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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.town)
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| | Mindfest Extreme Mindstorms
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Here is a little page (actually two pages) of notes and stuff from Mindfest. No pictures - that's already been done. The summary of the 2 (or 3) days is: (URL) and the text of my opening remarks is: (URL) Have fun... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Building a MazeWalker
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Ok. You have heard me blather on about how I will eventually get the mazewalker posted. The code isn't posted YET, but the pictures and text are...here's the link. (URL) This is a complete maze navigation system. It figures out where the boundaries (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: All black 5542
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(...) ROTF-LOL !!!!! 8-D The "google-eyed" professor as a terrorist ?!? A cop armed with a _CROSSBOW_ ?!?!? Another with a Pirate ship _CANNON_ ?!?!?! LMAO !!! 8-D Ow, ow, ow! My gut's hurting! Can't breathe! _LOVED_ the chopper's mini-gun! Franklin (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Email Address
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(...) Yeah, NetZero does require some horsepower to do it's thing. :( I'd appreciate it if you'd let us know how satisfied you are with the new e-mail service after you've used it for a while. I could always use another backup, and listening to a (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Reopened auction 6285, 6081, 6276
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(...) Any chance of seeing pictures on this one, specifically showing minifig condition? I could use another copy of this set, but I'd need to know what I was bidding on before I decided to deal with international shipping, etc. (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RCX output ratings
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A student of mine has created a robotic arm that uses almost every piece of hardware I have to do a simple repitive pick and place routine. (2 RCX's, 4 motors, two touch sensors, two pumps, two cylinders, two valves, one light sensor, one rotation (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The "geography" of local space
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John J. Ladasky Jr. wrote in message <382802B2.3FE87E39@m...ja.com>... (...) would (...) minus (...) than (...) _much_ (...) its (...) on (...) John, it's certainly a very good theory. After considering what you say, I think that I would consider (...) (27 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: I'm Through Coloring Inside the Lines for Awhile...
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I think 14 hours is typical build time for the Technic Space Shuttle. I actually was disappointed when it was finished, because I was having so much fun building it. The "Aha!" moments were wonderful! I intentionally took time to savor every step. (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: IC trouble - function definition
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(...) whoa! Local function definitions. Even GCC doesn't grok that. Try extracting the function definition phony() from start() like so: long time; void phony() { while (digital(2) == 1) { time = mseconds(); } } void start() { phony(); } -d (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IC trouble - function definition
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[John Bachman] spake unto the ether: (...) You have the definition of phony() nested inside the definition of start(). I don't know what ANSI C and/or C++ let you do, but this is invalid IC. You need something like: long time; void start() { (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: RIS 1.0 to 1.5 software upgrade
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Rich, I originally thought that the free upgrade was a software only upgrade. I thought that's what I saw on the MindStorms web site several months ago. I was surprised when I received the free upgrade to get the full upgrade kit that sells for (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: What is pictured in the inset by the MF on page 8?
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(...) I just took a little trip to Target and purchased a snowspeeder just to see if I would have any luck finding a lego 2000 catalogue. Alas I did! I took a real close look at the picture and it is some sort of vehicle with a 2x wide windshield (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Wheels
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(...) on a red stud, with a metal axle and a black brick. I got 'em with the Grimace racer and the Chicken car. They may be in one or more of the new "classic" basic sets and/or buckets. That's all folks, Aaron (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Silver bricks
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Good Luck ! TLG included one silver brick in each of the 25th Anniv bulk buckets / tubs. Set numbers were in the range 3025-3030 with 3029 & 3030 being duplo sized. So you would have to locate quite a number of tubs/buckets or find someone selling (...) (27 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | 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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