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(...) I have two thoughts/speculations: - Enfield only makes the highest volume parts. Below some production level, it is more cost effective to make the parts at a different factory and ship them to the other factories rather than each factory (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Pneumatics and the RCX -how?
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(...) if the number of mini-cylinders could be reduced by 10 by only using 1 on each leg (use 1/2 beams for bracing outside the cylinder) and maybe using single cylinders and links for moving the legs? The basic design has a wonderful symmetry that (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Updated web pages, Metroliner Monorails Pics
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(...) Do you know whats triggering it? I can change the URL or text if there is a word or phrase that is causing the block. -- Scott Smallbeck scotts@contactics.com (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, I would greatly appreciate information on line-followers and oscillating DC wire-followers to use with the Handy Board. Which models are the most practical? Where can I find the specs and instructions for these models? What is the code for (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: More Mindfest Tidbits
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There seems to be a disparity between the costs of bricks in the bulk tubs and parts in general. Bricks in bulk tub vary around 1.5 - 2 cents each. In general set parts seem to cost 10 cents (or higher) per piece on average. <Speculation> Could it (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Star Wars Legos (aka The cure for the Dark Ages)
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(...) "back"? There was such a thing as 3x3's???? And in CLEAR of all colors?!? DaveE (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Dark Forest FOTW
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(...) what (...) Just for any further lurkers, two people took me up on the offer and that's all in good conscience I can accept since this is dependent on the items still being available by the time the money arrives. Bruce (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Some disturbing news
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(...) Forgive my provincialism;-) So it's *Europe's* fault that slope parts packs aren't selling! Here in the States we have no use for red slopes. Now it's *our* turn. Produce dark gray slopes and see how sales go. ;John (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: mindstrorms in Nederland
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(...) De nieuwe blauwe Scout (pas uit in de VS, ik heb hem net meegebracht) heeft geen connector. Waarschijnlijk is dat de oorzaak van de verwarring, want het schijnt dat de RIS 1.5 qua hardware (de RCX) niet afwijkt van de RIS 1.0 Eric Brok (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | McDonalds Happy Meal Set information
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From the PR Newswire (which I follow since I'm a McD stockholder)... PR info on the new sets they're offering... (URL) to market.shopping ++Lar (in sunny Melville NY, Detroit later today, then on to MSP tomorrow and Thu) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Utah Legomaniacs group name nominations
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(...) I'll second this one. Matthew Miller makes a good point about Wasatch not being a term that outside visitors would recognize. Plus GULL makes for a cute inside joke, though I don't usually go for that kind of thing(1). PLEASE let's vote on (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc)
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| | Re: Some disturbing news
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(...) Some, not all. My kids couldn't tell the difference between nintendo or tenelevendo;-) (...) ILYK Today is my son's 10th birthday and he's getting the 8448-- I wouldn't bet against him, though;-) (...) I think TLG knows that kids are (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Updated web pages, Metroliner Monorails Pics
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(...) Hmm. Gets through the one at my work just fine. Those security filters are full of holes anyway. (let things through they shouldn't, block things that are fine, etc) Nice monorail. James (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Star Wars Legos (aka The cure for the Dark Ages)
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James Simpson wrote in message ... (...) tried to (...) old (...) products, (...) I've been brought out my dark ages before the Star Wars Legos. What they will bring me out of is looking like my marriage..:-) Selçuk (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Although the Star Wars may be fine in and of themselves (I personally have no use for them), it's the idea behind there being a Star Wars tie-in that's disturbing. If TLG doesn't have enough imagination to come up with its own Space sets (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Ideas for a court jester?
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(...) I've got quite a few of them. As parts go, its somewhere between rare and hard-to-find. I've only seen them in black, grey, brown (recent) and white(I think?) They probably exist in other colors as well, but I haven't seen them. James (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: NELUG at Mindfest, A quick summary and more photo's.
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <3814d069.204035275@...et.com>... <snip> (...) to (...) many (...) <snip> Men, you are lucky, you know!..I wish I were there. How could I say much more than that?..:-) Selçuk PS. Even I live in a place thousands of (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 64K UPGRADE
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When upgrading to 64K, could that be done when still using Interactive C? By the way, what's the main difference between 2.8 and 3.X versions? Advantanges and Disavantages!!! Thanks, Paul (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Monthly check for MO fans
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I am in StL. Pretty far from Springfield. I think I have been through Springfield, though! Isn't it near Rolla, kinda? -- Have fun! John Auctions and Trading and More at my Lego site: (URL) & IG88888888 on AOL abieler wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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| | Re: Some disturbing news
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(...) So did I. There have always been many alternatives to Lego. When I was younger, you had Star Wars, GI Joe, Atari and Matchbox cars. (...) are (...) stop (...) action (...) driving (...) up a (...) I strongly disagree. So then I take it that (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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