 | | FA(eBay): astronauts; long bricks; town, adventurers minifigs
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24 LOOONG black bricks (URL) black plates, 1x1 to 1x10 and 4x6 (URL) long BROWN bricks 1x12 (URL) Town minifigs plus bonus chefs hats (URL) different Adventurers minifigs, plus accessories (URL) Space Port astronauts with gold-visored helmets and (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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(...) JSproat said it best. There's no other way, man. Start up conversations with her. Get her talking, get her laughing. Don't spring asking her out in the first conversation, but don't let it wait too long, either. Take a deep breath and just do (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Evolutionary programming to build LEGO bridge
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I saw this on Slashdot today. Seems some folks calling themselves the "Dynamical & Evolutionary Machine Organization", and funded partially by the Office of naval Research, are using Lego bricks and evolutionary programming to determine optimal (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Comprehensive meta-command list
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I'm attempting to compile a list of all meta-commands...did I miss anything? Current (From the LDraw FAQ): 0 <description> If the first line of the file is a comment, it's assumed to be the description of the file. 0 STEP Used to indicate the end of (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Anyone got a boxfront scan for 6061 and 6062?
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Anyone got a boxfront scan for 6061 and 6062? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A couple of new little sets...
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Chris Giddens wrote in message ... (...) They (...) They (...) cost (...) interesting to (...) Which chain? Frank (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | TLG's customers
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TLG's customers are 1 of 3 main types: 1.Kids buying for themselves. They usually don't have much money to spend so they usually want something small but not something they already have. 2.Parents buying for their kids. They usually are purchasing (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | A Spinning syncro-drive and an RCX IOExtender
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I have just updated my web site with a description of a new syncro drive design which can spin in place: (URL) instructions on how I constructed an IOExtender that uses relays to increase the number of sensors & motors the RCX can use: (URL) (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | egcs-1.1.1 patch, legOS projects structure
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Hi, this night is proving productive. I went ahead and tweaked egcs to produce RCX-specific interrupt handler prologues and epilogues. Apply this patch against egcs-1.1.1/gcc/confi...0/h8300.c, and you will be able to create interrupt handlers the (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <37f4edd7.8510607@lu...et.com>... (...) are (...) rotated (...) thinking. (...) Possibly. I'm not to great when it comes to expressing myself. I think if an even number of mirror operations are performed on a part, its (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does anyone else think outback was modeled on the australian bush?
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(...) I am building a lego shearer and mabie a shearing shed to go with him. All I need is a good design for a lego sheep. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Modern Police Department
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Good design but datsville already has a police force, mine. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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(...) OIC now. I think. If an asymmetrical part is mirrored, it keeps the same shape, but is turned inside out. To get it right-side-out again, it must be re-mirrored. In other words, there's no way to produce left- and right-handed pairs of (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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(...) Jacob: (...) Why? Having a negative determinate *should* turn subfiles inside-out. IMO. That's a useful function. Having programs checking determinates is not useful, and wastes rendering time. Steve (27 years ago, 3-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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(...) We're it. So to speak. Steve (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files [DAT]
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(...) 578 is compliant because it contains *only* subfile references, which have been verified to not mess up (C)CW-ness. But that doesn't mean the *subfiles* are compliant. It also assumes the compliant subfiles are oriented the way the author (me) (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: tiny gears
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(...) (URL) ___...___ Jonathan Pennington | -Wannabe Geologist/Anthropologist Charleston, SC | -Linux User and Advocate Email at jwp(at)awod.com | 83 V45 Magna "The Lighter Side" root@localhost (Spambot food) | 71 Triumph TR6C "Mistake" ---...--- (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <37f6c0d9.269680202@...et.com>... (...) Doh, you posted mere minutes before me and said the same thing. :) -Gary (27 years ago, 3-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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Jean-Pierre PARIS wrote in message <37F660FB.1EC77AC9@w...doo.fr>... (...) I see where you're coming from now. You're right. (...) could (...) It's starting to sound like user intervention would be needed in most, if not all, cases. Maybe it would (...) (27 years ago, 3-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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(...) This isn't automatic, but what if the program interrogates the user to pick a side which is facing outward? From that information, the program could then mark-up all adjacent sides. If the program ran out of sides, it could re-interrogate for (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | A couple of new little sets...
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Hello all, I was in my local grocery store (in NC) and spotted some small Lego sets. They were number 1068 and 1070. One is a plane and the other a helicopter. They have Extream Team logos on them as well, but he minifigs are plain. They cost $3 and (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | NGLTC early pics from Greenbery Show
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Hey the show is going great, the larger layout has made life so much easier. Here are a few early pictures from todays show, later this week I'll have some more overview pics and such. (URL) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Download problem
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(...) Mario, I just loaded it 6 times in a row without a single error... How? I'm scared but I have to say it... I tried to load the program in Windows 95. There must be something in NT that is preventing to load big programs. I tried to check the (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Download problem
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(...) Mario, I just loaded it 6 times in a row without a single error... How? I'm scared but I have to say it... I tried to load the program in Windows 95. There must be something in NT that is preventing to load big programs. I tried to check the (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: fast firmware downloader - and compilers
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(...) Not at all ;-) fast.srec works like this: - load new image, storing it immediately behind fast.srec - fix stack pointer, you'll start new firmware anyways - relocate a small routine immediately below SP - call that routine - relocate the (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Miniland
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On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Liam Parnell (<Pine.LNX.4.04.9910....30612-100 000@ukonline.co.uk>) wrote at 23:18:20 (...) It's here: (URL);-P (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | More Southern Legofest pics
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Ooh. My brain hurts. Well, I've finally sorted something out. Hope you like it. (URL) Tony Priestman (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | RE: fast firmware downloader - and compilers
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I'll have to try fastdl at some point. My pbFORTH image is assembled to live at 0x8000 and be loaded just like "real" firmware. If I use fastdl, how do I have to change my firmware assembly output to accomodate it? On the subject of configurable (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: fast firmware downloader
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(...) Erm, hrm, well... the reason I didn't ship it yet is that it won't compile with any released version of legOS. In order to gain full configurability, I had to set up a seperate directory structure, with its own include tree and stripped down (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Bring back the Wolfpack
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(...) good, (...) right?). (...) I agree that the tower was cool too. They came out during my dark ages to so I just got them. Could I get the plans for the battering ram? Thanks. Dan (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | RE: tiny gears
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Kent: I'm not at work, so I don't have access to some catalogs there... but have you looked at W.M. Berg, PIC, Sterling Drive Components, etc??? I think they are all located in Connecticut, USA. hey specialize in very small precision gears and drive (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Bring back the Wolfpack
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(...) Wow! I hadn't realized that, but yeah! There were really only two Wolfpack sets! (Wolfpack was released right in the middle of my dark ages)... I was curious, so I checked it out... seems like these are the only sets ever available that (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Miniland
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(...) A cool thing to do would be to make a comprehensive photo analysis of Miniland and put it on the web. PS - I would be very interested in a certain photo you took. 8-P' -- Liam. (URL) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Download problem
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(...) Thanks for your help. Hope you're wrong, otherwise I have to dramatically downsize my program and make it a lot more stupid :-) Some more info on the problem: - The memory has been cleared before any attempt. - I tried both NQC 1.3 and NQC 2.0 (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: fast firmware downloader
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Looks real nice on the PC side, Markus, but- where is the source for fast.srec? Was that a deliberate omission? Or just a mistake? I'd really like to look at what is in there, especially considering the small size of the .srec. Let us know... -Luis (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Yellow School Bus...
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Hi Steven, I had built a schoolhouse several months ago. You can see the pictures at: (URL) now know what it's missing: a school bus! Joe (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Whats up with this?
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(...) Nope. I'm *keeping* 6;-) -John (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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(...) Sorry guys, I ain't geeky (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: IC motion control
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your motor probably draws too much current to work with the HB. unplug the motor and see if things work. if so, the problem is your motor. see the FAQ more for on how to choose a motor that works with the HB. fred In your message you said: (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serv. Merch. sale
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Just got a flyer. Buy one, get one half price until Oct 17th. They remind us to, "shop online" at: (URL) here's a LEGO search: (URL) silver buckets, snow speeder free shipping on orders over $150 until Oct.7 -Suz. (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: The LD environment (or, Datsville in Space)
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(...) Because then we miss out on some cool and strange stuff. Everyone's idea of "space", or "sci-fi" to be more precise, is different: so deciding and hashing out even by voting will take a long time. Plus, the possible level of nitpicking would (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | fast firmware downloader
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Hi, I'm currently implementing LNP. As a first demo application, I just finished a quad-speed firmware downloader. If you're using replacement firmware, maybe this will be of use to you. (URL) you at MindFest, Markus. -- Markus L. Noga (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | fast firmware downloader
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Hi, I'm currently implementing LNP. As a first demo application, I just finished a quad-speed firmware downloader. If you're using replacement firmware, maybe this will be of use to you. (URL) you at MindFest, Markus. (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Idea for building activity at NorthWestFest
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On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Ian Bishop (<iThB6GA6YK93EwoI@g...on.co.uk>) wrote at 12:16:58 (...) I hope I'm not going to steal anyone else's thunder, but hear goes: In the Imagination Centre, there are 4 'earthquake tables' to test people's constructions to (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Whats up with this?
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On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Indranil Basak (<FIzG6A.H8z@lugnet.com>) wrote at 15:54:10 (...) You're going to see another 300. (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
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(...) That would help. Bulk ordering, and I mean true BULK ordering would make it better. Set a 10,000 piece minimum for all I care - we'll find a way to make it feasible for everyone. (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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(...) This is the most important factor IMHO. From personal experience trying to woo someone, it has always been worth it to get to know her personally. The benefits are simply too great to pass up! If you hit it off well, you get to romance a good (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
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(...) Ian- We all feel your pain; we all live with the frustration surrounding life as an AFOL. We are stupid; we are fiercely loyal, we keep coming back, and we won't switch. Be that as it may, I don't think an embarrassment campaign is the (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | tiny gears
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I'm looking for a very small set of gears. For example, I need a worm with a 0.025" diameter bore and another with a 0.040" diameter bore. Both of these could be as long as 3/8". The size of the worm gears doesn't matter too much, although I'd like (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
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Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote in message ... (...) That works for me. I don't suppose there's an official standards-setting body of people charged with voting on extensions to the .dat format, is there? Maybe it's time to form one. -Gary (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | does a common pic programer work with the sx microchips
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does a common pic programer work with the sx microchips ===== (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 6444 Outback Airstrip for sale
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I have a few of set #6444. I am asking $19 each, plus shipping. If interested, send email to: ben.gatrelle@bigfoot.com (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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(...) Thanks. Yes, I am the right John;-) (J-2) The numbering system goes like this: John Kelly is actually John Kelly III, hence the J-3 designation. John Gerlach has been around the club longer than I, hence the J-1. I, by default, become J-2. On (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Back again
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Hi , Sorry for being absent the last time, but now I'm back, ready for the next parts (the last doc and then the police torsos will come next). Bye, Joachim. (URL) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | (canceled)
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| | Oct 2nd SW / LEGO event at Wal-Mart
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Did anyone make it to the Wal-Mart "Build Your Lightsaber Contest/Event" today? Unfortunately I had to wait around all day for the phone guy to come out and install my second phone line (A technician will arrive between 8-1 or from 12-6, please be (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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(...) No I don't talk to her often, I'm a shy person (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Yellow School Bus...
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(...) Bill currently doesn't have a web page but he does read lugnet. He had the bus at the NMRA show so I just had to get a picture of it. Bill told me his inspiration to build the bus came after he saw the new sign pack which gives you the stop (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
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(...) Sorry, but I think that the even/odd algorithm only work on 'correct' solids. For example, if you take a 'bad' box made of 6 faces that have holes beween them, your algorithm can lit an inside face. And in some parts, such a situation exists. (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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(...) So you already know her pretty well? Do you talk to her often? eric (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | FS: Pirates 6280, 6250
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I have for sale to following Pirate ships: 6280 Armada Flagship 6250 Cross Bone Clipper Both sets are new with the parts bags still sealed. The 6280's box has seen better days but, the box's seals are still intact. The 6250's box has been cut around (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Question About Lugnet UK NG's
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Nicholas Allan <nick@clunyterr.u-net.com> wrote in message news:FIz86D.7Lr@lugnet.com... (...) Correct. (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | New DK books on their way
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I picked up the latest 'Adventurers' magazine today. In it is a DK ad that shows some new books. 2 of their 'adventures' series, plus 2 that look interesting: Fabulous Figures and Amazing Animals. "15 figures from 100 bricks" claims the former on (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Download problem
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(...) programs with the Spirit.OCX. I coded a huge program, with lots of tasks and subroutines, and long stretches of code. When I try to download it, I get the dots and then AsyncronBrickError returns Error 2048 (not 100% certain about the number) (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
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Gary Williams: (...) I still think using 0 FACE ( CW | CCW | DOUBLE-SIDED | UNKNOWN ) is most practical. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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(...) elementry so I would see her every now and then. Here's the best piece of advice I can give you: Talk to her. Figure out a way (...) to (...) talking. (...) and (...) that (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Position Finding/Mapping
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(...) Take a lesson from NASA and never use feet for anything important. <g> Using metric also means you don't need floating point, if you do things right. Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu> - Staff Programmer @ OGI Quasar project - (URL) (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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(...) How do you know this girl? Is she in one of your classes, or is she a friend of a friend? Are you in a club together? Here's the best piece of advice I can give you: Talk to her. Figure out a way to get her talking and keep it up. Keep the (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Position Finding/Mapping
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Does anyone have any ideas on which platform is best? I have to buy parts for any of the ones listed on the Internals page(I didn't think about that). Can anyone say which ones are best? Also does anyone know of any other syncro drives on the (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: POV --> JPG,GIF
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(...) Mine save to .bmp files - which you can open in Windows Paint. Same thing, Paint Shop Pro works... I prefer to run with the pros and get Photoshop :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 How to rob a bank in ancient Rome: "Catapultam habeo. (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Animated Space Station
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Phew! Thanks a lot Eric! I was beginning to worry if it worked. Its only 7 pics so its jerky. Top was not fixed to base exactly so it wobbles a bit. This was a first attempt. Need to redo with more frames with each as small as possible. Thanks again (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Animated Space Station
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(...) It works on my machine (Netscape Communicator 4.06 on SunOS), but the animation is kind of jerky- it seems to take a bit longer to download the new frame than is smooth, and I'm sitting behind several T3s. Also, the station seems to be (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Todd, how many names do you recognize?
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Wow (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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Now I get it! The link that Larry gave was direct to the jpeg. When I check the source for the thumbnail page I see that Larry gets a special mention in one of the alt tags. Thanks John, Chris P.S. I really like that 8 wide coach that you are (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Help me please
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Michael, check out the book "The World of Lego Toys" for a start. Possibly available at your library - it is at mine (not very large town). Kevin (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Animated Space Station
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I really, really need someone to see if this works on their machine, PLEASE! Just click the picture, set it to fit 320X200, wait for it to download, and watch it spin around. All comments welcome. Thanks, Rick (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | 8251 Sonic Cycle
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This set may have been inventoried before, but I couldn't find it, so I made my own. Notes: (1) 'gray' is the American spelling, 'grey' is the British spelling. (2) dk = dark (3) tr = transparent/translucent (4) The flexible tubes were probably (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | IC motion control
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I am having problems with programming the handyboard using Interactive C 3.2. When I used the function fd(n) to test for continuous motor rotation, the board would crashed or it would only spin for a fraction of a second. Also, even when I put it in (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
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[I got this response first by e-mail, so I replied that way. I don't remember all of what I said, but here's some of it over again, plus other comments that have occured to me in the last five minutes. :) ] (...) Sure, but bad publicity isn't (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
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<snip> (...) I am already drooling over them esp the 6207 (...) 25 for me (...) definatley (...) Grrrr *rage builds up* (...) Why wasn't I born a few years earlier than the eighties? (...) Yes <HUGE SNIP> (...) I think the Best-lock sets are the (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
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(...) It is not my desire to purchase blocks from anyone other than The LEGO Group. I pointed out the competition's site to make one very good point. They build sets that many of us would like to own... Unfortunately they are made by the WRONG (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah, maybe it's just an American phenom, then. Lemme check... I think Thanksgiving is always the last Thursday in November, which would make it the 25th this year, making the HUGE (and I mean HUGE) shopping day the 26th. On the 26th _every_ (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Very true, as I have said. I don't want to switch. No getting around this unless we are willing to switch brands. Most of us are not. So you are a LEGO enthusiasts? Mindstorms/Technic or something else? Out power comes from the simple fact (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Weird. Must have been a momentary net glitch or something, because I tried microscale first. Oh well. :) (...) Yeah... you'd still have to cut it to size, though. Pre-cut sheets would be so much nicer, although probably horribly expensive. (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Really? I didn't no that was the case. Thanksgiving is a different day in the US; I live in Canada. What date would that be? <ICS> (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Guess Todd will find out if Lugnet can stand up to being Slashdotted after all... :) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, true. :(((( (...) Maybe, maybe not. I think this would have much more impact on the largest shopping day of the year, don't you? The Friday after Thanksgiving? (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hrmmm... doesn't POV save it as a TGA file? Just find something that will convert those files to JPG. Paint Shop Pro comes to mind: (URL) looks like I need to upgrade - they're up to version 6. (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Not necessarily. From here, it's an exotic foreign location. For you, it's probably everyday ho-hum boringness. :) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.town)
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Jonathan Wilson wrote in message <37F5B2A3.6B7C09FD@x...il.com>... (...) Yeah, but if it was meant to be outback Australia, they would have sold these sets in Australia, wouldn't they? Ironic, isn't it. I wonder if the Adventurers sets are (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | FA: 9 Hopper Cars, Castle, Space, Town, Promo, & more - SeriousCollector.com
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Thanks for looking! Click here to bid or view: (URL) here: (URL) Currently 6940 Alien Moon Stalker--Who says Lego didn't make an AT-AT?! $31.50 Lego Boats: 4021 Police patrol MISB $21.00 LEGO Castle - 1906 Majisto's Tower - unopened $45.00 LEGO (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Oh, I totally assumed so. That's what "the outback" means to my [american] mnid. (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) You're right - I forgot the delay (that's what I get for typing code from memory). Yeah, 'test and set' is the best solution, but unfortunately the RCX doesn't have one. The bitflag stuff is a little ugly for my tastes, which is why NQC does (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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I'm doing an exam and for a product investigation I've chosen to do a lego brick and I really need some information on a lego brick. Any info is welcome .Please e-mail me at funkymonkey130@hotmail.com Thank you so so much Michael (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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Folks, I have just added a page of brief thoughts about my recent journey to LEGOLAND, CA (photo-links included). (URL) Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) Yes, |= is atomic. At the bytecode level you always OR from some source into a destination variable. Dave (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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This is the message submitted to www.slashdot.org It has a slightly modified version of my last posting, and this introduction so people outside the LEGO community have some idea what has been happening for a long time. Ian Sinclair Hello (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) One hole in all of this is that no Lego system clone I've seen or heard of comes near to the manufacturing standards Lego has. They're just not as good. There may be market room for a high-quality clone, but I think it'd actually be difficult (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | PRESS RELEASE- LEGO Watch Systems Range Launches; It's Time for LEGO Watches
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This press release was dated 09/24/99, but I did not see anybody else post it so here goes: LEGO Watch Systems Range Launches; It's Time for LEGO Watches ENFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1999--"Is that a LEGO watch?" "Does it really tell (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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How Many Blue Hopper Cars do I see? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. I see 7 Blue Hopper Cars. How many McDonald's Drive Thrus do I see? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. I see 6 Mc Donald's Drive Thrus. And One McDonald's Box. After all the lame discussion about the number of (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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