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Well, I haven't figured out what is wrong but I've worked around my serial problems. For the record it was mostly a problem of cables. I was using a DB25 M to F rs232 cable and that didn't seem to connect correctly. I was using a male to male (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Are you familiar with the make utility? It allows you to describe an arbitrary set of modules, with their associated interdependencies, and then re-build only the modules which have changed and modules dependant upon them. Of course, using (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to FORTUNE!)
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(...) Sorry, that was Fortune, not Forbes magazine. Chris <>< (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Following is a list of parts I need to finish various pirate sets I am working on. I have lots of stuff for trade at: www.cyberis.net/~tco...s/sale.htm Any help would be appreciated. Timbo 1 brown washtub/crows-nest (6260) head from the green armada (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I was looking around on the Lego site and found this (sorry if it has already been reported) Lego has been named toy of the century! Check it out! (URL) <>< (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Chains where? (was: Re: How long is a chain?)
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(...) Ummm... 2 questions: 1. Is there an available picture of this set anywhere? I couldn't find it in the pause guide or on brickshelf... 2. What kind of chain links are they? They're not... [gasping with hope]... Bulldozer chain links are they?! (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) My (...) mm....stollen...my mother makes a very good one. I didn't like all the weird fruit when i was little, but I love it now. Especially frosted. Its the best for Christmas morning breakfast. Now i can't wait to visit my parents... (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) instructions (...) Royal (...) the (...) If you have large green dragon shields and red conical tower roof pieces keep in mind set 1906 was a promo set and outside the 6000 range (one of my favorites). Browse throug the catalog scans on (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Has anyone tried running their 9v train set off of the rcx? I did it over thanksgiving with limited success. At full power out of the rcx, the train moved only about 1/2 speed (rcx 1.0 plugged into the lego train's ac wallwart). I haven't measured (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Either that or Crusaders/Lionhearts! (...) Well... we're kind of assuming that there are actually large castles in the collection if we say that :) .And, if there AREN'T any baseplates, they could be old-style castles... There are actually a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow Larry, I did too. Especially the Nürnberger Lebkuchen (gingerbread), and Lübecker Marzipan (Almond Paste confections - tastes better than it sounds). My mother used to make Stollen (German Fruitcake), but quit making it a few years back. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Here's the length I came up with. I measured from axle to axle, which should give you working length, instead of end of chain, which is a little too long. And I don't have an LU rule long enough to measure 108 links. :) links | LU | cm | inches (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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The gear rack has 10 teeth and is 4 studs long. Five chain links will cover it. So 108 chain links would equal 86.4 studs. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) hulls (...) My two cents, Also, if you look through some of the catalog scans here in the guide you notice that cetain sets have parts unique to each set, such as a spiral staircase with Dark Dragon's Den, yellow and black house walls with (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) four poles. -g (sorry) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: External Power Port Problem..?
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(...) Yes. It is also worth realising that the rectifier has a lower rating, when running from DC, than when AC is used (with DC one pair of diodes does all the work, and will fail earlier than with AC). (...) I think a fuse is still the best idea, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The shields with the lions would be the the Royal Knight sets, I think. The shields with dragons on them either go back to the Black Knight sets or the Dragon Master sets, most likely. On the bigger shields, are the dragons blue, or green? The (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(URL) think this will help you out. -Nick Stefan Elsner wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Dreaming of a European Legofest
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I'm glad and excited my idea aroused so much interest. As for the location, I agree with all of you that northern France, BeNeLux and Germany would be the best choice from a geographical point of view. On the other side, as Jacob properly pointed (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.org)
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Still discussing: (URL) and now (URL) I posted an update to the v4 spec just now. It includes the changes suggested by Jacob. Things have been quiet lately, so I want to throw out a couple of questions: Does anyone have an opinion on whether it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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