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Thanks for posting the info and thanks for the recognition. So far, it looks like the Swedish footage has generated a little traffic on my site. But nothing compared to the traffic when my site was plugged on theforce.net or slashdot.org (or is it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oops! I actually ordered 15. I wanted to buy 17, but couldn't. I am actually going to sell off 5 of them to defray the cost of buying so many. I figure that I can keep 10, sell the rest via whatever channels I deem fit and cut down my cost and (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Which all begs the question: What else is stuck in some Lego warehouse somewhere ? *or* Just where did these blue hoppers come from ? Ray (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Mike Stanley (<slrn84as2r.2ds.cjc....utk.edu>) wrote at 17:45:30 (...) While I agree with you that Larry appears to have had a pivotal role in making the hoppers immediately available to this community, for which he should be (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Larry Pieniazek (<38454882.3045A081@...ager.net>) wrote at 16:10:42 (...) I have to back Larry up on this one. I got a few more than several :-) All for personal use, I hasten to add. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: lugnet.loc.uk Link Maintainer?
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Richard Franks (<FM33E5.D2n@lugnet.com>) wrote at 22:49:17 (...) Oh, all right then. Off you go :-) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Carbon 60 (<38459FB1.40B53E04@...foot.com>) wrote at 22:22:41 (...) Sorry, I haven't followed all of this. Has anyone raised the issue of contributions for the registration fee? (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Mindstorms 1.0 still available anywhere?
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Col (<FM2x17.K8y@lugnet.com>) wrote at 20:38:14 (...) Check out a few TRUs. Several of the ones round here (Cheshire) still have the old version on display. On second thoughts, they're just dummy boxes though, so they may not (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Anyone know where to buy servos cheep
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I need to buy 7 or more servos for a project and I can't spend a lot on them. Does anyone know of any servos at discont or on sale. All information is appreciated. (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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(...) Potentially more annoying are sales that when you enquire about the item you get the reply, "You were the first to ask about this item so it should be yours, but someone else asked about it too so I'm going to auction it off instead." Richard (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | RE: External Power Port Problem..?
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(...) Whenever you use a battery pack, use a FUSE!!!!!! I work on products that use the 12V gel cels rated at 4AH or greater, you can find them in security panels etc. Anyways, one day a guy in the drafting department measured the distance between (...) (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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(...) Does the AHD have a separate entry for "sealed-bid auction"? What does it say for "animal"? Is a "stuffed animal" (as in teddy-bear, not taxidermy :) an animal any more or less than a "sealed-bid auction" is an auction? stuffed animal eye (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | RE: External Power Port Problem..?
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To be safe, you could use a small 1A fuse. You can buy in-line fuse holders in electronics parts stores. It's a little black tube with a screw on cap, and wires or solder tabs on both ends. Just tape it to your battery pack. Another possibility is (...) (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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(...) So ticket scalping in the back parket lot is an auction? Selling a 20-gallon aquarium at a garage sale is an auction? An stock market IPO is an auction? Those are all things where the final price is determined by 1 seller and multiple (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Dan's Lego Parts Auction Update:12/1/99
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The listing has been updated for today. ------ ALL AUCTIONS ARE NOW GOING 1 ------ (URL) M. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Just a FYI in case someone from the US is thinking of striking it rich buying these sets and reselling them for $1.50US. The $1.49 + tax (in BC) is $1.70Cdn. $1.50US = $2.25Cdn Profit = 0.55 Cdn The four Canadian Tires I visited, only one had them (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Me too! Take care of Larry first, but I'd love to buy or trade for a bunch of 2885s. Sincerely, /Eric McCarthy/ (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: IR tower question
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Thanks a lot, Reimer, for answering the Ir question. This gives a starting point for more playing around with the Ir. If only my palm had IR--maybe for Xmas. Really clever idea for creating the 38kHz carrier. Mike Reimer Mellin <davmel@primenet.com> (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!
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(...) The way it was explained to me on the phone is that they are not allowed to post or otherwise advertise on the web about their stock and prices. Basically you need to call them to find out the details. You can also try sending email to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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Looks very good. A couple of suggestions though. Firstly, I'd echo Larry's point about frames - but more than that, I can't see any reason why this page should use frames at all. Doesn't look like any of the frames will need separate scrollbars. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Any one know these email addresses?
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(...) Ya! But then I'd want another couple of t-shirts to match my minifigs :) Richard (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Interested in older catalogs
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I know some of you guys have extensive colletions of the Lego and Shop at Home catalogs. Since I have only been back into Legos for a couple of years my library is very limited. Is anyone interested in bringing to the next meeting some of their (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) to (...) keeps its brain." I would buy a copy! Paul Sinasohn bearitone@my-deja.com (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | RE: External Power Port Problem..?
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Be very careful. I think they removed not only the plug but the rectifier circuit so do not use the Lego supply connected to the battery terminals. They may have protection against inserting the batteries backwards but then you would be connecting (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!
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(...) Paul Sinasohn bearitone@my-deja.com (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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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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(...) 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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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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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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| | Re: converting Mac to PC and the Lego remote
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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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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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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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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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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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| | Added all the Minifigs from 7150 to E-Bay & Updated Parts Auction (7150 & 7171)
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To All; I have posted several parts lots to E-Bay for my roommate Tony. He has a few extra sets he wants to sell off, so he wants to post all the parts on E-bay of the 7171 Mos Espa Podrace. Since he does not have access to a credit card, I get to (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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(...) Agreed! It's nice to hear something positive come from this event! Richard (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) Really? That's weird - Todd's a really smart guy. How could he be dead wrong on this issue? (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Un SACCO di cose sul sito ItLUG
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(...) Grande lavoro. Bravissimo webmaster. Ciao. Marco. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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I'm with you. These are auctions. However, the powers that be have already ruled that single round sealed bid auctions are OK for b-s-t. Sorry, all my shrubbery is in use at the moment. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | RE: More Directional transmissions...
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(...) I think you want a gear that engages in only one direction of rotation. It should disconnect (or idle) when turned the other way. I haven't thought this all the way through, but I suspect you might be able to use a pair of differentials. You (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: External Power Port Problem..?
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(...) I wonder if this is why the power port has disappeard from the Mindstorms 1.5... The suspicion is, that the genuine supply has a relatively high internal resistance, and therefore 'current limits' if a lot is drawn from the motor outputs, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Un SACCO di cose sul sito ItLUG
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(...) Direi che la primissima versione blu e` rossa, pero` con la scritta con il font LEGO, e` quella che preferisco. E quindi per quella voto (anche se non esiste). Ciao. Marco. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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(...) BB because they're pretty cool and were part one of "threads that draw the brits together against those darn yanks" and TE because they're part two of "t t d t b t a t d y"... Oh, wait, I'm not supposed to post to this thread, am I? Anyway, I (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: SDK observations
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Hi Eric, (...) Yes I did. This adds to my feeling that the Cybermaster will be discontinued. (...) the (...) No, where? CU Bert Lego robots and artificial intelligence www.bvandam.net (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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(...) 17!!! Wow, cool. I suspect maybe some module reengineering is about to happen given that you have a boatload of black/white beams now... Either that or a MONSTER bridge, which will be very cool as well. Why 17 instead of 15 or 20, just out of (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 8856 instructions finished
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They're up. (...) set (...) scan (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: Any one know these email addresses?
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(...) I want a LUGNET minifig like on the membership page. I'd buy 2. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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Be warned: serious ranting below. I'm awfully tired of notices posted to marketplace.buy-sell-trade, stating something like: "big Lego for sale.. ...this is NOT an auction... ...highest offer received after..." etc. This isn't an auction? It sure is (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) Speaking of which... I just posted my wants list. I want hundreds of most of the items on it. Someone pointed out to me that if I could tell of sets that had large quantities of the parts I might get better responses. Given the current state (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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One thing I noticed with the DAT explorer is that POV rendered images look _MUCH_ better with the lossless PNG format thatn with JPEG. Perhaps appropriate use of the JPEG smoothing function would help the the tests I did looked bad even at 100% (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Tilt
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(...) The problem you mentioned is not unique to the pendulum and ring arrangement, but also happens with any tilt detection mechanisms, right? After all, according to Einstein's theory of gravity, you cannot differentiate gravity from (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Spectre Update #1 12/1/99
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Okay, all... This is the first of what I expect to be weekly updates on the progress of Spectre, my proposal of a few weeks ago for an open-source, cross platform replacement for spirit.ocx. First off, the scope of the project: Spectre (and its (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Automatic Transmission
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(...) I remember seeing a type of automatic transmission built many years ago, using Meccano (so something similar should be possible with Technic). It used a swinging 'bob weight' on an arm, driven by an eccentric, and had a second arm coming off (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) IMHO, the best thing is having both (a) super-quick-loading GIFs and (b) high-quality POV JPEGs, and then letting the user decide which one to view. A while back, someone even suggested having spinning/rotating POV-rendered images for each (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Lid worden van LUGNET
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Hey kijk gaaf dat is vijf leden... Dave Jaco van der Molen <jmolen@globalxs.nl> wrote in message news:FM2562.995@lugnet.com... (...) te (...) heb (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35
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The GP35 is rather a boring engine in appearance. If you could pull off a GP30, that would be spectacular! Due to some "hacks" at design time, they have rather elaborate and ungainly fairing on the top of the hood which is a result of the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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(...) <JOKE> Who knows? As a yank, all you brits sound/read a like to me. </JOKE> (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 8856 instructions finished
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(...) Thanks much for doing this work. I'm assuming you uploaded them to www.brickshelf.com. Do you know how long it takes until they are posted to the public? Or are they somewhere else (I couldn't find them on your web page)? (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: Old Parts replaced by Newer Versions?
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(...) new (...) sunk (...) long (...) same (...) Yes there are actually (at least) three different versions of 4085 which increasingly strengthen the structure of the clip. The oldest (type I) version has the tips of the clip turned in and looks (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Slave1 .dat posted
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Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FM2xM3.M1L@lugnet.com... (...) work. (...) using (...) Cool. I'm going to have to get myself a new snowspeeder. Did you say before you had done the B-Wing, also? Have you updated that? Even (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Unified UK Lego Web Page/Community?
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(...) I think there are quite a few French LEGO fans online, but they're having trouble getting organized. There was a vote about a year ago for a new Usenet group fr.rec.jeux.lego, but it didn't get enough Yes votes (I think it was 20 short of (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: right.....IM BACk
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Fraser (...) I will make some pictures later. I do not currently have an active website so anyone who wants me to mail them a copy of the pictures of the ice planet 3003 the dark side of the ice theme let me know. -- Jonathan Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | RE: More Directional transmissions...
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I'm not exactly sure how, but I think the white torque limiting gear might work here... JT (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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I just snipped all the chatter... I had placed two huge orders when I found out. First off, I figured I wouldn't get them. Then again, I would not be mad if I didn't. It is just a great deal if I can. I would feel like a total schmuck if I didn't (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | lugnet.loc.uk Link Maintainer?
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Going.. Going.. Is anyone else up for this? It is the third time I've asked, but on reflection they were in the middle of incomprehensible wafflings, and we've been having 10x the amount of usual traffic over the last two days; so maybe, just maybe (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:FM32ur.BwF@lugnet.com... (...) I agree. Some parts--especially those with lots of rounded surfaces--can be hard to make out in LDraw. POVRAY works much better for these parts (and for decorated (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: FS: MIB 6597 Century Skyway & 6339 Shuttle Launch Pad
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(...) Hee hee. This usage is right, but it just evokes images of AA meetings, etc. "Hi, I'm Larry and I'm addicted to LEGO, recite the steps with me: 1. I admit I have a problem 2. I resolve to buy more LEGO. ... err, no, that's not it." (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: part # request.
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(...) The shell sets in question are now available in australia. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) Cool! (...) Is there any desire to have povray rendered images for each part? I still think that would be cool, even though the ldraw versions are more useful for some things. It would also be nice to be able to either: 1. have all parts (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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At the risk of boring folks with my mechanical tinkerings... I want to create a transmission such that drivng the input shaft one way gives me very slow rotation on the output, but driving it the other way gives me fast rotation in the opposite (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | UKLUG Prototype online
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That was quick! Some thoughts: Another section will be needed for the Jamabalaya project. (Also known as the J-Box). Why are BB and The Entertainer on the title bar with UKLUG? They can also be found in the Shopping section. Just thought it might (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Unified UK Lego Web Page/Community?
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(...) Thanks. We are still discussing whether to change the blue brick into a green brick to make it more Italian :-) (...) Thanks again. I'm going to look for it. (...) I don't agree on this point. Almost everybody in the Italian newsgroup speaks a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Lugnet Loves Cats!
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(...) Hmmm... how much room does an elephant need ? I've got 20 acres here, well 18 if you take out 2 for the house. I know there is a place that cares for aged circus elephants about 40 miles from me. Someday I'll have to stop in and learn more (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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(...) Well it is it's temporary home for now until I get around to registering www.uklug.org.uk TENTE has the same outer brick dimensions as LEGO you know. Any TENTE you want to get rid of send it my way. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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(...) You are welcome to completely redesign the logo if you want - I tried the bricks you speak of first but it made the letter way too thin compared to the rest of the logo - it didn't look right. (...) I remembered to put the :-0 in this time. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Outlet Mall Locations?
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Both LEGO stores are in true "outlet" malls. An "outlet" mall is different from a "regular/retail" mall. It may have the same "stores" but their content is different. It's typically last years clothes or in limited quantities (closeout) or in some (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Enough trans-antifreeze!
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8 Years is probably right: EP1 = 1999 release EP3 = 2005 release They'll probably want to sell EP3 sets for at least a couple of years, so, let's say through the end of 2006 1999 to 2006 = 8 years. Maybe longer, could go through 2007 easily using (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) I just added a statement on that page noting that direct links to the parts images are OK. Just so there's no confusion. :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO
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See (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: ordinery vs. action minifigs
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(...) Is that the torso with the notched collar? Seems like that one was in a bunch of colors... Steve (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) No, it's OK: people can link directly to the images just as they did before at the previous location. On the splash page, it even says how to refer to the images at the new URL. --Todd (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
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(...) Christmas+Birthday cards: (Creating a scene that contains images of minifigs, as long as it isn't too close to actual TLC merchandise is okay, IIRC) LUGNET Sets: Like the CEKs, but on a slightly bigger scale. Richard (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Fw: Hi Web Club member!
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Thought you might not have seen this. LMK if you don't want any future ones I get... Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: <broadcaster@lego.com> To: <undisclosed-recipients:;> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:56 AM Subject: Hi Web Club member! (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Full range of colors?
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(...) The LDraw FAQ is pretty comprehensive when it comes to the LDraw colors. LDAO does have a color chart, showing all possible allowed combinations for LDraw, but the colors are actually generated from LDLite. BUT, I *think* I posted a "color (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Unified UK Lego Web Page/Community?
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(...) I like the logo - it was the right choice out of the 2, quite simple but cool. (...) That's cool. (...) There is already a website with all of those around somewhere - do a search for rtlspeak. Saves you having to find meanings to the more (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) Ooo, didn't think about that one. Hmm. I guess you'll need to copy the images off to your own server. That's too bad. BTW, the primary reason I wanted to move off the WorldNet site was because I could never get an FTP connection to do updates. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) Well, like it says on the page, "To reference a part image, when you already know the LDraw number for that part, use the following URL format. (URL).gif" In other words, linking directly to these images is OK in this case. (...) These are (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
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(...) It's mostly a random site I plucked from yahoo after 5 mins search, so it's not really a recommendation as I have no idea how good they are! There's probably a better deal somewhere. But if you do go then: (URL) possibly better as that's the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35
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Well, Chris- A GP35 was 56' 2"; an SD45 was 65' 8" (EMD used the longer underframe of SD45 as a standard, which was then used for the SD38, SD39, and SD40). The main difference, however, is that the GPs were a B-B (4-4) wheel configuration, while (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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