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To the members of the LUGNET News Group My name is Morten Løvåsen. I am an 34 year old Lego enthusiast from Norway. I have been collecting Legos for many years but last spring I run into serious problems and I want to publish this tragic story: (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Even more 2000 comments
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After picking myself up off the floor I have several comments. Someone commented that a lot of the catalog was Star Wars sets. Note that this catalog came out of a Star Wars Snow Speeder set. I suspect that other sets will have different small (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | BEWARE of John DiRienzo
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To the members of the LUGNET News Group My name is Morten Løvåsen. I am an 34 year old Lego enthusiast from Norway. I have been collecting Legos for many years but last spring I run into serious problems and I want to publish this tragic story: (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: building a maze
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(...) It would be great to learn more about your robot! However, one of the things you mention in the document as limitations, namely the incremental errors when a robot moves around, I consider to be just the crux of the matter. Navigating a maze (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Communication with PC using NQC
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(...) You might find the following helpful... (URL) again, you might not. jack j-perdue@tamu.edu (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Train Windows
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(...) Looking at the Direct catalog, it appears the back window is definately a Train window. The glass appears to be plain glass. Well, some glass is better than no glass. Too bad, we might have to wait till May 1 to get them. :( -Chris (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: $40 Night Lord's Castle
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(...) 2 (...) Are just the Night Lord's Castles on buy one get on 1/2 off? I was at that KB Saturday (picked up a Deep Sea Refuge) but didn't see the 1/2 off sale. I don't think I need any more castles, but I would like to get a few other things if (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) <snip> (...) I never understood why Ninja was a Castle subtheme...to me the two series are unrelated and just because the sets represent the same era, they took place in different parts of the world and I don't see any thematic connection (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Dinosaurs!
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(...) good morning, mark ~ actually, i've been having a field day with lego dinosaurs for quite a while now.... they are quite large enough to made out of brricks and pieces you know... yes, "jur-abs-ic park" will be the next themed addition to (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | RE: building a maze
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(...) Ahhh, now that Mr. Papert is involved I'll HAVE to get my mazewalker posted. I did just that and was able to invert the problem and move the maze under the robot. Have a look at (URL) for some introductory slides I made for Mindfest. I promise (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Long range IR mode.
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<Range mode intro snipped> (...) I'd redefine it something like this....use upper case BASE @ HEX \ To keep from evaluating HEX every time... : RANGE_SET ( f -- ) \ non-zero is long, 0 is short >R FFB7 DUP C@ R> IF FFFE AND ELSE 0001 OR THEN SWAP C! (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Lego Yahoo Auctions
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Hi all! The Yahoo Auctions has some cool deals for Lego kits. www.auctions.yahoo.com --> Games --> Lego Even Robotics invention and discovery set are available. Check out! Maneesh (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: UK 2000?
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(...) about (...) here! (...) I was not too impressed with the new soccer sets as a model. I think the '98 version was better (will it be "Classic Soccer" now?). The new one does look more playable though.... but if I wanted that I'd dig my Sebbuteo (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 2000 Scans are Online!
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does this mean that KL will start accepting 1997 set instructions soon? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Dinosaurs!
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(...) mark ~ that six pack of nothin' should go to kevin loch, who kept anxious lego-maniacs up late last night as he was scanning the images for his site. (wadda great guy he is!) later ~ craig (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Dinosaurs!
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(...) Fellow Adventurers beware! Craig is going to have a field day with these new dinosaurs. But while he is having fun I will toss my own in for your approval. How about the frightful Tricerablocks? Mark L (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | Re: Buy your track now!
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At least they will still stock it for 2000... Bryan <very sad about Town 2000> Michael Hader <mhader@hubcap.clemson.edu> wrote in message news:FKx19z.FG6@lugnet.com... (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Catalogo 2000
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Se per caso vi è sfuggito, Kevin Loch (qualcuno di noi lo ha conosciuto di persona :-) ) ha pubblicato le foto del catalogo 2000 USA: (URL) pagine Technic sono solo 2 (una è nel gruppo Star Wars). I treni hanno solo mezza pagina. Sigh :-( Speriamo (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Dinosaurs!
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(...) Wow! Those pics are awesome. I love the plane. It has a real Grumann Goose feel to it, and I think it can work with the period. Even if it isn't intended in the Adventurer theme I know my collection will have it. I want to redo it in grey (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Uploading NQC programs to legomindstorms.com personal pages
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Mikkel Breiler <mibm@image.dk> wrote in message news:fPMmOI+MecXerT5...4ax.com... (...) Not posting for a year qualifies as lurking. (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: took another look at the 2000 catalog...
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(...) If you are talking about the part I think you are talking about then it is simply brown versions of the y-wing engine piece 4 x 4 roubd bricks. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | 2000 lego stuff
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Here are my thoughts on the 2000 stuff football stuff: lego's answer to the soccer table starwars: 7185: lots of good brown parts 7115: tan dishes, kadus, gunguns. what more can i say? 7124: lots of green parts 7115: tan hatch piece, tan engine (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dinosaurs!
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(...) Hey Pete, was it you that suggested Valley of Gwangi for the movie list? If so you are also a prophet! Wow, Pete the adventuring prophet. Your fame will grow until all AFOL know of you. Can a Pete minifig be far behind? Cheers, Mark L (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: New Castle? Huzzah!
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Any WWF fans out there? Is it just me, or do these new bad guys emblem remind you of the People's Champions Brahma Bull? Very cool... (...) Saving pennies??? Time to start parting out sets, and selling pieces I don't need. Need to build funds, and (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Dinosaurs!
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(...) Thanks so much Pete. Your intrepid adventuring has made us all more aware and informed. I vote you the LEGO Adventurer of the month. In fact I think you might be the greatest since Hillary, Amundsen, Scott, or Byrd. Where may I ask did you (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: building a maze
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(...) Yep, but I need the light sensor for other stuff, namely to keep track of the position of the robot using a checkerboard pattern on the floor. And in any case I would need two light sensors, because I want the robot to be a little smarter than (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | I've had to change my webpage URL...
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I've had to change my webpage URL... My old "free" space provider appears to by dying on me (www.freeyellow.com). So I'm in the process of moving from: (URL) is the 3rd time I've changed since June, it looks like I have to start paying for space! (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Uploading NQC programs to legomindstorms.com personal pages
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(...) he posted on 10-11-98 too in this group .....but not from the admin@legominstorms.com account. maybe he wasn't with lego then? (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Adventurers and dinosaurs in 2000
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(...) It may have been Joseph G. Maybe Craig Hamilton. I'll check the infamous movie list thread. (...) I am hoping for the original Lost World feel. No fat men saying, "Have some Chilean Sea Bass...I've spared no expense." (...) You can bet it will (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: 2000 Scans are Online!
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Mookie wrote in message <38281C5D.4FB56EFF@w...tt.net>... (...) Agreed. (...) Same here, and the glass is cool, and in three sets! (...) Thats what I wondered when 4805 came out. Thinking about this a few minutes ago, I decided the 6000 series is (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | New Castle? Huzzah!
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So I've gone and looked (as I'm sur eall of you have) at the new catalog scans on brickshelf. What can I say? It looks like Castle is on the upswing after FK. (In deference to Mike, I'm not including Ninja as part of Castle. 8) ) Of course my final (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: UK 2000?
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I am hoping to see more Technic's for the 2000 release The new Slizers, they have a disk on the front as a wheel? I am not to keen on the slammers 8236,8237,8238. They must use the same system as the 8205 Racers. Look's like we will have to wait (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 2000 Scans are Online!
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I too had hoped she'd be in a cheaper set so I could get a bunch of her :( Only thing I'm not happy with... they're still using those awful Iguana helmets :( and putting islander bones in them :( THOUGH... the 6009 visor helmet is back!!! I noticed (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | took another look at the 2000 catalog...
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I looked at the NEW Castles last night before bed - and was so happy to see that TLG is getting back on track! I just looked over the whole catalog, and I have some questions and thoughts. No one else has mentioned the Race theme mentioned on page (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Better sets for adults
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(...) On that note, is there a better source for Mindstorms-compatible motors and sensors than Lego@Home? Their parts all seem rather pricey. On the other hand, I'm not too electrically-inclined, so I don't think I'm up to building my own. Jim (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: building a maze
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Use a virtual maze -- for a suitably programmed robot a line drawn on paper is as good as one made of stone. ---...--- (...) have (...) but (...) possible to (...) please (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | UK 2000?
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Any wild guesses as to what will and won't be in the UK catalogue? What about Futbol - as we got the soccer sets they may decide not to release it over here! Richard (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: More 2000 comments
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(URL) that a 8x8 Grey Radar dish in the train track snow remover? Hooray if it is, I'd given up all hope of getting one! Richard (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Glen's 3rd Lego Auction - 11/9 Update
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Welcome to Glen's third assorted Lego set auction. Listed below are the sets I am selling. This e-mail is separated into three sections. First is the listing of the sets for sale and the current price. Second is a detailed list of the set containing (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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