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For those that are interested, Dave Eaton, Shaun Sullivan, and Eric Kingsley have set up the NELUG Star Wars display in the store window of The Construction Site in Waltham MA. (URL) can see some pictures at the NELUG site. Unfortunately because it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Our Trip to the LEGO Store...
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So my best friends Ben Roller and Michael Hader and I went to the LEGO store in North Georgia. It was a pleasnt two hour drive, my air conditioner broke but the temp was bearable. We looked around and found out a few things. Seems this actually will (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My first DAT file!
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(...) See my second model... posted to lugnet.cad.dat.models You may have to cut-n-paste the model out and look at it in MLCad though as LDLite gets stuck close to the end. I would really like to know what the issue is there... it makes me loath to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Help needed reviving my HB
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Hi Everybody, Ensio, I'm having a very similyar problem, but with an interesting twist! Check this out! I still don't have any idea what is going on here... None of these have expansion cards. I have 5 HB's from when this robotics class was taught 2 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Engine Speed Regulation
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Thanks for the explanation! (Wow, so it is really possible to explain how the steam engine works without using a single picture!) (...) This looks like the PWM (pulse width modulation) method RCX uses to control its motor powers. Why the steam (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Chicago Legofest
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(...) That sounds great! I'll definitely come out for the Mindstorms convention, so a Legofest does sound in order. I could *try* to get my house for a *small* event on Friday or Saturday night (there's a Holiday Inn in the area, and John you have (...) (25 years ago, 2-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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| | a solicitation?
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(URL) me that isn't a solicitation for people to email this guy and buy more copies of his wares... Now, I am not the kind of guy who turns in bidders to eBay on TOS violations but this inconsistent enforcement does get me kind of steamed. PS, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Castle 2000 Eye-candy
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Is it just me, or does that eskimo dude look like... KENNY! Think about it... We all know minifigs are kind of stocky. So is Cartman and everyone else on that misbegotten show How long before we see some pics of that fig: - under the wheels of some (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: How to McDonald's Sets Cheaper!
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Here in Knoxville the Happy meals are $1.59 without a drink (plain Hamburger) - the same price for just the toy; however... Afriend I have scouting for me in Huntsville, AL gets 2 sets and a large drink for $2.73 - 0.99 for the drink, 0.49 each set (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | instruction scans on McDonald's web site
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McDonald's has the instructions for the 8 new happy meal promo sets on its web site: (URL) Tim Buchheim (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Cat by the tail!
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(URL) has several "kits" that are designed for classrooms. The RIS can be purchased in bulk (4 Mindstorms bricks) plus 1600 other pieces. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: SW9 model
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Wow! Larry is making cad models! :) I had the same exact (as far as I can tell) problem. Saw the whole thing in MLCAD, but not with LDLite. So it isn't just you... John Matthews Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Time available during 1 kHz system interrupt?
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Hi Greg, It all depends. Various features of the HB can be turned on and off to change the amount of work done in the main ISR. By default the code uses 300ms to execute. The file lib_hb.c provides the following: /***...***/ /*** System Interrupt (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | LEGO #6399 Airport monorail shuttle on eBay
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Here is the link where you can find this 6399 set. (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Desperation sets in!!
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(...) The trebble is, this should be in .pun. Better follow the rules or risk getting kirked out of Lugnet. (boldly going to follow-up in .pun) -John (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Castle 2000 Eye-candy
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(...) thanks, you guys! that's the best candy i got for halloween! the two new castle 'figs look great! i'm thrilled to see the return of the pointy hat element and estatic to see that it comes in black. the torso of the knight is like the king from (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Castle 2000 Eye-candy
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(...) Sorry for this, but now I can add my award winning commentary to these pics. I wanted to get them online ASAP (30 minutes matters to us Lugnet madmen being teased by news and no scans). Picture 1 - the Knight - Can we say a little older (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: propellors wanted cheap!
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There are a couple of small technic sets (in the under 20 range) with the 2 part 4 bladed prop but the span on that is more like 3 inch diameter... (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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