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John, The site looks very nice. I don't have time to look at it all but the graphics and layout is very nice. I am inspired to give PNLTC site a face lift but time is tight. Good work! I did notice something. There is text on top of some thumbnails (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: MindFest: videos, photos, report
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Hi Alex, (...) Yes, only one set of wheels was in contact with the ground at a time. It scanns the ground in a grid fashion, looking for bricks to pick up. Jonathan ----- The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots (URL) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Where are you guys?
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(...) Oh Bruce, You're killin' me! As for that whirlwind, I am beginning to understand myself. Two kids will do that to you. Well if this isn't the forum for you then maybe we should petition LUGNET for a Bruce and Mark Group. I bet we could get (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Where are you guys?
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I suppose I shouldn't mention that I don't own any Adventurers? :-) Bruce (Okay, my son does, but that's like throwing your lego into a whirlwind) (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: MindFest: videos, photos, report
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I have a question based on one model. It says "Anthony Fudd, who also built models for the LEGO MINDSTORMS American RoboTour, showed some very nice models. One of them was an almost holonomic robot, which had one set of wheels to drive forward and (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 760 piece buckets
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(...) Sure, sounds good to me - I only got a chance to dump one out on the floor with my local four-year-old on Sunday, which does not constitute assessing or sorting in any way :-) I don't think I have any bad fences, but if I still HAVE all my (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | MindFest: videos, photos, report
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Hi all, I have made a report with a number of cool videos (and some photos) from the MindFest. Have a look at: (URL) Hautop Lund (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Sales Proposal - Please Read
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I have had the same idea as well, I know it has some great parts in it! Scott S. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: walker that turns?
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(...) that (...) to (...) making (...) ways (...) Basically what you really need is a variation on a limited differential, in Legos. Such a contraption could be useful in many projects, be they wheeled or legged. Ideally, you would want it so as (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Sales Proposal - Please Read
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Mike, Well, a couple THOUSAND? I don't have that kind of capital yet, but if I did, I would sell them to you! I'll see how things go! Scott S. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: more on McDonalds promo sets
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* Jonathan Wilson (wilsonj@xoommail.com) [991101 02:47]: (...) I believe that it only took the store a few hours after opening at 6am the day that the BBs starting being sold that they figured out that they *had* to put the limit to 1 per customer. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: more on McDonalds promo sets
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(...) Sorry, I meant set #7, its a yellow freestyle propeller with a 1x1 cylinder in the center. (...) The 2x2 red brick. I only included this because I have heard that the 2x2 bricks are growing dust in many collections. -- Scott Smallbeck (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Time available during 1 kHz system interrupt?
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Greg, As much as you want. Your program is executed until it is finished, then the system interrupt routines follow, and run until they are finished. Good Luck, Gary Livick (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Using ROBOLAB for FIRST LEGO League
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(An earlier version of this email was initially posted on thursday october 28th to lugnet.robotics) SLIGHTLY UPDATED FROM LAST WEEK: If your kids are using ROBOLAB in this years FIRST LEGO League, I've written a replacement for pages 27-36 in the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: 760 piece buckets - problems with red fences
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I just talked to CA Canada about these fences and they asked me to send them back, with the following information: When and where bought My name address and phone number The production number on the tub (not the set number: it's a 4-digit number (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | MA #12 G1 Advancements Begin
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Going once advancements for MA #12 have begun. Going twice will begin on Wednesday. The period between advancements will be set to 24 hrs after this time. INSTANT SALE ---...--- The instant sale period on all "open" lots (lots with no bids) will (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: more on McDonalds promo sets
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(...) Those look suspiciously like TLG numbers. I'm definitely going on the assumption that the four-digit number is the actual set number. Steve (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: McDonalds Info
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[x-posted and f-upped to lugnet.promo] (...) I wouldn't describe these sets as "wretched". They are as good as any other 18-piece set LEGO has released lately. It's true they aren't very attractive for AFOL builders, but they are head-and-shoulders (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: 760 piece buckets
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(...) one at the zellers on Torbay road. (...) like to e-mail me the question and write my answer on an extra copy? about the fence, I'll have to check tonight. Martin (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Bulk Sales Proposal - Please Read
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* Troy Cefaratti (mnementh@sbase1.com) [991027 05:55]: (...) I would suggest a different set: 5542 Because of *drool* all those *slobber* train doors *dribble* and windows.... It's not bad in other respects either. And the seats aren't technic (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: more on McDonalds promo sets
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(...) That's pretty much my POV. And where I'm going in about 5 minutes. (...) Nope. Just a Freestyle propeller. (...) Care to elaborate? The only pieces I could have too many of would be: - the yellow 2x3 printed slope (could be altered) - the gray (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Busy Bee Castle News
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(...) Oh, don't get me wrong. For the vast majority of people, this IS a good deal. But I own 3 6090's already, and I think the most I paid for one was about $80. I paid around $25-30 for one and less than $60 for the other. So the prospect of (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
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I now have 8 pics and I still have 3 more to scan. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: McDonalds Info
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(...) That's interesting -- on the instruction sheet, there isn't much (if any visible difference between the blue in set #8, and the purple/blue in set #5. Looking at the 1+4+5+6+7+8 model, there is some apparent color difference between the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Train parts trade wanted
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I just received a lot of miscellaneous train and monorail stuff from eBay. The nice thing is a bunch of Metroliner doors and windows. The bad part is there are some mismatched pieces. There are two extra Metroliner 1x4x5 train doors with hinges on (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: My new Engine
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I sometimes use the webspace as a fileserver/junk box, I do have a real page in the works but it is not complete and I only get an hour or so a week to work on it. The town pics you saw were of the current setup I have. It's 2x4 baseplates large. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Chicago Legofest
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:4.2.0.58.199910...omm.com... (...) December 4 in Chicago at the Science Museum is a Mindstorms Robotics competition. Perhaps you could dovetail on it for a Legofest. Short timeframe to make it (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
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| | Re: 760 piece buckets
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(...) Yep, the red 1x4x2 lattice fences. I didn't notice the problems with mine until James mentioned his and I went back and looked more closely at them. But maybe you were just lucky! Kevin (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Wow! This is a good set!
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If you hate small sets, stop reading now. I love the 6420. It´s a mail-man with a bike, two letters and a mail-box. I have two of them already, and I´m going to buy more, because they are not in the catalogue for -99 (not in Sweden) and they´ll (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: My new Engine
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Nice. Snoopy me went to check out the rest of your web page and noticed a bunch of town pictures. What are they (and is there a page using them hidden somewhere)? They look nice and have some nice ideas shown. (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Busy Bee Castle News
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(...) Yep, the last time I ordered, they still had them in stock... I'd be curious to know just how many OTHER castle sets they have in stock that aren't advertised in the catalogs etc... DaveE (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Battle Droid
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jag har sett den. Det är någon sorts technic-modell, ser det ut som. --Tobias (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: News on the 2000 space line!
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(...) you (...) the (...) But that´s a computer game, that has nothing to do with LEGO! (...) have (...) Then it would be sci-fi. It is science fiction to be able to live like that, but it is Space when you have airtanks. (...) Inside the ships, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: walker that turns?
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(...) Well, this might not be very feasible, but how about a joint in the middle that bends left or right? Hence, the body is normally straight, and then bends to the left or right when turning? In terms of plausibility with Lego, you'd have to use (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: ABC News coverage of "Astronaut Companion" Robot
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Not to be a nudge or anything, but I doubt they use fans....there isn't much air up there to push around ;>) The astronaut back packs use compressed nitrogen, I believe. I don't think they use them (after the initial tests), because of the inherent (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: Busy Bee Castle News
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For those in the U.S., S@H might still have a few at $109 inc. shipping and a free McDonald set. They had some a few weeks ago. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: News on the 2000 space line!
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(...) Well, both Space Port and Rock Raiders feature flying vehicles. They're not "space ships" in the "ordinary" form we know them, though. Space Port only have realistic looking rockets and shuttles, while Rock Raiders has small hover vehicles and (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Where are you guys?
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Hey fellow Adventurers, where is everyone? I was gone over the weekend and only three posts by two people have been put up. Surely we can be more active than that. I was hoping we could pass up the space and castle people in post numbers by today (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Entertainer Offers - Makro offers
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These sets appear to be going chaep everywhere. Is Lego dumping them on the market? (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Adventurers in 2000?
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(...) sure (...) Hey Julie, I won't throw one single Timmie at you. At least you tried to get some information up that no one else seems to have. I still haven't seen a scan of the above mentioned minifigs. Surely someone has them. Please help!!!!! (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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