 | | 4x2ReVu: 1794 Dragon Master Chariot
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Forces of the Black Dragon army flow and flood down the hillside toward the Mertis Castle. A relentless mass of more than six hundred men followed by dragon-faced catapults and the rolling cages of giant serpentine beasts waiting to be freed to (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.castle)
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| | IntelliMouse Ripe for Hacking
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Hey, Just wondered if anyone had seen Microsoft's newest IntelliMouse and, if so, if they had the same thought I did about it: this thing cries out to be hacked. It uses a 'tiny CMOS digital camera' to see whatever surface is beneath it and measure (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) I *think* what's being proposed is a consolidation of the various efforts into a more professional setup. Approach TLG with a list assembled of parts people want, and that we have the money (or the backing) for, right now. I think (correct me (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NELUG at Mindfest, A quick summary and more photo's.
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Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.nospam.org> wrote in message news:FK5sLo.Mu8@lugnet.com... (...) feel (...) I was there too. Michael Gasperi It was a great time that went by in a flash. The sensor building workshops I held were packed with over 30 (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.trains)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 5978 Sphinx Secret Surprise
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The day has been a great success. After months of toiling at the digging site, the scholars have finally found the object of their efforts with the excavation of the tomb of Khul Tef. Outside, workers and fellow professors are jubilant with the (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Greatest Adventurer Movies
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(...) I think you are off by a factor of ten. I think it was more like 4,000 Zulus at Roarke's Drift. Red Imperial soldiers with Pith helmets on them isn't so hard. But 400, 4,000, 40,000, whatever Zulus, good luck! (...) That's what they said to (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | MISB 8880 Supercar + Pre-Auction Anouncment
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Ends today! (URL) got 31 auctions lined up to start on ebay this week. These include: Castle: (URL) A (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: New Castle site
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(...) Reminder to self: Have no pity on Pawel when bidding against him in auctions - he already has everything and is just being greedy! :-) Or broke! Very nice, Pawel. A little plain on the actual architecture, but I love the scope and desire to (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Castle site
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(...) Excellent site! I like the shops and so forth! I really like the way you did the 'walking' with the minifig dress. I have every intention of shamelessly stealing that idea. :) James (URL) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering Allowed in USA!
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(...) I would say pretty trivial. All one would have to do is carry a high end digital caliper with them next time they go to Legoland Carlsbad. There is an old mold on display. From the readings on that mold, you should be able to arrive at a mold (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: HC11 pink book
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Adam, Here are three books for your MCU: M68HC11RM/AD is the M68HC11 Reference Manual M68HC11A8/D is the M68HC11A8 Technical Data book M68HC11A8RG/AD is the M68HC11A8 Programming Reference Guide They are available at: (URL) this helps, - Nick - (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: UK On-line Auctions
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I thought (URL) had an option to let you view just auctions where the seller was in the UK, didn't it? (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Do the quarter saucer hulls come in grey?
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The biggest UFO set, the 6979, has two of the smaller saucer sections in plain grey - no printing. Lots of the UFO sets have got them with printing. (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | How do I connect 100 photocells to my handyboard?
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Hi, For a project I'm working on, I need to track the output of one hundred (100) photocells. I don't need great accuracy on any of them, but maybe a ten-step resolution at the most. Is there a relatively standard or well-known method to gather (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) Nick, I agree with part of what you're saying, but if that were totally true, then why would TLG have Service Packs at all? I wouldn't care at all about bulk orders if TLG improved and expanded their Service Pack selection. As I've stated (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: G'Day!
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Well im no economist (thanky you oh great one who decides careers), but I was told that the Sales tax/import tax etc..on lego came to about 22%, but with a flat GST of about 10% then that would be a 12% saving. But even then its not cheap. I mean (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | MindFest article
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FYI: Wired News has their MindFest article up: (URL) Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around here... I'm going to bed." - Jackie-O (Parker Posey, THE HOUSE (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: G'day and Star wars
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James Howse wrote (...) less). No complaints there from me. Some of the models are brilliant (snowspeeder, Y wing). The second release (Phantom Menace) didn't seem anywhere near as good, and the pictures I'm seeing for the third and fourth releases (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | Re: G'Day!
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Santosh Bhat wrote in message <38135ECC.F3C04196@s...edu.au>... (...) Excellent place. Seems to have gotten a bit bogged down in buy and sell, still, ther's a proverb about beggars and choosers. (...) may improve things. Buy from the US, new or (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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