 | | Re: I'm Through Coloring Inside the Lines for Awhile...
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I, too, buy LEGO sets for the parts, but I normally build the main model anyway. If it's a small model, I try to build it without looking at the instructions. When the model is built, I tear it down again almost immediately and sort the pieces into (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | FA: Ultra-rare Soccer 2000 collectors items
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I am offering two ultra-rare Soccer 2000 (!) items on ebay.com and ebay.de. You will find an original Lego CD under (URL) an original Lego VHS under (URL) a look, Kai (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: IC trouble - function definition
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Thanks for all the helpful device but the darned thing still does not work. I have created a simplified program to try to figure out what I am doing wrong. Here it is: /* A simplified program to figure out what is wrong */ long time; void start() { (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Never too old to play with Lego.
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I found an article in Computer Games magazine about mindstorms the very last sentence is: "After all your never too old to play with Lego blocks, you're just required to make fancier stuff." If only TLG (TLC?) had this mentality. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Wheels
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Thanks for the info, Mark. And bugger. You don't know how much this is going to hurt my pride. I CAN'T STAND INSECTOIDS! My collection has so far been blissfully free of them - despite several near half price offers I've seen. Now it appears that I (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Doh! Frogot to add you OH guys (Chicago Legofest)
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As I posted my notice for the hopefully upcoming Chicago Legofest, I forgot to include the OH local group. I see you guys are planning one of your own, possibly conflicting with the dates for this one. Just thought I'd let you guys know. It would be (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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| | Re: Some great inspiration for you townies
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Here´s some more inspiration: (URL) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Silver bricks
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(...) The silver bricks only came in the silver anniversary buckets last year. One 2x4 brick per bucket. As far as I know no other actual bricks are silver colored. Those that are will be hard to come by. (...) I have some 1x1s, 1x2 slopes, 2x2 (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Some great inspiration for you townies
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Look at this huge, well designed town: (URL) love all the colourful pictures and the small texts. Enjoy! --Tobias (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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[ Still discussing (URL) ] Steve: (...) You=anyone (kind of - English is a very imprecise language - "on" in French, "man" in Danish, ...) (...) That depends on how the program is written. You could imagine that the variable "local_clipping" isn't (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Trans-blue pieces (was: Silver bricks)
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(...) These are the only trans-blue I've seen (I got them from a 20? year old Universal Building Set): 1x2 brick (as above) 1x6 brick 2x2x2 sloped ---...--- Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Silver bricks
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(...) I believe that silver bricks only came in the 2x4 size. They were included in various 'silver anniversary' buckets and tubs (both LEGO and Duplo), and you only got 1 brick per product. I've got 23 2x4 bricks myself, but am not expecting to (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: building a maze
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How about moving the discussion to the LegoRobotics Wiki? There are both advantages and disadvantages... Anyway, there's a page there now... (URL) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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Steve: (...) I _don't_ think CERTIFY should be dropped, but we might want to change it to "EXTENSIONS", since it is intended for listing which extensions to the LDraw language the file contains. (...) Yes. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Yellow Airplane (biplane?)
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I was wondering if anyone can help me out, and I know there is someone out there that can. I recall a few years back either as a set alone, or included in an "Airport" set a yellow stunt plane or biplane, not sure which. But I do think that it was (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bullboys, Moomen, or Longhorns?
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On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Michael Huffman (<382CD6F7.7ABD546F@...pring.com> ) wrote at 03:11:52 (...) Yes, but it wasn't very good. More like Tina Corned Beef. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | Re: Cybermaster???
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Rachel Kingston <Kingston@spirit.com.au> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: FL3wnM.43t@lugnet.com... (...) Maybe in the beginning. *read below* (...) ideas? There are some basic robots to build and also some hints or tips which are quite useful (=visual). (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Terminologia
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"Mario Ferrari" <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:FL4Hzy.GH0@lugnet.com... (...) (form.) now: TLC=The Lego Company. Cheers (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Movie Licences
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(...) That'd be cool! (...) This would be amazing. They could do at least 2 models, one of just the hand with a bunch of pnumatic cylinders. That would rock! (...) Hmm... Train suggestions Titfield Thunderbolt GWR King, GWR 14xx, and the Titfield (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: building a maze
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(...) I tried using different colors, but it is difficult to make it work because of the limited range values of the light sensor. I got plenty of false readings, and I would like to be able to sense what is to be sensed without stopping... It (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | WANTED 1680
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Castle set #1680 is on my wish list. -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been dreaming of... (URL) weird Lego site: (URL) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Adventurers Minifigs...
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Here in the US, I have seen certain names used in Mania Magazine and in the Shop at Home Catalogs - Johnny Thunder Gail Storm Professor Lightning Rudo Villano Senor Palomar Baron von Barron Sam Sinister Harry Cane As for the other three (Hotep, (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | track, 9 volt. mockup [DAT]
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ive been usin this fora while now. i guess its time to "share" 0 Train 9 volt track, straight 0 Name: 9trak-s.dat 0 Author: usmc t burger 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3034.DAT 1 8 0 0 80 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3034.DAT 1 8 0 0 -80 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | RTLN and datsville (metro2000 as well i guess)
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hey y,all. im back. after a 149 $ modem and fone service im back online. since then ive done alot on my trains page. got several new things. HttP://www.geocities...rains.html and forthis model of the month? click on the amt 2000 ive got 2 scenes (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: UK 2000?
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(...) Very true, but then they have interesting pieces, and if each bus *does* have 6 train-windows, then that would upset the train-bods over here if they weren't released. Richard (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Reopened auction 6285, 6081, 6276
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Hi all Lots will advance with every 48 hours of inactivity 6081 King's Mountain Fortress (Haunted Castle): complete, no box or instructions. Used kl.net for instructions. Has the black raven and the Castle Babe. Bid 50$ (30$) from Alan 6285 Black (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Eek! LEGO 2000 Juniorization Spotted!?!
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(...) Argh, me too - I remember being really quite upset when I noticed that! Along with all the other POOPS that infected the Adventurers line last year. Richard (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Update Auction Sets from the 70's, Edition 3
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* * * Sets from the 70's: Edition 3 * * * In 24 hours all G2 sets will advance to sold! Set Name St Bid Bidder 365 Wild West Scene G2 160 John DiRienzo 369 Coastguard - 60 min. 371 Sea plane G2 40 Hao-yang 376 House with Garden G2 40 Hao-yang 377 (...) (27 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | ASP and Spirit.ocx
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Hi all, I've built a mount for my webcam out of the Mindstorms kit - but I can't see how to use the spirit.ocx in my ASP. Has anyone already done this? All I really need to see is how you talk to the ocx from your ASP - just for a simple pan/tilt (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.tele)
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| | Re: Silver bricks
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(...) There are various elements that come in silver, but if you are referring to the silver 2x4 brick [1], then that only came in the Anniversary Bucket which is generally no longer available retail (I did find 9 last June on clearance at a TRU in (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Thoughts on the 2000 Line...
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Jonas Marcho wrote in message ... (...) of (...) If you're implying that Divers wasn't much fun, I would disagree, in terms of play value the Ocean is an exciting and varied "frontier", especially when comparing it to the Arctic. If you're not (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 1680
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(...) ...so that's 3 Forestmen, a concentric round shield and a pitchfork in one polybag. ! If it hadn't been my dark ages, I think I'd be regretting every penny I spent on trivia like rent & food back in those days. Scott (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: 2000 Town construction sets
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Tony Kilaras wrote in message ... (...) I (...) "ahhs" (...) *LOL* Frankly, sets like 7181 and 7191 are a "disturbing trend" that I sincerely hope they continue. Of course, recognition of a higher age bracket for Lego builders, high generic piece (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | legOS-0.2.2 and C++
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in the old legOS-0.1.7 there was this first-c++ demo program. I don't see it in latest version of legOS. however the sensor class is still there... what's the status on all this (parts of legOS being in C++)? does it work at all? (yes, I can try it (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Age average
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O.K., adding myself to the survey... not sure why, since you can just read my introduction on lugnet.people... I'm 31, which appears to be on the high side of those who have answered the survey. I have a three-year old son who is taking to Legos (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | Trans-blue pieces (was: Silver bricks)
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(...) Trans-blue pieces come in at least the following styles (brick and otherwise): 1 X 2 brick 1 X 4 brick 6 X 3 X 1 slope 6 X 5 X 2 inverse slope 1 X 2 X 3 thin wall 10 X 10 X 7 quarter dome -- John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D. Department of Structural (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Age average
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: <382B91DD.D31CE2C8@v...er.net>... (...) I think he meant that as a child, *he* saw Gerald Ford (as an adult). --Tobias (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Age average
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(...) the (...) probably (...) You´re right! I thought it was like a "baywatch" sequel (you know, one of the lifeguards is named Logan) --Tobias (...) Sci-fi (...) but (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Age average
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Dennett wrote... <SNIP> (...) parent (...) You´re right! My local toy store has only got some sets (SW and Town jr) and their prices are high so I really want to go to a BIG toy-store in town, but I can´t drive to it :-( --Tobias (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Age average
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Yeah, I´m 14 and if I had a job, then you would see the biggest lego town you´ve ever seen! I´d buy mindstorms and multiple copies of minifig packs, buy sets, sort out the parts I wanted and then throw away the rest. But I don´t have a job, so I (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Age average
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Yeah but I think that kids around 10 years of age search WWW for lego, they find lugnet, and doesn´t like the disscussion forum ("Text? How boring!") but they do the lego survey, because they think it´s fun. Remember, lego is a toy for children so (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Animated Space Station
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(...) I saw it, and I think I told you I liked it. But if you want to impress people, you gotta make CAD-stuff, like my animations. People love ´em :-) Here´s the link to them: (URL) I don´t think people are impressed if you make a spinning cheese (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Launch of new site yellowcastle.com
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I love it! The whole site gives you a "yellow castle" feeling, the logo and the background. I was a little disappointed of you orange spaceship, I thought it was a minifig ship, but a it´s the first orange spaceship I´ve ever seen. Is it orange on (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Animated Space Station
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(...) Gosh, Rick, I'm sorry I didn't take the time to stroke your ego... <smile> Actually, I enjoyed your space station animation the first time that you publicized it, somewhat over a month ago. Back then I was "read-only" on LUGNET. Didn't you (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Email Address
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(...) Well, I found a pop3 account, thanks to that webpage. So I thank you for that. As for a free ISP, I've tried NetZero, and it didn't work very well. See, I have an ancient 486 66MHz that NetZero just wants to eat system recourses from, if I (...) (27 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: 1st Annual International LEGO Train Conference
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I will be away from a computer for 2 weeks so you won't hear much from me. I really think all of the comments are great and we'll have some sort of vote set up on where... when I return. Hang in there... SteveB SEBarile wrote in message ... (...) me (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Movie Licences
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Ray Sanders wrote in message <382CEB51.44D07768@gate.net>... (...) What a great idea... I have the video for research and the CD to listen to while I'm building :) A pink bus coming up, pity I can't build the silver shoe on top of the bus :( (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The "geography" of local space
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(...) Whoa! Citation! Can I send this one to tthe Humanities Index? (>Insert the noise of a CV being violently padded here<) (...) Absolutely. Maybe it makes us feel a little closer to reality, like we're not just playing deities but playing (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Shopping - Zany brainy on 7 has several 8480 Space Shuttles
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(...) Kevin, Which ZB's still had the 4565? I waited too long to pick one up in Rockville and they sold the last one the day before I went in. Strange, though, they had a few 4559's but no 4561's. Will (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
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| | Re: TTT: a robotic tic-tac-toe player
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(...) RCX GUI and using two motors. (OK, it doesn't pick the pieces up, and it has to play first -- it's a hard-coded win/draw solution and not a general solution to the problem, but it shows initiative.) You can see it at (URL) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bullboys, Moomen, or Longhorns?
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(...) Busted? Are we back on that trope about the chesty minifigs *again*!?!? ;) (...) Personally, since they use ranged weapons to do their dirty work, I was thinking of going to the only slightly more cerebral "Cow-ards." A close runner-up was (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Terminologia
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(...) burp = (lett. "rutto") big ugly rock piece, brutto grosso pezzo di roccia. Quel coso grigio, pezzo unico, che rappresenta una serie di pezzi impilati a formare una specie di roccia. abs = è la sigla del materiale plastico di cui è fatto il (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: In need of BSB sails, Pirates flag
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(...) Wish you asked a week ago. I have the flag (actuallly two of them - the big and the small ones) as part of lot that I currently have on Ebay (about 4 more days to go). It is used, but only slightly scratched and the clips are not broken. Check (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Any Zany Brainy Sales Soon?
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Does anyone know if Zany Brainy will be having any sales soon on their Lego? There are a few things I'd like to buy, but it adds up to quite a bit, so I'd like to get them on sale. I don't remember ever having seen sales at Zany Brainy like for 20% (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: RIS 1.0 to 1.5 software upgrade
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Hello all! It is really cool. I talked to the store I got my RIS 1.0 (with no sticker) from. And also to TLG Consumer Affairs. The consumer affairs agreed to ship me the Upgrade kit for $3.95 and the store people credited me $ 3.95 as they did not (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 1.0 to 1.5 software upgrade
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(...) Now I'm confused again... I've been told that the 1.0->1.5 upgrade includes some parts (a clutch gear, IIRC from an earlier thread) as well as software. Quoting Doug Wilcox: (...) which implies that the upgrade comes with pieces.... (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | All black 5542
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The first time I built the Model Team 5542 Black Thunder I substituted black bricks for all non black bricks in the set. It looked real nice, but it just sat on the shelf for a year. I just dusted it off and created a scene where it might fit in: (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: R2D2 spottings?
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(...) Do they have the Bay department store in NS? Bay has them... sometimes you can get 15-20% off too! Bryan (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Ponte Vecchio - Elevated Road Bridge Over Rail
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(...) Looking at some pictures, it sure seems that Il Ponte Vecchio rests on pilings. I found (URL) to have some nice drawings. Ours here in Kew Gardens hasn't got any arches. My book says there are several more in the U.S. but the author does not (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: has anybody picked up 5986 amazon ancient ruins?
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(...) In my opinion, there isn't anything spectacular about the set. It has a few traps (falling bridge, hanging skeleton that drops down). If you have access to any of the Shop-At-Home catalogs, what they show you there is pretty much it. One of (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Homemade Sensors
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C S Soh <cssoh@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message news:382CD110.B4108F....com.sg... (...) In the US there is a chain of stores called Radio Shack. They are about as common as McDonalds and I try to use only parts that you can get there. Otherwise (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I'm Through Coloring Inside the Lines for Awhile...
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(...) display. Every so often, I may move them around, or take them apart for "storage", but I haven't built a model from scratch since I was 10 or so (I'm 22 now). Unfortunately, I don't have much of anything resembling an imagination. I just like (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Lost set
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Hi All, Well miracles do happen. The package turned up yesterday. I have a feeling it went seamail as there were no airmail labels on the box. The sender did pay airmail postage. After seeing a 4030 go for $150+ recently I'm glad mine finally turned (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: Another 2000 Rant
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(...) Just look a little closer and you will notice. There are fewer new elements this year and it seems like there are more pieces in the sets. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Eek! LEGO 2000 Juniorization Spotted!?!
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(...) Sorry, your a little too late. Thos two piece palm trees started appearing last year. I hate them. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: White text on webpages considered harmful or safe? (was: Re: Blind to icons)
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(...) I'm pretty sure anyone who prints out a web page deserves to be irritated. At a place I used to work, it was very common for the management types to hand you a stack of paper, saying "I came across this web site I thought you should see." (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: RCX capabilities
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(...) I hate to disagree with you, but Russel Nelson's site probably only has one drawback - the volume if information and links make finding what you're looking for a challenge. look at (URL) and find the CPU and Hardware sections. While you are (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A few more castle pics up.
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(...) Whoah! My cat just caused me to post a blank message twice! In any case, sorry for being such a dork - I found Ed's site on the links page. I remember his castle being featured in the Lego club 'zine and it's way cool to see more of it! Dan (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A few more castle pics up.
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(...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A few more castle pics up.
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(...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Movie Licences
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(...) [tongue planted firmly in cheek ] Priscilla, Queen of the desert - resurrect the 'Outback' play theme and cross it with some Paradisa pink to make the 'tour bus' :) - for additional realism, toss in a couple of cu-yds of tan, brown & rock-red (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: UK 2000?
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Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) about (...) here! Why would you want the new Futbol sets? The ones available last year were far better. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Toolo 2945 'Rocket'
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It so strange the way Toolo's seem to have been distributed to stores in the US. Every store I have seen a Toolo set in, has always only had one type of toolo set. Never more than one per store. Today I cam across a Toolo set new to me: 2945, which (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Silver bricks
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As far as I know the reflective silver bricks come in one configuration 2x4. They were (past tense) available in a tub and a bucket set. One silver brick per. They are hard to come by. (I think the Duplo tub had a Duplo 2x4 in silver as well) They (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A few more castle pics up.
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(...) I'm working on year three and counting! I don't make a lot of money at my job so progress is slow. Most of the castle has interiors, including the corner towers and main gates, so there's a lot more pieces involved than if I just built a (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: FOTW!
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OK, heres my FOTW: While wondering thru a WM supercenter this afternoon, I spied a purple lego box way up high. [ Ray waits several tense minutes for a clerk to show up with a ladder ] Turned out to be a 6296 Shipwreck Island at full price (25.97). (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Explorien Starship #6982
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As far as my comment about trans-shipping between TRU stores: I have it clarified now. TRU will trans-ship between stores "in the same region". Region being denoted by the first two digits of the store number (I'm in 87). Both stores have to be in (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Eek! LEGO 2000 Juniorization Spotted!?!
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<gasp> Just when you thought it was dying down... Check out where the trunk of the palm tree (in front of the T-Rex) meets the leaves in this picture: (URL) to stock up on non-juniorized trees while you can! Elliot Hyde (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) How about a world based on Robert Jordan's the Wheel of Time? You already have the Dragon banners from the Dragon Masters for Rand Al Thor and the followers of the Dragon Reborn, the Royal Knights and older lion-clad figures would work perfect (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A few more castle pics up.
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Your castle is amazing! How many bricks did it take to build that? I personally think your castle is right beside Ed Boxer's. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Another 2000 Rant
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Mark Herzberg wrote in message ...> (...) but (...) What?!?! How do you get that Town is less juniorized? Those new roadplates are black when they should be grey, and you ould do the same thing with dock plates and ramps. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Town construction sets
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Simon Robinson wrote in message ...> (...) I am also unimpressed. But this is an annual ritual here on the newsgroups. The new catalog comes out, and almost everyone reflexively "oohs" and "ahhs" no matter what garbage is being served up. The 2000 (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Town construction sets
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) (URL) (...) No, the entire Town line, including the construction sets are still well below par. OK, let's see what do we got: Soccer sets: Recycled theme done much much better in the Shell promo version. (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Age average
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(...) Wow, I meant no offense. I apologize. I was merely punning around. (...) Actually, I was 3 at the time (Same as John John) -John (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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| | Silver bricks
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What sets do reflective silver bricks come in? I never saw a silver brick before in my life until today and I need alot of them in many different styles to build a silver dragon for my gigantic castle. What sets are they in and does anyone have any? (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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Just want to let y'all know I got a few more pics of my castle up... I've been working on it for more almost three years now and it's finally almost complete, well at least the inner baily that is! Below is the URL for my site - thanks! Dan (URL) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: No GATS Show for the GFLTC...
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I'm stunned! Our (GMLTC) layout is the hit of the GATS every year (we have the ribbons to prove it). They should be begging y'all to show at their crummy exhibit. Perhaps after our show this weekend (I just got home from setting up), we should fire (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Canadian Postal Van scan wanted
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R2 wrote in message ... (...) I second that! (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: RCX capabilities
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(...) No real FAQ, at least not at that detail. What you probably want to look at is (URL) which is the best "in one place" compendium of info on the web. (...) The native lego firmware has only 32 variables. This same firmware is used by NQC, so it (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New desktop wallpaper!
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(...) I bet I'm not alone in hoping you post various sizes of whatever renderings you make with the info Bram provided. I like your stuff a lot also. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Email Address
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(...) Hrmmm... well, if you're looking into free e-mail you might as well look into free ISP. I set my parents up with both NetZero and Altavista Free Access. (URL) (Altavista's) (URL) (Net Zero's) You gotta look at ads, but it isn't that big a (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | FA(eBay): Space parts lots (wings, fuselages, details, minifigs, etc)
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46 grey space wings (URL) black space wings (URL) green space wings (URL) of space detail parts (URL) spacecraft body parts incl hinged tops (URL) spacecraft body parts (URL) Roboforce minifigs (URL) angled spacecraft body/fuselage pcs (URL) clip-on (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: No GATS Show for the GFLTC...
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Robin, I would call them just before the show, I have found that they get a lot of cancellations the week of the show. Just today I was setting up for the Atlanta GATS and one really large exhibitor backed out, so I quickly took their good spot on (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Homemade Sensors
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(...) Ain't true, Mike. I've been an ardent follower of your homebrew sensors site since its inception. Your ideas and projects are wonderful but I can suggest a few reasons why some people may be put off: a. the circuit diagrams look formidable b. (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: In need of BSB sails, Pirates flag
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(...) Wish I could help you out there, but if I give away my BSB sails I won't be able to trade/sell my BSB. :) Mmmmm.... I'm wondering - I know I'm missing like 4-8 pieces from the 6274 and probably that many or a few more from the 6285 but I'm WAY (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Lego 2000 and Beyond (was Re: Sadly a look at this group...)
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(...) Stand and deliver, TLG... ...or the cub scouts and old ladies are next! -- Richard Maybe we should stand outside Enfield HQ and chant: "Soldier Packs!, Soldier Packs!, Soldier Packs!..." (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | WTT/WTB Technic part LDraw #3651
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I am in need of a bunch (25 or so) grey Technic "toggle joint" end pieces. The LDraw part # is 3651. If you have some to spare, please let me know of your price or needed parts. Thanks! Eric (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(URL) agree with Tony, I don't think this belongs in loc.uk anymore folks. Richard (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND Buildings....
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in article <382B24DB.440E5969@u...ch.edu>... (...) The book is great... just got mine the other day. But as others have mentioned, it's a study in frustration. The sheer flaunting of the parts used in these (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Ultrasonic Range Sensor
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John Barnes sent me a design for an Ultrasonic Range Sensor. This is quite a trick given the amout of power you have available. Here is the URL: (URL) RCX Input and Sensor Information Visit: (URL) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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