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  Re: Arctic Adventurers
 
[ XFUT lugnet.general ] Mark Lindsey: (...) [ Cut suggestions for a "Hunt for the lost treasure of Atlantis" series. ] (...) Interviews in various Danish newspapers. They are definitely aware of the existence of the on-line LEGO community, but it is (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
 
  Classic Space Update #2
 
Update #2 497   Galaxy Explorer       This is a complete set in mint condition. The box shows a lot of wear. Instructions included       Current high bid $50, increments $2 minimum       I had this one before I came across the other one. No box or (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Colous in Lego
 
(...) BTW, when talking to TLG, they call this color "transparent neon green". (...) I'd say yes. Although I've seen 'transparent' given as an attribute of the part, rather than the color: "transparent 2x4 brick, red" rather than "2x4 brick, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Arctic Adventurers
 
Mark Lindsey: (...) Thanks. (...) Wouldn't make sense from a commercial point of view. The part count (price) of a set should be comparable to the "play value" of the set. (...) This sounds good. How are they equipped? Small freighter with a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
 
  Re: Ult Lego Book
 
(...) That is an issue to take up with eBay management, because the seller was misrepresenting his goods. (...) Why blame TLG for the actions of predatory scalpers? Steve (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Technic's for 2000?
 
What Technic's would you like to see in the next catalog or near future? I would like to see an Boeing 747, maybe a 777, or any good large aircraft. And controled by an RCX or similar. A Large Transport truck? Rally Car, built like the 8448, but (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Under the Sea @ THE BRICKYARD!
 
Explore the Vastness of the Sea with The Brickyard! A Brickyard Update: (URL) Brickyard has loaded the contents of several copies of the great Diver set 6441: Deep Reef Refuge! This set contains a wealth of great elements including 6 stud wide (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: What happened to Larrys' eBay Hopper Auctions?
 
(...) Here's (part of, the part I think did it) the text of the 4536 listing that got canned. I removed this part and replaced it with a more bald statement that I got the hoppers from Busy Bee and no comments. The rest of the listing remains (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: why eBay proxy bidding is broken
 
In lugnet.market.theory, Larry Pieniazek writes: <major snippage> (...) My two cents worth (had to outbid that lousy 1 cent raise) is I'm with Larry. In his example, PF bid $50 *first*. It is now incumbent upon any bidder to raise it by the minimum (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
 
  Re: FA(eBay): blue hoppers
 
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38017328.C46A6B56@v...er.net>... (...) It's too bad I couldn't have ordered one at a normal price from Busy Bee. Would have been nice for my son's birthday. All I would have wanted was one..... Eric (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Preliminary AT-AT pic
 
Dave, Awesome! Where should I send your Tantive IV model? ;-) I can't wait to see what Shaun's turns out like! Pat J (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: In town the rest of the week
 
Are there any NELug or other activities planned this week? I am here tonite and tomorrow nite, fly out Wednesday (current plan, subject to change, may stay longer, not sure)... I need to talk to someone about holding some money for Mario when he (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
 
  Re: no minifig in my Island game
 
(...) That follows the <insert latin phrase for "what we figured out is going on without having an insider's guide"> standard for part counting--legs and hip assembly is one part, torso/head/arms is another, and anything else (hat, hair, airtanks, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: I wonder where he got the scans from?
 
Here's a copy of what I sent to safeharbour@ebay.com This auction is selling "LEGO instructions on CD". If they are scans of LEGO instruction manuals, then they are almost certainly pirate copies, since LEGO has never sold a collection of building (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Clipping / CCW / CW / INVERT
 
(...) Nope, CLIPPING is not redundant; using CLIPPING and WINDING is another way of accomplishing what we've been discussing with the FACE meta-statement. See Rui's description in the root-message of this thread. Also, clipping should not be (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  hi, i'm looking for the following......
 
hey whats up all, i was wondering if anyone of you guys knew where i could get a princess mini fig and some horse covers. i have a bunsh of stuff to trade, or i will pay cash. thanks for your help - john (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex
 
(...) Understood and agreed. (...) Also, the primitive files will (generally) require less work than most part-files. [About introducing processing-by-file-type] (...) Yes, if they didn't have a 0 CLIPPING ON directive. That's why I said a good (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Preliminary AT-AT pic
 
Ok, I got a new toy over the weekend-- a digital camera! SO... I took a few pictures of the AT-AT... at the moment, I've only put up one of the pictures, but more will probably follow... At any rate, for a small pic: (URL) a medium size pic: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Royal Knight Torso's on Ebay!! All New
 
178947280: Lego Castle 24 White Royal Knight Torso's Bidding starts at: $2.00 Auction ends on: Oct-20-99, 01:05:43 PDT (URL) Lego Castle 24 Red knight Plate Torso's Bidding starts at: $2.00 Auction ends on: Oct-20-99, 01:23:17 PDT (URL) Lego Castle (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: FA(eBay): blue hoppers
 
In the future you should use www.brickshelf.com instead of www.kl.net for any instruction links. KL (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: irvine scotland and gatwick airport
 
Thanks for advice. The toy store is in the north terminal international departures area. It has a decent selection. The security in Gatwick is fairly tight and the lines are long to get into the international departure areas. Airport security makes (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: What happened to Larrys' eBay Hopper Auctions?
 
What comments did you make? Who complained? (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Track parts naming scheme survey
 
Snipped most of a well thought out posting. (...) I agree with your ordering, and tapered is a better descriptor than rounded. Where I differ is in the use of 4.5 V, 12 V and 9 V in the naming. While I don't think gen 1, 2 or 3 are good, these (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Bine gesucht!
 
(...) Neid ! Aber ein alter Ford Mustang ist doch noch viel cooler, finde ich. Bringst Du viel Lego mit, für jeden von uns eine süße kleine nette Lego- Überraschung als Urlaubsmitbringsel ??? Grüße a. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: Woseidihrdenn?
 
(...) 6271 und 6296, beide originalverpackt, also wohl Best-Zustand. Was wärst Du denn bereit dafür anzulegen (nie wieder Geschäfte mit dem Kai :-) ??? So als Vergleich, ein Ami hätte mir schon 120 $ für beide Sets zusammen gegeben... Achja, 6280 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
 
(...) OT: I've seen those before, and another demo I saw when in high school where the laser was aimed through a hole in a speaker cone, and then to a receiver. Anyone got pointers to online circuits to receive and decode such data? I think a remote (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Kai und die Frauen
 
(...) Grrrrr, jaja, schön einschleimen... Bitte Bitte Kai, ich bin zwar keine Frau, aber doch auch Piratensüchtig !!! a. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: Clearing cheques
 
Simon Robinson <simon@simonrobinson.com> wrote in message news:010801bf136c$35...sco.net... (...) If you are talking about depositing US$ checks into UK banks then to be totally sure you have to wait weeks or even months. Barclays will credit my (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  MINT 8880 Box and Instructions on EBAY...(end today)
 
The box: (URL) instructions: (URL) have the rest of the set on ebay also, just check my other current auctions. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
(...) Partly a chicken-and-egg thing though too -- if you write off everyone but Microsoft, of course MS dominates. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: Bine gesucht!
 
Und nochmal: Hallo Kaichen, (...) Verkaufen? Tauschen? Komm, Kaichen, schön mir geben.... - auf die Gefahr mich innerhalb von zwei Mails dreimal zu wiederholen: irgendwelche Fehlteile? Schürf- Kratz- oder Bißwunden? Müssen die Segel gebügelt werden (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: Bine gesucht!
 
Und nochmal: Hallo Kaichen, (...) Verkaufen? Tauschen? Komm, Kaichen, schön mir geben.... - auf die Gefahr mich innerhalb von zwei Mails dreimal zu wiederholen: irgendwelche Fehlteile? Schürf- Kratz- oder Bißwunden? Müssen die Segel gebügelt werden (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
(...) The various font sizes are not even promised to be rendered at different sizes, according to the official spec. HTML really is not meant to be a page layout language, despite a lot of changes which make it more so. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: Woseidihrdenn?
 
Und nochmal: Hallo Adrian, (...) Moment... blätter... nachschau...GEILooooooo Und wieviel Gold muß ich dafür anlegen? In welchem Zustand befinden sie sich? Fehlteile? Schrammen? Bißwunden? (...) Oh, das wußte ich nicht. Diese Leibeigenschaft war mir (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: Selling / trading old pre-ABS LEGO pieces
 
No one has expressed any interest in these items I now entertain offers for individual bricks. Dont be shy. first email gets a piece. email me at mibm@image.dk -breiler (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
(...) I THINK there was only one batch. I first heard about them from a reputable source in August, at which time the order to Lego hadn't yet been placed by Busy Bee. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: Woseidihrdenn?
 
A-dri-an!!! (...) Aber, aber: die grüne Gesichtsfarbe steht Dir gar nicht! Er verkauft sie ja nicht an irgendeine Dahergelaufene. Er verkauft sich an mich!! Die Bine (es kann nur eine geben. Gott sei's gepriesen, gepfiffen und gepsalmedeit) Man muß (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: Woseidihrdenn?
 
Hallo Kaichen, (...) Ein Schiff wird kommen.... <dadidadidadada> - gibt es jemandem, dem ich mal Feuer unterm Hintern machen kann, damit es schneller geht?? (...) Sei. Du. Vorsichtig. Ich bin selbst ein halber Fischkopp. Keine Diskriminierung von (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: Available service packs
 
There is a listing on the LEGo web site: (URL) wrote in message ... (...) access (...) My (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: 4558, 7735, 7740 ,7745, 8480 ,8880
 
(...) get a box at (shamless pug for my own auction!) (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
(...) Maybe. But you ARE whining. (About whining). -- Liam. (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: A Question,
 
We have the sqirting frog also. But a great deal of water comes out of its eyes. This is OK. However, the soap in the bathwater tends to turn the water coming of of the eyes into foam. The end result is a rather rabid frog. Scott A (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.primo)
 
  Re: Latest Busy-Bee price list is up.
 
I got the last 1858. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: 8520
 
Sorry mistake 8250 would be a cheaper set has it got no cd. -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up Michael Edwards <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: 8520
 
Hello Scott Both sets are the same but 8250 Has no CD 8299 Has a CD, therefore a cheaper set -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: 8520
 
Sorry I typed in 8250 instead of 8520! But 8250 and 8299 are very similar? (URL) wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Technic Supercar article in this week's Autocar magazine
 
I have spoken to the ladies at Lego in Bluewater (shop), it's on order What is the price on this set, i take it's going to be more than £5 -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: 8520
 
Go to my site, under the New slizer you will find some pictures on the new 8520 set -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Track parts naming scheme survey
 
Hello all, This mail contains answers to Jacob Sparre Andersen, Larry Pieniazek and Chris Dee . (...) The track supplement sets 7850 (straight, containing parts #3228 and #4166) and 7851 (curved, containing parts #3229, #3230 and #4166) where (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  I wonder where he got the scans from?
 
"Building Instructions on CD" (URL) wonder where he got the scans from? (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: 8520
 
I've not seen this set yet. Is it just 8299? (URL) Parnell wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic)
 
  Q : 7727 Electric Freight Train
 
I bought one of the above over the weekend. I was surprised to see that the set I have came with two sets of stickers. Is this normal for this set, or have I been lucky? Does anyone need scans of the sticker sheet? (This would be difficult as the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
 
(...) This pack should be available in all European countries. The pack number is #5118... maybe it's available in the US service catalogue too? Stuart (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
Then there have been multiple batches at BB. I know of someone that ordered some in July. I ordered mine in October. Quite a spread there. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
OK, fine, next time I won't just reply to one particular posting when replying about the general feel of your posts. After reading several of your complaints, I'd had enough. It's really none of YOUR or MY or anyone's else's business how BusyBee (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
 
The flex cables are available here in Italy at the Lego Service (set of 5 cables and accessories, with different sizes). If someone is interested, I can get some of them. Just email me. Giulio giuliof@iol.it (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Zach's third LEGO auction (update 16)
 
All high bids made on or before 10/8/99 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, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  [MN] Lots of RED parts posted to eBay and BRICKS
 
I've finally gotten around to posting all of the RED parts that I have been accumulating from various sets. They are listed below. The following are on the BRICKS site: (URL) Closes Bids High Bid Rectangular Bricks: [MN] 20 Red 1x4 Bricks with (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  (was: Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
 
(...) Smells quite fishy to me... I guess I plundered that pun didn't I? Actually, I think it was the League of Whining Little Sisters that made TLG remove the shooting cannons; they were tired of getting shot at. (...) I've got me fall frock, me (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
(...) I shouldn't say Verdana _only_ looks good at -1 and -2. It also looks good at very large sizes. It just looks terrible at the default default size. But YMMV, of course. Sometimes people change their settings from the installation defaults (the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
(...) Changing fonts is playing with fire. It's possible to do it right, but it's tricky. Some of my rules of thumb: 1. The best way to specify a Helvetica-like face is to use <FONT FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica"> in that order. Geneva is the for the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: The most screwed up minifigs in existance
 
(...) They're cool ^_^ They happen to be little worker droids for the bad guy cyborgs in the game, but hey, it's fun running around as Mega Man blasting little minifigs. ^_^ Kya (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  FA(eBay): blue hoppers
 
well, all my blue hoppers that weren't yet sold got deleted. eBay decided that the listing had "gratuitous comments".. no doubt fallout from the McD box listing which also got deleted. So I deleted the comments about other listings and relisted. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
(...) Agreed. I never specify font, only size and face. However I HAVE seen people (including here at Lugnet(tm) I think but I could be too wrong and too lazy to check, I am in a hotel and paying for my 800# access) name off a bazillion font types (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: Maybe a way to hit inaccurate "hard to find" listers on eBay
 
It would be funny if the seller came back and told you that the item was listed in the LEGO S@H catalog with a big "Hard to Find" graphic and so he was just passing that info along to his bidders! -- Scott Smallbeck scotts@contactics.com (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
 
  FA(eBay): dark grey plates, tan plates & bricks, brown log walls
 
162 DARK GREY plates, 1x2 to 6x10 (URL) large TAN plates, 4x4 up to 6x12 (URL) tan plates each 2x16 (URL) tan bricks each 1x16 (URL) brown log walls plus bricks (URL) variety of airplane parts (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: A Question,
 
scottcos@spamfree.aol.com (Scott Costello) wrote in <FJDHpG.By9@lugnet.com>: (...) Really? Hm. How far does the frog squirt? We got one as a hot tub toy and were pretty disappointed.. it only squirts about 6 inches... not that fun. Maybe ours is (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.primo)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  AMT 2000  [DAT]
 
here is my latest addition to my LOL superliner series. im doing a complete "overhaul" to my trains site. its going to be almost the same as my aerotech page. quite a resemblence to the californian amtrak engines. next im going to make simple (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
 
Hello All, My first experience with the flex cables was with The Technic Control Center II. You know, the T-Rex one? They were used to make the tail swing back and forth, pulling with one, and pushing with the other. More recently, I used four of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Target flyer
 
Items listed in todays (10/10) newspaper insert: 4990 Rock Raiders HQ $69 4980 Tunnel Transport $39 (thats a sale price ? seems high to me) 4970 Chrome Crusher $25 4950 Loader Dozer $16 prices good 10/10-10/16 (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Boxes anyone???
 
John K. and I had started talks about a trade, I have not heard from him since the weekend of Sept 17..... Regards Dave Paul Foster <pfoster@execpc.com> wrote in message news:37FFAD55.E596E0...cpc.com... (...) box (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
 
  FA(eBay) cheap! tonite! aircraft parts, fuselage parts incl green, tan, brown
 
Wide variety of airplane parts (URL) the usual wings, but also 9 trans blue canopies/windscreens of several kinds, wheels, tail fins, small and large propellors, and engines of 2 kinds (smoothand ridged). Aircraft/spacecraft body parts (URL) is a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
Simon Robinson wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ...] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] To get them to the US they cost £7.65 (about $12.50) plus shipping. Shipping was a little over £4.00 each on my order so the total cost to buy them and ship them to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  RE: LM35 Again
 
Hi, Like an update to my prior email, I have tested the LM35 with an external power source, with the same bad result. Any help will be welcome. Thank You José Luis ----- Original Message ----- From: Jose Luis <hal9000@cvtci.com.ar> To: (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Pieces needed - will buy or trade
 
Im still looking for a blue mini-figure with a blue/white jacket and a red scarf: (URL) im in need of 3 gray 6x8 plates and 1 Gray 6x10 plates. If any one has any i woudl be happy to trade or buy or offer credit to my site (www.nugator.com) thanks (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  The most screwed up minifigs in existance
 
Hi all, While browsing the Capcom of Japan website, I cam across this: (URL) I wonder where they got the inspiration behind those things.. For all of you who can not read the text on the site (which I imagine will be 99.94% of you), the things are (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
I know it sucks, but the truth is that about 90% of people looking at typical web sites use a Microsoft OS. My site has a 91% windows rate, with Mac and Unix covering about 3.5% each. Although Macs and Unix and Linux may be better systems thier rare (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: Lego Halloween Costume Ideas...
 
(...) I suggest that you carry a minifig that looks like your costume. That way, when someone says "what the heck are you?" you can show the minifig to them for a comparison. :) Ben Roller (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
.> "Standard" in the sense of standard on Microsoft operating systems, of (...) change (...) viewers (...) This is my concern really. I have a windows system and the fonts that come with using that system. It is the other OS's that I am wondering (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  which one
 
I'm a Big technics fan. My in-laws live in South port. (UK) If I had to impose on them to ship me just one set what Should I ask for. I've just held a flex axle and now I want many. what set has the widest selection of good "lego" parts? Chris Lego (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.znap)
 
  Shell Holland sets
 
I can offer the complete range of Special Shell sets now available in Holland. These are the sets and the prices (excl shipping): Shell Pump station $18.50 Carwash $15.50 Shell Tanker Truck $9.25 Shell Select Shop $15.50 Ferrrari F1 Truck (Small (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Pink spaceship
 
Mon ami, Can you say "Gall Force?" (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: lego sets I want to get rid of
 
Is the big yellow crane like the one from 6361? (URL) J. (...) , (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  lego sets I want to get rid of
 
I have a lot of legos that I have decided to get rid of. I plan to list some sets here because I am willing to take offers before I auction them off on ebay. Just so you Knoww my user name is mrwongsw. I am selling some big sets seperatly, than a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
(...) Not a bad deal. If I weren't covered up in sets to break up for my own projects and for auction I might have picked up a few as trade material. At this point I don't have the shelf space to buy sets just to turn around and sell them, at any (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
(...) Sure, I could. But you're already convinced otherwise, so why bother? Maybe I'd agree more with you on the "Busy Bee and other stores should limit the numbers of sets sold to any one person" issue if I were more attached to the item in (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
(...) "Standard" in the sense of standard on Microsoft operating systems, of course. Doesn't do the rest of us any good. If you're going to try to change the typeface, you'll have to remember that a good percentage of your viewers are going to see (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: Clearing cheques
 
(...) Karen worked at a bank for a while, and she tells me that banks should know within two days if a check is bad. (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: 2000 Catalog
 
(...) Was that 'made you look' or 'made you Loch'? Simon (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
(...) The sets retailed at £8.99 each - Which works out at roughly $14. If you knock VAT off that I make it about $12. I guess someone in the US would have to confirm whether that is about what they actually paid. (...) Simon (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
(...) Am I? I had a look back through my posting that this is (I think) about. In it I remarked that I was glad for the people who'd been able to benefit from BB by buying blue hopper cars (implying: no matter which country they were from). I (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: FS : Mars promo sets
 
<snip> (...) Neither, I htink I wrote a program that converts between TLS(the lego standard) and Imperial, and metric...gotta be on my comp somewhere, if anyone wants it just e-mail me at Matt@rapturesoft.hypermart.net I might stick on my website (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Clearing cheques
 
<Snip> (...) if you live in the US, most banks let you use MS Money or Quicken to check on the current account. (...) Matt #$%^ Vacum cleaners Matt@rapturesoft.hypermart.net (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Clearing cheques
 
Quick question - I wondered what most people do about waiting for cheques from other people to clear. I've picked from somewhere the impression that the done thing is to wait two weeks and assume the cheque has cleared if you haven't heard from your (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Different fonts in webpages
 
(...) Linc, if at all possible it is best to use on of the standard fonts (arial, currier, ect.) with these you are pretty much certain of compatability with most of what is out there. Microsoft has a page that details the most commonly used fonts (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Whats up with pause?
 
Hi, I was wondering when/if pause was going to be updated? Or is it already and the frontpage is still off? I've been out of it for a while so feel free to yell if this question was already asked... Matt #@*^ vacum cleaners (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Different fonts in webpages
 
Is there a list of fonts that are "safe" or safer to use in pages. I want to change up some of the fonts on my page, but don't know if there are standard web fonts to choose from. Thanks, LINC -- ---...--- New email address! linc@bulkley.net (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
 
SNIP (...) Shop at (...) And (...) SNIP I have been grappling with remote power delivery for a while. I ended up buying some chain links. Used with larger sized gear wheels, there seems to be little friction loss. I can highly recommend them. JB (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
 
On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, Michael Huffman (<3800E233.F0D7D927@...pring.com> ) wrote at 19:00:03 (...) Ahh. Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. Or something like that. Perhaps they're more worried about kids shooting 1x1s up each other's noses? (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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