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(...) Like Larry, I could use a bunch of these: 10 of 2872 and 10 of 2885, and I'd pay the $1.50 + shipping too. If anyone is willing....thanks! Paul Sinasohn bearitone@my-deja.com (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Tilt (fwd)
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(...) I heard of an IC that would give an absolute bearing. This would be quite useful for knowing the orientation of the bot. Has anybody seen stuff like that ? Cheers, --Jonathan (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: External Power Port Problem..?
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Yeah, they'll replace them just this once... You send them your 1.0 bricks and they will replace them with 1.5 bricks. Problem solved -- no more battery packs for you. Those Lego wall warts are current limited to less than 1A (IIRC). Your battery (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) If you insist. :) But to me, an auction is anything where the final price is determined by 1 seller and multiple (potential) buyers. So, yes, OBO's and SB auctions are the same thing. Auctions. <grin, duck> The difference to me is as much one (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | RE: External Power Port Problem..?
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(...) This is interesting. I own a 1.5 RCX (still wondering why it's marked 'RCX 1.0' when obviously there are two different versions, with and without the AC plug) and I've been contemplating retrofitting an AC plug with a couple of wires inserted (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 4561 modifications
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(...) commuter (...) and I might have enough windows to do it too. What I was talking about were the elevated trains. They are like subway trains like from "Money Train" or "Mercury Rising". But thanks for the help and the idea!!! Mike (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Aquanauts/Aquasharks visor question
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(...) And the windscreens for Aquanauts (1st generation) were clear dark blue. Aquaraiders color was actually transparent yellow (antifreeze), as well as Hydronauts (the Sea-marines). Aaron>maniac@vol.com (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: Tilt (fwd)
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----- Forwarded message from Hao-yang Wang ----- From: "Hao-yang Wang" <hywang@pobox.com> Subject: Re: Tilt Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 23:10:18 GMT [text deleted] For the second approach, note that even after the robot starts/stops the pendulum may (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: External Power Port Problem..?
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Although I didn't see an "Use only Lego approved power supplies with the external power connector" in the manual, I believe Lego has no obligation to fix your RCX brick. The connector is for an external AC power pack, not a custom Lithium Ion DC (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) When you see an OBO in the newspaper and you call someone up and make an offer, you don't know who you're competing against either. OBO's are "sealed bid auctions" too. They're the same thing. But they're actually not auctions in spirit. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Is anyone else having trouble submitting the form? It gives me an error saying "You are not authorized to view this page". I guess I'll check back tommorow. Jaka (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) A sealed-bid auction is a *DEGENERATE CASE* of an auction. They're only known as "auctions" because some bozo once upon a time many years ago called them auctions. The spirit of an auction is to solicit bids and use those bids in turn to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 8480 for $330 ?!
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(...) If only they knew about www.thetoystore.com they could have saved a packet. Even without the "mega savings" mistake of the other day it's still a good buy. The shipping is the only killer (and what's stopping me, along with the exchange rate!) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Outlet Mall Locations?
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(...) Well, for my two cents, I'd say that Chattanooga, TN would be the BEST place for all train-heads since it is the train capitol of North America (at least historically). It would be the perfect tie in to the magnetic track high- speed railway (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I use mac_nqc and normal nqc quite happily. DW (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) This might actually be appropriate if I had used or endorsed the term "yank", or indeed participated in any anti-American feeling. If I started talking about a Mike somethingorother who said thisorthat, then a) You probably wouldn't care what (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Are they notifying potential buyers of current offers and using the current offers to solicit progressively higher bids? If so, then it's an auction in spirit. (...) I think the key word there is "bidder," which, in the context of an actual (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) He's not dead wrong, he's decided otherwise. For an insight into his logic, see: (URL) gives some of his points. I know he's made others, but I couldn't find them easily. As an aside, I agree with Larry and Derrick. SRSB auctions are not (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Outlet Mall Locations?
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I think the counter guy was quite supprised when I picked up $600 worth of straight track, plus 3 sets :) (...) No. Just going to NFLD, and wanting to have my own stuff to play with. It brought me to 500 pieces of track. The biggest problem was (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 8480 for $330 ?!
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I can't believe this: (URL) guess someone really just HAD to have THAT one! KL (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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