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(...) Is anyone here thinking about going the opposite way, i.e replacing the RCX with a Mini Board? I am contemplating such a switch for essentially two reasons: cost and size. For the price of a Rcx you can buy two mini board kits, and they are (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading?
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Mostly I agree, BUT.... (...) <snip> (...) Not more, not less. Just a different type of creativity. I've expounded on this before: what we do is work in a medium and we, when we stay "pure", are working within the limits of the medium. My goal is to (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading?
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(...) I still will respectively disagree. If we refuse to use anything non-LEGO, my prediction is that we will NEVER get much if anything from the list? If we grant TLC a total monopoly (which is what you are proposing) on this type of toy, we will (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx
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(...) Go to Radio Shack and get "Getting Started in Electronics" by Forrest M. Mims. Its easy, accurate, and quickly usable knowledge. The book is 8.5"x11" and about .25" think with a green cover. After that look at any of his topical books (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet store - NOTICE!
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(...) No, it's Buffie the Bank Account Slayer. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx
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From a somewhat-less-technical background: I think I have enough electronics tinkering experience to breadboard together some of the "home brew" sensors--if I do build 'em, the first would probably be the $3.50 temperature sensor, although of more (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | WTB/WTT: Hard to describe piece to BSB
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I am looking to buy or trade for a piece that the 6285 inventory refers to as "1x4x2 Brick Round Ends w/ 2x2 Button Center". The Black Seas Baracuda has three of these in yellow, one each above the side windows, and one in the rear on top of the two (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet store - NOTICE!
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(...) I second that. She was eager to help when I called. She is out of the 5840 Garden Playmates :-(. However, she has these two interesting Belville items: 5855 Riding Stables - $55.99 5875 Doctor's Office - $24.99 Note the followup-to: (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Whither L3P?
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Thanks, Hoss. Don't know why I can't see his server. James (...) I (...) using (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx
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(...) Yeah, that's what I suspected in fact. My training and experience as a software engineer made me forget what it was to be faced with an unknown, complex programming language. I've been assuming everyone would be fluent in C ;-) On the other (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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