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Sure, I'll go in on it with you. I can even pick it up and bring it to a central sorting location if you want, and if the seller allows, to save the shipping. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: History of LEGO series........
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in article <37EB8C99.B271C9E7@u...ch.edu>... (...) The offer is always open Gary, I think that goes without saying. (...) A book would certainly be another way to go. How does TLG feel about such things? Has (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Update: FA: Gray Plates, Yellow Tiles, Palm Trees!
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Parts still for sale! Note I made a slight mistake in the gray plates listing and left out 6 2x2 L-shaped plates. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RE: an eBay auction
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Paul, I'll go in on it for around $30.00. Let me know if you need more help. Janet -----Original Message----- From: lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com [mailto:lugnet.loc.u...ugnet.com] Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 10:05 AM To: ba-lego@cinnamon.com (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: What do I want for Christmas?
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You could go for the 8485 - Technic Control Center. Available from DYA at: (URL) can see a picture of the set at: (URL) about 2/3 of the way down, or do a search for 8485. DYA is located in France, and they've been good to me in the past. A friend (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Greater Midwest Lego Users Group
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(...) I know of some other Missouri folks who I'm sure would want to join. That would be John DiRienzo and Christopher Weeks. Gary Istok (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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| | Re: Saving BMPs of an MPD using LDLite, LDAO
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(...) As you noticed, this is a beta-bug in LDAO -- it's not passing the settings to LDLite. Steve (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Bass
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(...) I think they came from the little adventurers 5925 Pontoon Plane. Josh Spaulding (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | WT uh W? 6954
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I guess that's Want To Win. An unorthodox post to be sure, but is anyone currently auctioning or planning to auction a 6954 Blacktron Renegade? If so, I'd like a shot at it. Here's a picture to refresh your memory: (URL) PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF MY | (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: error when loading *.icb file
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this is a known problem. see the FAQ: (URL) your message you said: (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | WTB: 6954
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Seems like a shot in the dark, but does anyone have a 6954 Blacktron Renegade they'd be willing to part with? Here's a picture to refresh your memory: (URL) PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF MY | Patrick Sayre-Little NEW ADDRESSES. | sayrew@pr.erau.edu | (URL) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | an eBay auction
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Hi everyone! There's a 35-pound lot of Legos on eBay that just started this morning #169254022 located in San Jose. I'm going to go for it, and I'm VERY willing to share and take partners, but let's work together on this so we don't inflate the (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | too fast a CPU.....
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Greetings, all.... Since I'm still getting the (in)famous 504 error from hugin, and I really -need- to get ldraw/MLCad/&c running today...does any one have a copy of the patch to fix this blasted RTE 200 problem? I've the other patch; whilst my (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | What do I want for Christmas?
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My in-laws sent me the 8448 for my birthday. Now my mother-in-law wants to know what I want for christmas. Any suggestions? I have the 8880 and the shuttle, and I like big, complex, lots of gears, etc. Karen Is the barcode truck any good? (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Mindstorm V1.5
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(...) Does anyone know how we go about this? I just received mine as a birthday gift. It was purchased: 9/18/99. I have the receipt. Tandika* (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Multiple Free McD's sets?
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(...) I didn't even have to sweet talk, but I did have to ask. I was prepared to place two separate orders if necessary. Combining them did save me from having to buy another small set, so I got pretty close to the optimum, a $152 order. The S@H (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Interesting set variation noted over in RTL for 493 Space Command Center
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(...) base to make it more visible that there are two different versions of this set. (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: error when loading *.icb file
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I had the same problem. When I run as11-ic on my MAC, I have no problem. When I do it on an IBM clone, I cannot load it into the Handy Board. I fixed it by hand-editing out the comment line (its in human language) in the generated .s19 file and it (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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Hi Dennis, (...) Only one of the new geared-down motors. (...) There is no "steering by controller" in the models given in the instructions. You could of course rig something. (...) A touch sensor is used to trigger the grabber. (...) The controller (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Greater Midwest LEGO Users Group formation (was
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(...) Just getting caught up on some old mail here.... I think that more people would make it if it were to be held in Chicago (easier driving distance from the midwest population centers). Milwaukee would be more of a flying destination, and (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
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| | Re: Hello at all Castle Lovers
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(...) a (...) and (...) weapons. (...) Try this: grey 'lightsaber' blade (from Maboo Swamp) lightsaber handle faceted gem of your choice This is what I used to make staves for my wizards. (They're even color-coordinated. Well, OK, the black wizard (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Lugnet.ImperialGuards, Sails?
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(...) hi richard i'm not sure if one of the sites you visited was austin david's: (URL) he used to offer to make sails for pirate fans. ..joseph g (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Lugnet.ImperialGuards, Sails?
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(...) I was "Redbeard" on compuserve for about a decade (and made a guest appearance as the penultimate villian in Bard's Tale III as the same). Now I'm the Corsair. Arrrrr, at least I be in da right place, boyo. (...) For display, yes, but for (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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Has no one done a revue on the bar code multiset truck? Its a pretty pricey Technic kit, but it does look interesting. My questions: How many motors? Can the controller steer as well as drive? What triggers the "grabber" than can be used? Other (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Multiple Free McD's sets?
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Sweet talkin' worked for me twice;-) -John (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Help ! (please)
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(...) Oops, whatever character was in there caused the news server to do funny things too. I've forgotten what it was I wrote now, but the gist was is there something weird in the header of these files? :: paul [1] I should be using Image::Size but (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Multiple Free McD's sets?
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Has anyone actually succeeded in getting multiple free McDonald's sets in a single order? If so, was it "automatic" or did you have to convince the rep or somesuch? Steve (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Fun Day in Waterstones Piccadilly
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I'm forwarding this from Stuart as he doesn't seem to be able to post. (...) :: paul :: (URL) <- yep, it's up but unfinished (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | History of LEGO series........
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Several folks have offered me website space for my "History of LEGO (piece name) Part 1 ..etc." series. Thanks for the offers folks! I am still mulling over what I want to do with it. I am even considering the possibility of a book (I know ... how (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: RcxCC problem(question for NQC users)
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(...) Supposing you have the necessary DLLs to register the OCX, and that you have the REGSVR32.EXE command in the \Windows\System\ directory ( \WinNT\System32\ in NT4 ), all you have to do is to execute: REGSVR32 SPIRIT.OCX It should give you a (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RcxCC problem(question for NQC users)
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(...) NQC doesn't. It uses its own code, and therefore works on Linux and MacOS as well. (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RcxCC problem(question for NQC users)
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(...) RCXCC and (I believe) NQC both use the spirit.ocx for the RCX download routines. Someone a while ago gave a procedure to register the spirit.ocx with the registry, without needing to install the whole Mindstorms software set. It is also (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Picture of Legofest
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Liam Parnell <liamp@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:Pine.LNX.4.04.9...e.co.uk... (...) Very good, but I don't remember us all being bald :-) Huw (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Mandtal
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Navn.........: Søren Bak Køn.........: M Fødselsår.........: 1972 Bopæl.........: København E-post.........: soren.bak@get2net.dk Websted.........: LEGO-websted.........: Børn.........: 1 Arbejde.........: Softwareudvikler På Lugnet siden.........: (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.dk)
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| | Re: has anyone made a death star (any scale)?
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(...) I think there have been several posts (either to RTL or Lugnet) about this... There have been 2 or 3 different references to sites that have pictures of SW displays including death stars. Did you search the newsgroups at all? If not, do. At (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | EXTENSION BOARD
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I every one, I have a problem, is it possible to have an extension board connected to the HB, and at the same time have a seperate motor power source? The reason I'm asking this is because that the "seperate motor power source" and "extension board" (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: A monument for Datsville
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(...) Yes John, you are right. It doesn´t look very good in Ldraw´s standard view, because then the vertical lines and slope edges are too alike to eachother. But it does look much better when rendered with the Alt view. Greetings, Manfred (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Listening to IR via NQC
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(...) Cool, that'd be great. What I'm looking for is: nqc -listen and then all IR messages sent by the RCX via SendMessage would get dumped, one per line, in decimal, to stdout. Additional parameters could make the format be comma-delimited, (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
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(...) Thanks so much for taking care of this, Julie. (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: RcxCC problem(question for NQC users)
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(...) I believe that RcxCC requires spirit.ocx, from the CDROM. But NQC by itself doesn't. (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Auczilla 500
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Me neither. BUT as I live all the way in the Netherlands, I didn't expect to receive them yet. ***looking out the windows, expecting to see the mailman*** Nop, doesn't work yet. Mark "Still waiting, but not impatient" de Kock Mookie (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders plates for us castle builders?
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(...) The baseplate looks like it would work well for a castle roughly the size of 6090 (Royal Knight's Castle)... the only thing you'd need is to design a functional entryway... probably the best way to do that would be to make your own (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | PARTS AUCTION (#10) - Slopes, Connectors, Wings
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Another set of lots has been posted to (URL) out all my current auctions here: (URL) lots include slopes, connectors, and wings. These bricks are brand new from a copy of 7171 Mos Espa podrace. Buyer pays actual shipping costs. 6 BLACK 2x2 Medium (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RE: New Items on The Vault - 9/9/99
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Valley Fair! is another CedarFair park (they own another one in PA too, I think) in Shakopee MN, which is near where I happen to be this week. I've never been there. Today is the last day the GP can go so I am going after work... I have to stay (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: 8482 Technic Cybermaster
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In article <8E4AEB785evardmcsan...gnet.com>, Remy Evard <evard@mcs.anl.gov> writes (...) Don't. (...) It is programmable, but it's really designed to be controlled via the radio link from a PC. I found it a bit disappointing. It's aimed at 12 year (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Datsville sports car
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Sproaticus wrote in message ... (...) 2-seater (...) new (...) a (...) Man, where to start! The high-backed seats, opening doors, sleek profile--I gotta' put a driveway on one of my houses. :) Brian (bbq) Sauls (I like Barbara's car too, but it's (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: New Items on The Vault - 9/9/99
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Larry, Well, if you ever do, I will be there! Sounds like a blast! What is Valley Fair? Scott S. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: Auczilla 500
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I'm still waiting for my stuff from AucZILLA X :( hopefully this works and it shows up now :) (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: New Items on The Vault - 9/9/99
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Prolly not gonna happen this year, they close soon and we have to move my Mother In Law out of our house into the condo we bought her, which frees up her bedroom so Julia the ex exchange student can move in to it, which frees up the fusball room so (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: Auczilla 500
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(...) Hm... OK. Seems worth a try. Here goes: "I haven't received my winnings from AucZILLA XXIII yet." Let's see what we have waiting for us tomorrow when we get home from Minneapolis. (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | To Martin Legault
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You keep sending me mail saying I'm not replying... perhaps something is getting swallowed somewhere. At any rate send 30 + 7 to my snail for parcel post or 30+10 for fast shipping. To everyone else, sorry for the waste of your time, and the waste (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Help ! (please)
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[FUT: lugnet.db.scans] (...) I've also had problems with some images- they're recognised as JPEGs by all my applications but using some old weird Perl [1] code to generate image sizes gives an error. My examples are 6893-01.jpg, and 1499-01.jpg, (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: the Datsville PD
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(...) idea from them. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: anyone else notice this?
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(...) Are you doing the inside curve as well? What about the points? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Divers (was: Lugnet Roll-call)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <37ea56bc.9033064@lu...et.com>... (...) I have all the Divers sets, too, except the one with metroliner front as a cabin. I like them much, especially during this sad times of juniorization. The most irritating thing is (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.people, lugnet.town)
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| | Help ! (please)
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When I download building instructions from brickshelf and then unzip them with WinZip 7, 20% of the time the reslting .jpg files are not recognised as such by Word 97 or Word 2000. 80% are OK. I thought there must have been a glitch in transfer but (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: anyone else notice this?
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(...) Hello Jonathan, After a bitter conflict I've been able to wriggle my way back again to my former workplace. I had almost no access to internet during that time, so I used it very wisely. As you may have noticed on the parts tracker by now, (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | A belvedere for Datsville [DAT]
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Hello all, Here's another one of my follies, the Datsville Belvedere. This thing, donated by one of the towns wealthy eccentrics (I assume there's more than one), allows the citizens of Datsville to enjoy a panoramic view over their beautiful town. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Lego Bots in Germany???
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(...) Highschool equals 11th through 13th grade in Denmark. By that time the public schools will have taught the students english since 5th grade, while some private schools teach english from 4th grade. the 10th year in Public and Private schools (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | SpaceCase Auction Update #5 - Lots still available
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Hi, There are still a few sets available at low opening bids. Please look at this update in 'raw' format. Thanks, Pat. Set # SET NAME Bid US Bidder StatusNotes 1462 Galactic Scout 2.00 theotii open a1 1620 Astro Dart 4.00 ib open a1 1621 Lunar MPV (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RIS in Elem Eduction Florida
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I am interested in starting a robotics club in a K-5 elementary school for gifted kids using the RIS as a base. Has anyone had experience in working with kids in those age groups? I am familiar with the First Lego League program sponsored by TLG, (...) (27 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorm V1.5
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I was at FAO Schwartz in Seattle today and the Mindstorms sets all had a sticker on them indicating that all Mindstorms sets purchased after 8/1/99 are elgible for a free software upgrade to version 1.5 (Plus a $3.95 shipping fee). The offer expires (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RcxCC problem(question for NQC users)
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HI everyone, is there anyway to use NQC and run RcxCC without having LEGO MindStorms cd-rom ? why i need NQC? i am trying to get the out put of a NQC program which is Rcx op-code(as i heard- correct me if i am wrong) and simulate it on a canvas. (...) (27 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | error when loading *.icb file
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Hi, I have downloaded the as11 assembler. When I assemble a *.asm file, a *.icb file was created. Then I whated to load the file in the HB but the message "Fatal internal error: Illegal line in .s19 file" was dispayed on the monitor. What's the (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 1x6x2 arched window
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Jonathan Wilson wrote in message <37EAB723.6B9831CF@x...il.com>... (...) Why? It's not a part. It's actually 7 parts (14 pieces), if you wanna' get technical, stuck together in a way that *I*, not TLG, imagined. What it *is* happens to be an idea I (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | New question/challenge...
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Okay, so I'm looking at my old 12 volt train motor, and it's got two drive wheels per side and a hole in between each of them to add a third wheel. And my 12v set included these extra wheels so that I have the option of adding them, or not. Now I'm (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: the Datsville PD
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Good job here. I really like the cells. I have a question about the jail windows--do the bars & frames fit like that in the real world, or is it a bit of CAD fudgery?* (I don't have those pieces, so I'm curious). Brian (bbq) Sauls (*For an example (...) (27 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | No objection
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Gary Livick wrote: <snip> (...) I don't mind that sort of solicitation. I think it's great that you're helping the Handy Board community by developing HB robotics accessories. I might end up being a customer when you get it up & running. Good luck (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Mindstorm V1.5
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Can any one give me the full story on the new 1.5 version I have seen a box but I am told it is still 1.0 parts inside. Is up grade iall in the PC software. Is there an up grade to the RCK brick firmware Can you get a up grade fro V1.0 I have seen (...) (27 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 6280 Armada Flagship - New, minus figs (BRICKS)
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No one has bid on this yet, scheduled to end Friday night. (URL) pirate figs have been put up for auction if you're looking to fill the ship! (URL) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FT: Space Sets
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I have the following Space sets available for trade. Please see my wanted list for a list of sets I am looking for at: (URL) Strategic Pursuer - (URL) with original instructions. Complete. 1558 Mobile Command Trailer - (URL) with original (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
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I mailed out the packages on Monday. I ended up sending 3 boxes with contents from the following: 8 1200 pc blue tubs 4 400 pc freestyle w/backpack 4 400 pc classic w/tray-building table 1 400 classic bucket 1 80 pc Primo 1 13pc(?) Primo from the (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Listening to IR via NQC
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(...) You can sometimes fake it by sending "bad" codes in -raw mode with verbose mode turned on (-v) and a long timeout (-t). For example, to examine the Lego remote codes I kept typing this: nqc -v -t 2000 -raw 10 Since I didn't have an RCX around (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | FA: 20 Pirate Minifigs at Bricks@Guarded Inn
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Go here to check them out: (URL) are three lots of soldiers and five lots of pirates. Each lot contains a few accessories too. This is my first auction at Mike Stanley's free auction site, I look forward to using it more. If you haven't signed up, (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | UPDATE Re: FS, I need to clear some space.....
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Here is an update of the items that I have to sell. Some have been taken off the block as noted. The remaining items are still available. And Remeber my asking price does not have to be the price you pay. :-) (...) but (...) Items pulled Sold (...) (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 8482 Technic Cybermaster
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(...) Yeah, that's definitely what's going on. (URL) Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> (URL) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8482 Technic Cybermaster
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At a local Zany Brainy, they have a display of a number of set 8482, "Technic Cybermaster". A sign says "a Zany Brainy exclusive", and they're going for $230. This set has me a bit puzzled, but I'm not sure I want to spend $230 to answer my (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New pics of the finished commuter train
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Yea, I've seen this puppy in person. (Both the real MAX train and Steve's model.) It is really well done. It looks incredible. The narrow windows match the doors of the real MAX quite well. The overall look of the model really captures the feel of (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, that is what I'm looking for. Unless anyone else knows of anything, I guess it's time to dive into the coding. :) (...) Yeah, that would work great. Does anyone have code that does this? (Don't want to reinvent the wheel...) I know of (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Technic Shuttle
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dya.shopping@wanadoo.fr (Ets Dya Shopping) wrote in <FIGLHw.147@lugnet.com>: (...) Emmanuel, if you really have the ability to pull magic like this... and based on your having so many of the supercar, maybe you can.... then I suggest you go for the (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Actually, I once made a Death Star out of a 2x2x.3 Brick, and all the bacteria on it were the X-wings and TIEs, having a big battle. It also blew up a few 1x1x.1 asteriods. -- This message transmitted on 100% recycled electrons. Nick / Ickna (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Auczilla 500
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(...) Does this always happen?? About two hours after I posted that message, the sets arrived here at work. I'm happy... Paul, who now wants more 12v track and another 818 windup motor. (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Datsville sports car
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(...) It's fixed now. Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Black Dragons
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The Ann Arbor Toys R US had about 8 black dragons each for 2.97. The price is pretty good, but I also just started thinking, hey, I haven't seen these around much, lots of Ninja is crowding it out. I know they are not *rare* but they might be soon. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr)
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| | Fly-in cargo port [DAT]
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Here's a study (no walls/few details) of a fly-in cargo port for a spaceship/station. Please LMKWYT and feel free to expand on this design. --Bram 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 80671.DAT 1 0 320 8 -240 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 2445.DAT 1 0 320 8 0 0 0 1 0 (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Docking port for spaceship/station [DAT]
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Here's an idea I threw together for a simple docking port (no pocket door). It doesn't work very well in real life, but maybe it'll inspire someone to come up with something better. --Bram 0 1 16 -10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3021.DAT 1 16 20 -8 -20 1 0 (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Light grey and Dark grey colors in POV Ray?
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For light gray I use this: #declare Color7 = #if (version >= 3.1) material { #end texture { pigment { rgb <0.65,0.65,0.65> } finish { ambient AMB diffuse DIF } #if (QUAL > 1) finish { phong 0.5 phong_size 40 reflection 0.08 } #if (BUMPS) normal { (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Datsville sports car
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(...) Whoops! I gotta fix that one. :-, The new link to Barbara's car is: (URL) - jsproat (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Town 2000?
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Jonathan Wilson wrote in message <37E8E7A7.89911D78@x...il.com>... (...) ...snip... (...) the immovable minifigs (...) Try putting those old cowboy hats on a new minifig. They end up looking like some sort of novelty hat a clown wears to a rodeo. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
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(...) The uber-rule is something like "trade with the box trying to improve the value of the assortment." In addition to this (according to how I was thinking of it), you would have to follow the variable rules as well. If the rules are: Trade only (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Palm remote control made easy
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I have been asked how I use my PalmIIIx as a remote control for the RCX and Scout. At the link below, you will see the web page I through together that has all the information and files needed to get up and running quickly. Hope this helps. (URL) (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Space stations?
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(...) What about this for a name? What if in honor of the first non-generically named base, we name the spacebase "Alpha-1"? The name could apply to the whole base, and we could add at least one 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base to it just for fun. I'm still (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
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(...) Becasue we'd all lose our jobs because we'd be chattiing instead of working all day :') (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: the Datsville PD
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(...) The side with the windows and the double doors is accually supposted to face the fromt. the large doors are the front entrance and the other smaller door in the side is the back entrance. the parking lot goes next to the back entrance, which (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Interesting set variation noted over in RTL for 493 Space Command Center
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(...) Yes, the instructions show how to make them. And those curved corner pieces can be found in the Landspeeder set, 2 in each box. -Tom McD. when replying, traces of spamcake has been found in ancient head-shrinking rituals. (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Space stations?
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(...) That's cool Mark. Pick a homepage, any page. I wanna see, I wanna see! I've got no problem with .space including official models (especially the older ones :-) -Tom McD. when replying, some asteroids have been known to include spamcake content (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Space stations?
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(...) Excellent idea. You da man! That would make expansions much easier, and the usable interior space of any module bigger as well. If I were to employ such a design in the M3 modules (which I will, so thanks! :-) I'd keep the end flip doors in (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: truck wheels: 5563 vs 5571
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(...) John, How is it that the 5563 is dumb but not the 5571? The 5563 is based on a two axle cabover design. We have one sitting outside my office. The only problem is that the rear wheels should have 2 on each side. This same problem is present on (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Space stations?
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(...) That's quite true. But I was thinking of situations where gravity would have some small influence on the station itself, perhaps with cumulative effects over time, such as being in a planet's orbit with a nearby moon pulling at it, however (...) (27 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Listening to IR via NQC
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(...) If I understand you correctly, then this is more difficult than it sounds, because the IR tower shuts down after a few seconds after the PC stops transmitting. Things work fine if the PC initiates a conversation (e.g. by asking the RCX to send (...) (27 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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