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Weren't they in 6030? Yep, and... 1877 6010 6021 6022 6030 6039 6061 Thanks to Heather Patey, who sent me the easy to use Castle sets inventory, I found all those with about 5 clicks! None of those are bargain priced; 6039 is probably the cheapest (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Babelfish question (was Re: Cross posting in eu (was: Aaargh!)
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Thanks Jasper, I used the link they had at babelfish.altavista.com to create my link's html, and never saw any mention of the doit=done command. I think I will add that, as it wasn't mentioned at all, and it doesn't say you can't anywhere (that I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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This set was available at the VA LEGO Outlet for 19.99 a few months ago. Based on other observations on freestyl sets at the store, I believe the original retail was ~30. This set is a pretty decent freestyle set for parts. -Chris (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Am I the only AFOL currently located in Hawaii? Dan (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.hi)
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(...) je (...) Ja si myslim ze v Cechach a na slovensku budto neni moc lidi ktery sbiraji Lego, ty ktery by chteli sbirat tak na to nemaj penize a nebo ty ktery sbiraji nemaji pristup k internetu. :-) Pamatuju si kdyz mi bylo tak 13 ze myho kamose (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.cz)
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(...) Boom! I'll do it! My page is at (URL) got lots of extra space, like 21 megs or so. My e-mail is legowiz@yahoo.com, but don't send me them too fast or i'll run out of space, ive only got 3 megs. LMK if i can/should/will/may/.../won't/may not (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Similar, except that it has a blue case with 2 main compartments and 2 green 16x32 baseplates. It looked to be clearance priced at $19.99 CAD, which after 20% off and a $5.00 coupon, ended up at ~$15.00 each. :) 4276 is currently in the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Cau Rene! Jsem rad ze je tady nekdo od nas kdo sdili stejnyho konicka. Tak jaky lego mas nejradsi? Castle/pirates/technic, etc? Ja sbiram lego od 4 let a je to bezvadny. Bohuzel nejnovejsi Lego ktery maj ted v obchode je prilis "juniorizovany" (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.sk)
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| | 7 Star Wars & 1 Wild West !!!
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7 Star Wars LEGO: 7110 (Landspeeder), 7130 (Snowspeeder), 7140 (W-wing Fighter), 7128 (Speeder Bikes), 7150 (Y-wing & TIE Fighter), 7161 (Gungan Sub), 7111 (Droid Fighter). All sets was used as exponates on Toy Exposition in Slovakia, so they are (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | To som tu sam ?
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Ak tu niekto je, nech napise. Rene (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.sk)
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(...) No nebude to celkom tak. Ja zbieram LEGO a aj ked ma to stoji dost penazi... je to moj konicek. Ale som rad, ze sa tu aspon niekto ozval. ;) Rene. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.cz)
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I would like to include in this wish-list: small (1/2 size current motor) servo motors. Ideally, these could connect to the standard RCX output and be set to rotate directly to any angle (in, say, 15 degree increments?). The implimentation of this (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Not sure about the newer VM's, but the early Java systems got bogged down pretty quickly when you started to fire up lots of concurrent threads, particularly if you were doing 'real-time' type tasks such as animation or network access. This sort of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lucky Canadians - Upgrade arrived
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How old is your 1.0? -Rob. "Mark Geddes" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:2044A9F15B38D21...esi.com... (...) free (...) thing (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Giant Cruiser and MOC contest
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(...) A good idea. Originally, the Lego Maniac's Webring was planning on introducing 'subrings' or smaller rings within the main ring which dealt with individual themes/subthemes depending on demand. That would have come into effect when our new (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Minitalia Lego sets (from Italy)
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Anyone who wants to see a Minitalia set and the bricks can look at my webpage at: (URL) think there is one window with 13 panes like Gary Istok was describing. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) 3-month (...) with (...) for (...) sites (...) Or, rather than a temporary webring, why not keep it up? It could be named, 'The Space MOC Webring' or something, and we could have monthly Space MOC contests. And, if it has nothing but (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars
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"Marco Beri" <marcob@equalis.it> wrote in message news:3860312d.205350...net.com... Hai l'orologio del PC *fuori*, oppure anche tu lavori a quest'ora? -- Cheers Carlo. LUGNET member page: (URL) member of ItLUG: (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars
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(...) Mi sa che l'abbiamo ricevuta tutti... adesso dovrai fare attenzione alle mail che ricevi per il tuo sito e quelle che sono indirizzate a info@itlug.org come questa. Ciao. Marco. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Transmission Problems
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(...) After doing a bit of debugging, I have determined it's all characters between 127-255, most often 127 or 255. If anyone has any ideas on what's causing this, please reply... (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) 18 (...) to (...) Isn't anything TLC does "LEGO" by definition? Steve (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Giant Cruiser and MOC contest
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(...) a (...) said (...) Here's an idea: Certain site groups should be assigned to certain entries; for example, battleships on these sites, superweapon ships on these sites, starcarriers on these sites, etc. That would solve the problem of a lack (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Wishlist
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(...) Yes, good point. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Wishlist
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(...) The MIT ones use 9V batteries. But they tend to use the smaller micromotors, I think, and those surely don't have as much draw. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders Exclusive?
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(...) i've been wondering the same thing... you're refering to the character with the aqua-colored arm, right? i'm also wondering if they'll make those weird snails... i have'nt seen the actual game, just the ads in mania magazine. perhaps this (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.games)
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| | Round Shields
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Which sets had the old circular shields with the stud in the center? And how much are these generally worth? :) Elliot Hyde (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Supercars? (Newbie alert)
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(...) Je kunt even zoeken naar DYA in lugnet, dat is een franse firma die er nog wel wat heeft. Verder: gewoon goed zoeken. Kleine winkeltjes in kleine dorpjes werken het beste (maar niet zo klein dat ze zulke grote dozen niet hebben, natuurlijk ;) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Wishlist
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(...) Just for reference by lego, these are now available in versions that do not have any mercury in them. Would be wise to use those, given mercury's poisonousness. A lot more expensive ($4 vs. $0.50, or something like that), but worth it IMHO. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Suggestions for Lego: My two cents
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(...) I'll take a full set. And another for my father. And possibly some loose sets for my high school Latin teachers. And I think I can think of a lot of other places I could give that. Presuming they're done rtight, of course. The Colosseum. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Wishlist
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Mmmmm.... Crickets.... I too would like to see those go GPA. Perhaps powered by those little 12V camera batteries? And make them cheap! I'm visualizing robotic army ants with coordinated group behavior. Perhaps using one of the flocking algorithms? (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: (Failed) Getting LegOS 0.2.2 working on Windows
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(...) I hadn't fixed that - but it doesn't appear to make a difference. I patched both the original sources and the post-WINNT-specific-patches, but no change in behavior: the RCX answers are never heard using the original sources, and the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) But for using it as a verb, on the other hand.... Jasper (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Acromills bins...
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Yes... They may be viewed at (URL) and (URL) The 2nd pic shows one of the dividers. In all I have 175 of the bins and about 50 of the dividers made just for this bin. Fred aka Legocorky (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Babelfish question (was Re: Cross posting in eu (was: Aaargh!)
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Followup-To: lugnet.publish. (...) Yup. For reference, that link is currently: (URL)Babelfish) way to skip the form page entirely? I think you are saying there (...) As far as I can tell, though skipping the form page is possible, but they don't (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: (Failed) Getting LegOS 0.2.2 working on Windows
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(...) i dont´t know if you have already fixed this, anyways, there is a bug in sigio_handler. The struct timeval last is used uninitialized and should be static. Today i sent the following little patch to Markus. ------- schnips schnips -------- --- (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: new LEGO
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(...) 'Sigh' Damn our cruddy little Nanaimo Zellers. I also tried to get to TRU, but the Lego isle was literally bare!!!!! 'Sigh' Damn the Holiday season. On the first day of christmas my true love gave to me A Metroliner MISB On the second day of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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| | Re: new Lego
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What sets???? I can't believe they are here...I've been looking everywhere. Do you happen to know if they have 8000 and 8001, the Technic droids? How much were they. By the way, did anybody know that Toys R Us has discontinued 8448 (Supercar)? I was (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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| | Re: Set #4276 query
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There was a 2146 freestyle set that had a red case, 801 pieces, three main compartments with dividers and three yellow 16X32 base plates for covers. It also has one egg shaped tree. If this is similar then the 2146 set was a Kmart only set that (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) Please take this to another newsgroup, guys. You're waaay off-topic. --Todd (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | RE: Tasks in RCX
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(...) That highly depends on the programming environment, and the skills and preferences of the programmer. Thread creation and management is very easy in Java, and therefore, Java programmers tend to use threads more liberally for example. Dozens (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) Software makers have hardly "given up". Do you know how much money goes from MS to BSA every year? How many millions of warez CDs get confiscated every month? Jasper (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Lucky Canadians - Upgrade arrived
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Hi All, My 1.5 upgrade just arrived after a long 18 day wait. It was completely free - even the shipping. When I phoned the American 1-800 number the first thing they did was ask for my credit card number. When they realized I was Canadian, they (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | new LEGO
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Have you guys seen any new sets yet? Check your Zellers! Randy -- Randy Anchikoski ranch@writeme.com (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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The 2000 sets are here at Zellers Hillside. I'm waiting for a sale. Randy -- Randy Anchikoski ranch@writeme.com (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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| | Re: Star Wars Episode 1 Video Tape
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(...) I guess all I can say to that is I hope you are wrong. I personally don't want to wait 6 years to get these on DVD. I would also think that Lucas is probably missing the boat on this one if what you say is true. I personally, being a hugh fan, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Giant Cruiser and MOC contest
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(...) To be honest, I think 1 January is too early to start voting. Maybe start accepting submissions on that date, and cut them off at the end of March, with a two week voting period after? (...) Will do. LFB (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) Of course, they were using *NON*-LEGO wheels, which are bigger than ours (not to mention the custom-laid track; again, *NON*- LEGO) -John (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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(...) Part of why it works, though, is because it's in an oil suspension. For polymer plastics, oil is a solvent--even more so for the screenprinting, which is itself put in a petroleum-derived solution before being blown out onto the piece. It's a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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(...) After seeing these posts, I went to the hardware store and popped $3.69 on a can of Brasso to test it on one of my hated UFO panels. It really does work--it's both a mild abrasive and a polymer-solvent, so it takes scratches out likely by a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) minifig (...) standard 6 (...) track is (...) under (...) what (...) 10 (...) model (...) the same (...) comparisons are (...) relative (...) I still think 10 wide would be better, even if the minifigs are a little short. It would fit how the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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Brasso was recommended to me to remove scratches from a watch glass, so I would think so. The important thing is to make sure that you remove all traces of the polish when you've finished, so that it doesn't continue dissolving the plastic, which (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: E-mail Policy
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Mettimi pure come info. Se non riesco a rispondere... al massimo risponderete voi. PS appena posso devo chiedervi un paio di cose ed esporvi due o tre ideuzze. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Supercars? (Newbie alert)
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Hallo, Na een poosje rondkijken hier mijn eerste post. Ik ben al tijden op zoek naar de oude supercar 8880. Helaas was ik een paar jaar terug minder actief bezig met LEGO, en nu ik weer bezig ben zie ik ineens dat ik een heel mooi model heb gemist (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | only a northern wafol (Re: January get-together)
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(...) being in clinton, i'll claim this privilege for now (with apologies to george harrison for the subject title) ..joseph g (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: ho trovato un miniera di LEGO...
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Per quanto mi riguarda, puoi comprarmi direttamente *tutti* i treni che ha (se ne ha), cioè i numeri 455x e 77xx. Ciao Giulio Domenico Franco ha scritto: (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | DYA 4532 & 4539 Crossing Gates
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I received my crossing gates from DYA today. They were in fine shape. Thanks for the good service Emanuel. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Updates for 12/21/1999
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Updates to BrickShelf.com for 12/21/1999 (2nd try) Recent additions/changes to this website: [12/21/1999] 0555-1981 Universal Building Set 0544 Universal Building Set 0374-1971 Fire engine 0342 Station 0340-1968 Control Tower 0337-1969 {Truck with (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | RE: Tasks in RCX
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(...) I guess we have enough new users here that I can start flogging pbForth again.....and I just released a new version that lets you build a kernel on the RCX itself!! That's right, the RCX is the compiler so it works with Macs, PCs, Linux, Sun, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Good lightweight shelving for display?
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(...) Yeah, I discovered this a few weeks after posting that message. I think the web site didn't list the Houston store when I looked (or I totally missed it), but the catalog they mailed me did list the Houston store. My wife and I are thinking of (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Tasks in RCX
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(...) Sure why not. The transputer parallel CPU was specifically designed to run OCCAM and it only had 4K of internal RAM compared to the 32K. However, it has direct machine-level support for the OCCAM constructs. I was actually planning on using (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Racers Easter Egg
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This doesn't have much to do with any Easter eggs, but you can get the demo for Racers from www.gamespot.com. I downloaded it, and have really enjoyed it. It only has one track and a limited selection of drivers, but it is still fun. If the full (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.games)
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| | Updates for 12/21/1999
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Updates to BrickShelf.com for 12/21/1999 (note there is still a huge backlog so if you submitted scans and they aren't online yet be patient). Recent additions/changes to this website: [12/21/1999] 0555-1981 Universal Building Set 0544 Universal (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | Re: Tasks in RCX
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(...) From some searching it appears that OCCAM-2 is a programming language for parallel systems, so having a lot of threads probably is desirable. It also seems to me that implementing an existing language on the RCX would generally involve new (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My ReVUE: 6520
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In lugnet.reviews, Mark Herzberg writes: I looked at but did not buy one of these at Target. I saw those tall " wide window with a roof overhang piece "'s in there and realize that they might make a pretty tough lookin train, if they are no more (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: E-mail Policy
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Non so se dovevo riconfermartelo (stassera sono piu' fuso del solito) ma a me va bene marco.berti@itlug.org non mi vergogno di giocare col lego Ciao Marco (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: updates from auczilla?
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(...) Not sure, but rather than worry about that, I'd ponder the old adage - you get what you pay for. :) I use plenty of free e-mail services. I expect almost nothing from them, though. Most of the time I'm not disappointed. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Tasks in RCX
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(...) <chuckle> 10 seems like a small number (yes its limited by the firmware) until you try to use them all. In my experience only email and webserver type applications kick off more than 4 or 5 threads at once. DLC (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: updates from auczilla?
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(...) dd if=/dev/random bs=8192 count=100000000 | mail postmaster@yahoo.com KL (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | new/unofficial part - 4x6 flag [DAT]
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Hi! I dunno if anyone's already done this part or not, but it wasn't in the latest, greatest version of LDraw when I downloaded LDraw, so I thought I'd try my hand at it. This part is the large flag from the old Pirates theme. The three versions (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | B-Wings at TRU
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The Toys R Us near 35 and Cameron has quite a few B-Wings, some Artic sets, and some new Town sets, but none of the other new sets. I picked up a B-Wing and their last 600 piece silver bucket ($8). I also checked the 183/35 Wal-Mart, no new sets. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Rock Raiders Exclusive?
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I'm curious about the Chief character that appears in the Rock Raiders game. Is there any way to get this minifig (i.e. via coupon, etc) from Lego? The reason I ask is because I saw an ad in a comic book for a Rock Raiders contest where you can win (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.games)
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| | Re: unknown error
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One obvious thing is that you must declare your local variables at the start of the function before any statements. Gary Livick (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: updates from auczilla?
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(...) [heavy sigh] . . . Thanks, Todd. [aside] I wonder how I could email a tactical thermonuclear "Nasty-Gram" to Yahoo Mail?... [/aside] (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Set #4276 query
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Does anyone know the MSRP of this set? It's a Freestyle set with 801 pieces (counting the case?) and a storage box. I've gotten the very rare (in Edmonton, anyway) FOTW - I picked 4 of these up for ~$15.00 CAD each. Now, if I knew the MSRP, I'd know (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: updates from auczilla?
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(...) Lemme check the outgoing email logs... OK, looks like 5 updates have been sent to you so far. However, it also looks like yahoo.com is refusing to accept them for some reason. Here's a snippet of one message that appeared in my inbox: (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: updates from auczilla?
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(...) In your case, Eric, it was sending you an update because you received a retro-bonus credit for overpayment in the previous auction. (Check the summary near the bottom.) --Todd (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | unknown error
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i've IC version 2.82. whenever i load the program below, it keeps giving me an error on the line which 'INT SPEED_TABLE[]' is declared. what's wrong?? void main() { int i; start_press(); int speed_table[]= {0b00000000, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 2000 Lego in Utah
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Today I saw the following sets: at Orem TRU (University Parkway) 7144 - Slave I this was the only 2000 set I saw here at Zany Brainy (Murray) 6600 - Construction/Bridge set 7104 - Desert Skiff these were mixed in with the regular sets (though the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Tasks in RCX
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Hi, I read somewhere that the RCX is limited to only 10 concurrent tasks. Is this limitation in the firmware? If so, can I use a replacement firmware like legOS to overcome this. I basically want to have an unlimited number of tasks so that I can (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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I'm starting to be pursuaded that 8 wide is indeed superior to 6 wide. I may even build my next passinger train in that scale. But first I'd like to see some models that have been built in the 8 wide scale. Do you know any websites that show models (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ironically, I've posted no bids and gotten an update... :D eric (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Serves me right for typing from memory. The CORRECT URL is: (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: (Failed) Getting LegOS 0.2.2 working on Windows
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(...) Hey -- More info about this odd bug. Installed 0.2.3, and the bug is still there. A bit more tweaking revealed: * Compiling with the original (.orig, pre-patch versions of loader, lx, and rcxtty) yielded - after changing O_ASYNC to FASYNC - (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) From the FAQ (URL): Q: I sent in a whole bunch of bids an hour ago, but I haven't received a response yet. Do you know if they made it there? A: Yes, your bids made it here [most likely]. Some auction systems process e-mail bids instantly upon (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Installation error on New RIS 1.5
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(...) I had the same error trying to reinstall drivers of an ISDN card. You're lucky, since the only way I found to fix this problem was reinstalling W98, and to reinstall my ISDN card first (plug and play...). I checked on Microsoft knowledge base (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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(...) Hmmm... If I can get some of this stuff, I'll try it on a 1x8 brick I have. This brick was left in the sun for so long that it has yellowed to the point of beinging virtually the same color as the beige bricks. Jeff P.S. It was part of a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | My 2000 set experience
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Well I bought most of the 2000 sets I could find yesterday and today. The chicagoland area seems to have a complete stock if you visit a few stores. Zany Brainy last night had: The green episode 1 land speeder the A-wing the B-wing the desert skiff (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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How often is Auczilla supposed to send "updates"? I've posted several bids, in several different batches at several different times (both this morning and this afternoon), and I still haven't gotten a single update. Thanks. Franklin Franklin W. Cain (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Communications
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(...) Yes indeed: (URL) Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I am looking for detailed information on RCX communication (computer to rcx, and rcx to rcx). I am also looking for detailed information on all devices, sensors, motors etc.. Could somebody point me to a site with some good information. Thank You. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-95, to lugnet.robotics)
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i understand that when the PWM is off, the mask: 0b11111111 switches all motor ports on in the forward direction. but if the PWM is on, what bit string correspond to what speed? is it possible to have motor ports 0 and 1 controlled using PWM while (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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Has anyone ever tried using Brasso with a toothbrush? It seems that it would work better on the textured 2x3 slopes. I personally used Brasso, with a cloth, to remove the printing from the McDonalds sets. I was surprised to see that once the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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(...) brasso consists of a very fine abrasive in an oil suspention. it is not a chemical solvent at all. toothpaste is a much softer abrasive, and would take weeks of constant rubbing to remove paint, and using a brush would be too abrasive, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Star Wars Episode 1 Video Tape
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(...) -- (...) forget (...) TPM on DVD in the near future. Lucas wants to wait until the next two epsiodes are complete and in the can and before releasing a "definitive" version of all six films on DVD, or whatever technology replaces the format by (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Yellow Castle on ebay
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(...) seller: (...) What's really interesting is that this seller has no feedback rating yet is selling a lot of high priced items including a $1,300.00 statue thing. Also s/he doesn't have the Lego set in the correct category. Dan M. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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(...) Well I can't say I have the RCX plugged in when I'm running a vehicle, I *ALWAYS* have it plugged in when it's not in use. I've actually only had to replace the batteries in it once in the past year. Removing the jack was a mistake, IMO... As (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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I tried letting some pieces sit awhile and soak, but it didn't seem to matter. -- Paul Davidson Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:Fn3IDo.3qo@lugnet.com... (...) expected. (...) furiously. (...) but (...) be (...) That (...) off (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, it would work. It would probably remove scratches and stuff, too. -- Paul Davidson John DiRienzo <ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote in message news:Fn3IMu.4F7@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) expected. (...) furiously. (...) but (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) I have been thinking along these same lines. One curiosity is the Playmobil set I noticed the other day at a TRU. Playmobil actually made a small Civil War set. I believe it had one soldier from each side, a confederate flag and sevel guns & (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Giant Cruiser and MOC contest
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Are you able to put up a website for it? That way, you could advertise it on lugnet.general and rec.toys.lego as well, and get a lot of entries ... and keep people updated on contest status, etc. -- Paul Davidson Bob Jackson <omegax@newrealm.net> (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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