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Reason #17 that I recieved from ended@ebay.com for cancelling an auction: 17. LINKS TO OTHER AUCTION SERVICES: eBay does not allow the listing of auctions which include links (static or live) to other online auction services. So calling it (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.general)
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| | Micromotor (was Re: Don't buy spares from TLG UK!)
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(...) I don't have any micromotors, so at Mindfest, I had to use some. I was disappointed that I had to test each one I used because about half of the micromotors in the bin didn't work :( --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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For those interested, here's proof that these days my whole world consists of LEGO bricks: LEGO-Earth (URL) Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around here... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LegOS newbie wants more info.
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Thanks Sergey. I was aware of Luis' fine HOWTO. I was actually trolling to see if Luis would offer a preview of the 0.2.0 version ;) I have never heard of doxygen but will grab a copy and see what that gives for documentation. Kevin (...) decided (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | bug in semaphore code (was Re: Announce: NQCIPC update
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Your semaphore acquire algorithm isn't too good. Here is your code: #define sem_acquire(s) until (s == 0); s = 1; If two tasks are waiting for the semaphore at the same time, it is quite likely that both will get it: // (s is currently nonzero) task (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Jesper: Thanks for posting the scans of the Constructopedia 1.5 last week. The comparison was fascinating, especially finding out what the "new" pieces were in the set. Some debate remains in my mind--has Lego made the RIS set slightly less valuable (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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That sounds like an even better idea. OK - so to refine what John is suggesting.... How about something like this? A group gets set up - Fair Lego Sellers would be a good name, though I don't know if TLG would object to the use of 'Lego' in the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Airplane #1775 Arrives!
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Simon, Thats a good idea. I also think some of the sellers who complain about these others selling ridiculously priced Lego should form some type of group (with a recognizable logo) to increase awareness. Something like the eBay Power Sellers (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Questions regarding a conceptual cargo elevator.
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Steve, Check out: (URL) appears to be similar to what you're looking for. It uses a gear rack assembly to push 1x16 beams in a scissor arrangement. as evah, John C. (...) [SNIP] (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Classic Tub on sale at Zellers
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In the Zellers flyer this week is an 800-piece "Classic Tub", which from the tiny picture looks like one of those rubbermaid-style rectangular plastic boxes, with a bubble pack stuck on top with some pieces in it, and what looks like a "canyon" (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Quickie Auction coming soon!
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Thanks, even though I link to you on my web page, and had seriously considered bricks when it first started, I didn't think about it today. I will consider that. Its still easier for me to write out a long post with all the descriptions and (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) <stuff deleted> Hello Simon; Did you try rotating the motor shaft by hand with power applied. Sometimes the micromotors will get stalled and be unable to unstall themselves. On the other hand, if the motor is defective, the LEGO Group should (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Would there be any problems with someone creating a web site - calling it something like say - www.auctioninfo.com, and using it to display all the information we gather about instances of this sort of thing - including identifying the sellers (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: New Engine Pics
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(...) I really like the 4-4-0. The engine a very well proportioned and pleasing to look at (how well does it run?) Have you thought of adding another truck to the tender? The pictures I have of 4-4-0's the tender has #2 four wheel trucks. This (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Quickie Auction coming soon!
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(...) Uh.... if you don't want to pay fees, why not list them on BRICKS? You can run the auction for as short or as long a time as you want. You can run it for one day (actually less - .5, etc) if you want very easily. The only thing is, if they (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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(...) Okay, but what does the number 18.83 mean? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: lego Technic "class"
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In lugnet.robotics, Stephen Unwin writes: <...snip...> (...) I've never seen this, but I recall hearing somebody discuss this recently. It might be a quality control problem having to do with adhesive getting worn off and gumming up the gears. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Sales Proposal - Please Read
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(...) Hrmmm, maybe you aren't as cheap as me. 7151 is $29.99 retail, right? So Target, Kohl's, K-Mart, whatever running them at 20% off comes out to $23.99. Even with TN's ridiculous 8.25% sales tax that's just $25.97 each. x30 = $779.10 KBKids.com (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Sproaticus (<3819F03B.440F8745@io.com>) wrote at 19:06:35 (...) 18.83 is the 4mm/ft exact equivalent of 4 feet 8 1/2 inches: Standard Gauge :-) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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