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(...) Interesting question! Y'know what? This would actually be perfectly appropriate in the new lugnet.people newsgroup (created 18 Sep 1999)... :-) CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.people (group): All about LEGO® people (enthusiasts, fans, maniacs, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.people)
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| | Yellow School Bus...
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Hi everyone, I'm trying to build a yellow school bus for my dad (who's Transportation Director for a public school system) and need some building pointers. There's a great school bus on page 108 of the new Ultimate Lego Book that I'd love to try to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Todd, how many names do you recognize?
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(...) Probably about 1000. --Todd (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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Check out Paul's thumbnails of the recent GMLTC show. It is the eye around (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Rotary electrical coupling
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I have been working (when I should have been Working) on two things which may be of general interest. The first is a rotary electrical coupling, which allows you to pass 4 wires through a rotary joint. I built the prototype tonight, and I think it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
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(...) I just did a few tests; for most cases, both ™ and ™ display the same thing: Navigator 4.5 on Win95: TM character (superscript) Navigator 4.6 on Linux: [tm] sequence of characters Navigator 4.08 on IRIX: [tm] sequence of characters (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: What would you think of a crusader torso being available?
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(...) I apologize for not providing the URL-- have been rather busy lately:-( Actually, it's: (URL) And specifically to our discussion, go to: (...) -John (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Todd, how many names do you recognize?
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Todd, Just curious; when I read messages I recognize the names of a small bunch of posters, maybe a dozen or so. I just wondered how many posters do you recognize? Chris (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8448 Street Sensation Racing - Are you game?
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(...) I'm definitely game for that, though part of the fun (for me) would be the direct competition (read: crashes) with other bots. -Luis ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. -Anonymous ###...### (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Spielwaren Reimann?
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Has anyone purchased LEGO from a German company by the name of Spielwaren Reimann ((URL) I traded some e-mail with them and learned that they wouldn't ship to the US but they will ship to Sweden (where I go periodically) or anywhere else in Europe. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | FA(eBay): Large grey plates, grey 1x16, Technic motor, crowns, etc
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Adventurer accessories (URL) crowns, swords, beards, etc (URL) motor, battery box & cable (URL) LARGE grey plates, 4 6x16's and 16 6x12's (URL) 1x16 grey bricks (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: When should the 2000 Catalogue Appear?
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(...) Further discussion of this topic belongs in .off-topic.geek, I think. Let's take it there if you want to continue. :) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When should the 2000 Catalogue Appear?
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(...) Actually, that's exactly what I said. The first year was (retroactively of course) numbered "1", meaning "In the first year after our reference point". The year before that is "-1", meaning "In the first year before our reference point." We (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Anyone that knows Excel.. (Or a Math Wizard)
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(...) Please don't post things like this to lugnet.general. There's a group lugnet.off-topic.geek for things like this. --Todd (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Group Idea
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(...) Ditto. -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 How to rob a bank in ancient Rome: "Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam." (I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 8448 Street Sensation Racing - Are you game?
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(...) If we design a standard race track, and standard rules, and of course if we all trust each other :) we can compete virtually... (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
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(...) Whoops, I meant that I've always written ™ not ™ directly. (I posted that using the web interface. I still have to go fix that problem DavidE discovered the other day: (URL) I know what the bugaboo is now.) (...) Whoops, brain-refresh (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Download problem
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(...) you don't want to send source, you can always compile it and send the binary... nqc -Ofoo.rcx foo.nqc Another alternative would be to download it in verbose mode and send me the log... nqc -v -d foo.nqc >log My email is dbaum@enteract.com Dave (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. Sorry, I feel left out of the loop. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NQC 2.0 and some math questions
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(...) I'm going from memory here, so I may miss a detail... int lock; #define TASK_BIT(task_num) (1 << task_num) void acquire_lock(int task_num) { while(1) { // wait for lock to be clear while(lock); // try to own it lock |= TASK_BIT(task_num); // (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
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(...) It works on the Mac too. (...) What OS? (...) No, I've always written ™ (...) That's odd! -- My experience is just the opposite: I haven't yet found a single version of Netscape where ™ -doesn't- show a TM character, and I haven't yet found a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Well, people, I think we'd better get down to some serious business... (...) Agreed. Building instructions on the way soon as I can see whether improvements are required as as been variously suggested:a. use an angle sensor b. use a pressure (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: New Group Idea
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(...) Evil. --Todd (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Just kidding! Well, you my weakness. How could I possibly pass off the opportuntiy to build and test what might turn out to be the ultimate Lego air compressor? Fact is I've already started on it but there may be some delay coz I'm truly out (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Zach's third LEGO auction (update 12)
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All high bids made on or before 9/28/99 have advanced to GOING 1; those that were GOING 1/2 in the last update all have advanced to the next level. Welcome to my third RTL auction. It has been about 18 months since my last auction, time for another (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: another thought on "Bid Siphoning"
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <37F54A22.3508D5EE@v...er.net>... (...) Yep, I looked at the bid history for your experiment, and there is an explanation comment for the bid retraction. Frank (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Well, didn't really expect you would let me off so easily. (...) Oh dear, my site's a mess. Just hope you know what you're doing. (...) A better idea - if I could contort myself to fit into the DHL box .... Cheers -- C S Soh (URL) where air is (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: When should the 2000 Catalogue Appear?
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(...) That's not the point. The first century didn't start on year 0, it started on year 1 and ended on year 100, not 99. 101 was the first year (hence the 1) of the next century. Sorry to be so nitpicky. {:^) Bill (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Sad State of Minifig Box #1
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(...) I forgot to sign that... Paul Sinasohn, in Oakland. (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: The Sad State of Minifig Box #1
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(...) Chris is not necessarily to blame for that situation with his original box - the one Tammy is not tracking. I probably am, as I more than doubled the weight of the box, and some of that doubling was in basic bricks. But I put a lot of other (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Animated Space Station
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I have not heard from anyone if this works or not on their machine. Any comments appreciated. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | New Items on The Vault: 10/1/99
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There are lots new items on The Vault including the Velux Town House set, old and new Forestmen sets and several small sets. All Shell sets are now being clearanced with big savings! Other sets are also on sale. Comming soon will be train items, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Bring back the Wolfpack
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One of my favorite castle themes, and one of the most under-developed, was the Wolfpack. The minifigs are cool and the two (count 'em ... one, two) sets that they produced were awesome, IMHO. I thought the tower model was well designed and comprised (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Got my own "How Dare You" message from eBay ripoff artist
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Heh, I just got this in the mail from someone I left neutral feedback on for trying to rip people off on the McDonalds set. ***** Just "who are you" to leave feedback about our auction on ebay since we have never been in contact with or from you. It (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Proposed: A New Kind of Timeline (was Re: The LD environment)
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(...) I think that will only serve to divide the group. (...) Yes, and that should be the primary aim of DATabase or whatever we call it. (...) I've been having second thoughts to limiting technology, given the wide variety of magic, super-heroes, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | RE: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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Hmmm...I feel a bit left out, maybe I'm only half geek....I thought the movie was about the princess. Certainly at thirteen I thought R2 was cool, but the princess, now THERE was something! Rock, paper, scissors...Cool hair beats droid dome. My wife (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: When should the 2000 Catalogue Appear?
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(...) ALL of the above. :-) I am convinced that the new millenium starts in 2001 but I could care less (not much less, mind you) and will party like it's 1999 this year AND next. (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Position Finding/Mapping
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(...) I assume you're talking about the type of robot platform shown here: (URL) four wheels travel the same amount regardless what direction the robot is moving. So, you won't get much from using multiple rotation sensors except to help average out (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 8448 Street Sensation Racing - Are you game?
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(...) Well, as part of a course here at school, I have six RCXs, each with three light sensors and three rotation sensors. So that will be the rules when I run the race :) (...) Yeah- I had always wondered if the touch sensors could handle sensing (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | (old) UNICEF van scans
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I posted scans of my UNICEF van to (URL) # 107, from 1985. James Powell (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: The Sad State of Minifig Box #1
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My thoughts on MFB1 and the general state of things. When this box left me (after Todd gave me the stuff to partition as I see fit) it had a lot of very beat up minifigs. The debate swirled around what to do with it. I had already put some minifigs (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: When should the 2000 Catalogue Appear?
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Gary Williams (graywolf@pcpros.net) wrote: : Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message ... : >Ummm.....I wonder who will have the distinction of being the first to : >uncover the first LEGO catalogue of the new millennium.....no doubt : >something to tell (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | JDH Auction 4 - Shell / Soccer / Kelloggs / Value Packs / other unopened sets
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All sets are in mint unopened UK boxes except where marked with '*' - see Details section. Please note my revised bid increments for this auction - see Rules section. Lots ==== 1747 Pirates $3.50 Barry C 30Sep@22:38BST 1749 Aquanaut Paravane $3.50 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | JDH Auction 3 - trains
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The two main sets consist of the train, track and engine driver only, i.e. no passengers, loads, platforms, road vehicles, etc. The speed regulators are available at no extra cost if required (240VAC @ 50/60Hz), but they will obviously increase (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: IC on Irix
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(...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 8448 Street Sensation Racing - Are you game?
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(...) Ok, what should we allow then? Only the RIS set or also extra sensors? How should we construct the track? I suggested marking the curbs with a black line, but mayby a gradient could be used so cars can find their way back on track if pushed (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: another thought on "Bid Siphoning"
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Interesting idea. Do bid retraction comments show to anyone other than the seller though? Never checked. I must be doing something right with my listing, I got a rather snippy note complaining that I was undercutting other sellers. Well duh... (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Model Team-ish links
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(...) Very nice collection, there aren't too many Model Team things all gathered together like that. By the way, if you are interested, I have one crummy photo of a Model Team jeep I made last year. It might not be enough to put on your page, but if (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: MI/X (Was: LeoCAD for Linux (Was: Compiling MPD Builder/Splitter for DOS/Win?))
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(...) I have used the product under NT. It isn't very stable. But it works. The problem is that your apps are looking for fonts that you haven't installed into the X server on the Mac. There is a faq for MI/X on their site, which includes a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | another thought on "Bid Siphoning"
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what if a bidder were to bid on an obvious scam auction (like the ones currently runnin on set 3438 - mcdonalds drivethru) and then retract with a comment such as "holy wow! i bought one direct from lego instead for $11!" is that bid siphoning? just (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Anyone that knows Excel.. (Or a Math Wizard)
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This is I'm sure off topic for this group.. though I wanted to be sure I got everyone who might know anything about Excel... Or a Math Wizard :) HELP!!!...!!! I have a project that needs to be done in Excel for one of my classes... I think the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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(...) Because the program doesn't work that way, it just turns backface culling on and draws everything in green, then switch to "frontface culling" (does it exist ?) and draws everything red. I've been busy finishing my first game project (not Lego (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
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(...) I can't argue with that :) (...) No way ! The front faces are CCW in 3DS Max, and quoting the OpenGL 1.2 specs. for glFrontFace() "mode: Specifies the orientation of front-facing polygons. GL_CW and GL_CCW are accepted. The initial value is (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Lego UNICEF van pictures posted
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Hello all, I have posted some pictures of the Lego UNICEF van on my web page: (URL) hope this can shed some more light on the promo set issues... (the've been around for a while...) James Powell (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
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(...) just (...) I didn't know that - thanks, I was going to buy one of those $40 ones from www.nugator.com - how many of these makes a reasonable size train? Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8880 Supercars for £55
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(...) £55 - I don't know why Netscape did that but I have to put Alt-0163 to get the symbol because I've got a German keyboard. (...) That's scalping - there is no other term for it - that's what the scum of Star Wars collectors do, now I am seeing (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: new webpage
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(...) Hi, Nicolas. I'm looking forward to see your projects. Perhaps you should remove the LEGO logos from your site. I don't know about the legal issues, but it is disrespect for TLG's wishes. Check (URL) for details. Regards, Søren (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | new webpage
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Hi, I just finished my new webpage on lego robotics. not all sections are finished yet but they soon will be. the address is: (URL) bookmark this site and check back often to see the new additions. Let me know any comments or questions about my site (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Not a True Believer, eh? <grin> Serious answer is that 'damnperfectionist' is one word -and- describes both myself and my Lady-Wife. Since we have a history together that goes back to the first days of ANH, I guess this is just the current (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Thanks! I'm not sure if "improved" is the right word though. In my mind it was a trade off between funtionality and aesthetics. The result just looks a little too blocky compared to where it atarted. The bent beams are a great idea. They hold (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Hmmm... I've already got my third RIS (and one RDS) and I still have absolutely no urge to go get the DDK. Am I missing something? Artoo's cool and everything, but really??? (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | MI/X (Was: LeoCAD for Linux (Was: Compiling MPD Builder/Splitter for DOS/Win?))
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[ XFUT lugnet.off-topic.geek ] Mike Stanley: (...) Didn't work. There is some kind of font problems that don't make sense. (...) I am not a Mac person either. - And I would like to stay that way (but still get the d*** thing to work). No plain and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Position Finding/Mapping
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If you take a syncro drive robot that can move perfecly in 4 directions(Fwd,Rev,Left,Right) and attach rotation sensors to each axle that the wheels are on, then you can measure the distance traveled by ecah wheel. With a litttle knowledge of how (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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[ I got a bit too much good French red wine, so maybe I shouldn't try to answer now, but ... ] Steve: (...) Right. (...) Shouldn't all elements of transparent parts be drawn? (...) Yes. (I start to suspect that wine has a good influence on my (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Sounds good, given the traffic I've seen pass here. Most (IIRC) have said that they'd buy one (or two) -after- they picked up another RIS, as it will be with me. (...) Thank you, sir. I appreciate the link. <grin> I'm sure that Karin's already (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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Okay, so we should revise the poll to include: 1) Don't buy it. 2) Buy one or more ONLY after you have at least two RIS kits 3) Buy only one. 4) Buy two to get a complete head and extra parts. 5) Whatever else comes to mind. Now, if you _really_ (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) Heh... guess not then... 3 meters tall makes it just over 7 bricks high-- I'd round it to 7 bricks and 1 plate (rounding up slightly)... Of course that's assuming the average minifig is 6 feet tall, and is 42mm in height... they do vary from (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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What type of batteries are used inside the Micro Scout? It looks too small for 6 AAA batteries. Does it use a 9V battery instead? Tilman (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Greetings, Nick.... Erm....probably (3), since the Lady-Wife's been after me to design and build a real droid for a -long- time <grin>. The sub-text here is that my doctorate's in neuro-cybernetics, so I get flack about not 'doing anything (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Sad State of Minifig Box #1
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(...) I am relieved to hear this. I, mistakenly, thought that someone had taken good condition pieces and replaced them with the "many old, beat up, missing lots of parts type torsos". My faith in the participants of Jambalaya is restored. (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Utah Legomaniacs Get Together
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(...) University for Goyem? hmmm.... I live in Orem. Pretty nice town, actually. Lindon is just north of us; I could bring up a bunch'a almost-rivalry talk, but I'll save that for Provo. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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This thread about R2-D2 has been both interesting and informative. Now I would like to see an informal poll about the DDK ... 1) Don't buy it. 2) Buy only one. 3) Buy two to get a complete head and extra parts. 4) Whatever else comes to mind. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) An AT-ST has markedly differently shaped feet than an AT-AT. I'd actually be kind of upset if they used it for an AT-ST foot. eric (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) I am not sure what the exact scale is off the top of my head but I will check my Essential Guide to Vehicles this weekend to see if I can derive anything from that. Eric Remove ".nospam" when replying be E-mail The New England LEGO Users (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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(...) why can't you simply mod your proggy to handle the conversion automatically?? i mean.. if your proggy is smart enough to detect uninified normals and then allows the user to press a key to mod the CW/CCW property of the face, why can't you (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Wow. And I thought I had fun in line for TPM... -Luis ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. -Anonymous ###...### (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) I believe it is about 3 meters tall. Dunno how tall it'd be in Lego though. Jeff (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Not to beat the "not to scale" to death, but I was curious the other day, and calculated the height an AT-AT would be if that piece were used for the feet, and it was built to scale with the 'foot's width... It'd be about 20 centimeters tall. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Greetings... If memory serves, Lucas has made statments about the 'Journal of the Whills' being either told from the droids POV or being, in the main, a chronicle of thier adventures. TPM seems to carry this thesis out fairly well, IMO. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LeoCAD for Linux (Was: Compiling MPD Builder/Splitter for DOS/Win?)
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(...) Tried this? (URL) not a Mac person at all and I got it to work in just a couple of minutes, so it might work for you. (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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When you think about, the Star Wars movies easily be about R2-D2 rather than the humans.. He's in every one and saves the day usually at the risk of injuring himself in every movie.. He'll be the main reason I'll be getting the Scout if I do. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) But it could be useful as the top of an AT-AT foot, possibly. I don't like the way TLG has aggresively started to use this piece as a unibody for small vehicles. The only bad part about set #4910. Steve (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) I'm using them in lieu of touch-sensor feelers/bumpers on my robots. I have the motor attached via the slip-clutch, and a rotation sensor attached to the axle. When the sensor stops changing, the robot knows it's stuck somehow. (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Actually, I think you're right. Sorry -- too early in the morning. Or late at night. Whenever it was when I wrote that. Disregard what I said. :) I just tested, and it looks to me like Apache isn't setting "Pragma: no-cache". So I think what (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
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(...) *grin* I'm using Netscape 4.0, just not on MS Windows. It's all part of Microsoft's plot to break the cross-platform nature of the web. At least your " and ' work - a lot of people's don't. That's why I bring it up. Otherwise, I'd agree with: (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) Not unless you remove the microphone somehow. eric (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Utah Legomaniacs Get Together
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(...) So the mountain can say "UGOY"? Why? Steve (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
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Leonardo Zide wrote in message <37F4ECA7.C0BFCF7D@c...com.br>... (...) I'd vote for CW for two reasons: 1) 'Clockwise' is shorter than 'counterclockwise'. 2) CW is used more often than CCW in rendering applications (to my knowledge) because the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The LD environment (or, Datsville in Space)
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(...) Heh, sure. 8) (snip) (...) Premium, all the way. 8) Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud,...the plastic (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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(...) That would be nice, but it's unrealistic. (...) No, they shouldn't. Just because the part XYZ is CW, a program can't assume that the primitive ABC is also CW. (...) I like this. I don't like it for use on primitives, but DOUBLE-SIDED could (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) design. The bent beams are still there though!. I really like the wierd looking angle of the pistons. I never thought of that. I toyed with the idea of a radial compressor with a central gear that drove four planetary gears and each having a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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Gary Williams wrote in message ... (...) *a lightbulb appears above my head* Nevermind, I understand now. For some reason I was imagining inverting all three axes, but now I realize only two would need to be inverted, before the part is rotated 180 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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Steve: (...) Because our clever rendering programs will notice that the first transformation matrix has negative determinant, and therefore will swap the CW and CCW checks. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LeoCAD for Linux (Was: Compiling MPD Builder/Splitter for DOS/Win?)
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Leonardo: (...) I do have X installed _on_my_Linux_machine_, but I haven't managed to get the Macs here in Paris to run a X server (yet). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Mario, I've encountered some weird problems like this too. I think I was able to fix things up by erasing the memory. In RcxCC, use the Tools -> Clear Memory option. Please let us know if that works. Jonathan (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: The LD environment (or, Datsville in Space)
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(...) Thank you, Ben (...) environment. (...) That was one of the points that I was trying to make. I like the spin you're putting on the government idea though. (...) Unleaded? :-) (...) -Duane (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | RE: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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At 07:39 PM 9/29/99 GMT, you wrote: Hey folks, I tried that mod but the spacing was off for just adding the pulleys. so I rebuilt it a bit differently. It is larger now, and not quite so elegant. but it does accomplish the full stroke goal. I also (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brick by Brick Auction Update--G2
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Hello, the Brick by Brick Auction page is back online! As a result of the outage I will remove items with no bids yet on Monday the 4th instead of today. Auction Update as of 10/1 -12:30 PM: Items that were G2 on 9/30 are now SOLD. Items that are (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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(...) Why not simply: (...) Assuming the primitives are all defined so their faces are turned outward. I would see allowing both CW and CCW as a convenience for parts authors. There's no real difference between one way and the other. CW has a slight (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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