/Merseyside/Lancashire area, so perhaps something could be arranged. Where are you? (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Recommendation on First Train?
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(...) Sorry. From an eight-wide perspective;-) I do have to say that I like the 4565 more now that I have seen some prototypes after which this loco was built. It is, however, a little dichromatic (black, red everywhere). I just like making my own. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dat explorer
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Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:FI5yLw.5p6@lugnet.com... (...) 0 (...) of (...) significant (...) Even just the four diagonal directions would be great, and would only double the number of possible images. And factors of 50 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | #6989 sighted!
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"Toy Go Round" on Solano Ave. in Albany has a nearly complete Multi-Core Magnetizer with the box and instructions for only $75. It's quite dusty and will probably need an overall cleaning. The reason I'm posting this instead of calling it a FOTW is (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak)
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| | looking for Charles Matheny
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Charles, I am trying to get in touch with you before I send you the stuff that I am supposed to send you. I sent email to you on Monday, and just a moment ago. I sent the message to your home.com email address but I have not heard from you. I know I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Recommendation on First Train?
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I think the 4565 is far from abysmal--I like it a lot. The main set is decent, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | SHELL LEGO actie, sorry in het engels
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Hy guys, Theres an new LEGO SHELL action going in the Benelux, by tommorrow. I dont have any numbers yet but its an station, with three vehicles, an tankertruck, an F1 Ferrari truck, an carwash with an car and an select shop with an additional car. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | SHELL LEGO action
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Hy guys, Theres an new LEGO SHELL action going in the Benelux, by tommorrow. I dont have any numbers yet but its an station, with three vehicles, an tankertruck, an F1 Ferrari truck, an carwash with an car and an select shop with an additional car. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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From: "Brian B. Alano" <alano@kiva.net> (...) I personally prefer to see implementations in a real language, but the language itself doesn't matter. It is pretty easy to translate algoritms from Pascal to C (to use a off-topic example), but it can (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | New robot kits mentioned at NY Times
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The Droid kit and Robotics Discovery kit have a brief mention at: (URL) registration required.) Neat little writeup, not quite as detailed as the Entertainment Weekly article. -Tim (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ship hulls question
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(...) The biggest difference is that the container ship had a different "mid" section with a pit or hollow in it, I didn't see that on the Maersk ship. Ciao! (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Legoland trip
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Just got back from a trip to Legoland, CA. We went last Tuesday and the weather was perfect (a bit overcast and a bit cool) there was no crowds and we practically walked on every ride. The park was perfect for my 4 and 2 year old although the 2 year (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Halloween buckets in 1999?
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I spoke with a LEGO rep about a month ago and asked this very question. At the time she was not aware of anything but she also stated it was entirely possible that it would be done with out the reps knowing about it. Since Target is already running (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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