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SETS: 6255 Pirate Comic, NM, not-sealed a couple of creases in box but nice $20.00 4131 Freestyle (partly squashed box, but unopened, pieces should be fine) $5.00 2x6037 Witch's Windship (new, sealed) $6.00 each 2x6442 Stingray Explorer (new, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) That's been my plan. Sounds like good silly canon in the making. -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) One episode is enough. I think the first 30 minutes of the Southpark movie could suffice as that "one episode" being the logical, ultimate extrapolation of the foul-mouth-kid-humor idea. Having seen that first 30 minutes, you never need to see (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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I am only 13, but I have a decent knowledge of programming and LEGO mechanics. I have been building them since I was 4 and a half. I guess my age limits me from completing some of my ideas, but I think younger people that have a set at home have (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm currently 37. Bought my first RCX last 13 months ago. Have been collecting and playing with LEGO since I was 8. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This should work on most browsers, but is not guaranteed to do so. If you can do CGI, I'd recommend doing a "302 Moved" header, which would usually bypass the HTML completely. The header would basically start like this: HTTP/1.1 302 Moved (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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Hmmm. I'm 31,.and have been an avid Lego consumer since my first set, #480, Rescue Helicopter ((URL) ) bought for me by a friend at age 5. My son Isaac might be the youngest Lego robotics builder. He was building simple motor contraptions (motor (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Ditto. One of the guys in my office is Southpark crazy, so I thought it might have some merit, but upon watching a couple episodes, concluded: "it's just stupid." (IMHO, of course) James (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: S@H Canada not so Lucky
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(...) You should follow lugnet.loc.ca - It's been "common" knowledge for a few months now. Still not happy with it, James (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Georgia Mindstorm Users chance to show off
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I posted a message a few days ago about CNN looking for local Atlanta area Mindstorm users and surprisingly no one has contacted CNN about this chance to show off. So I will post this one more time. CNN is doing a story on LEGO and the new Mindstorm (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general)
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| | Cybermaster 1000 spänn
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Stor & Liten verkar vilja bli av med sina Cybermaster, eftersom de säljer dem för halva priset. Månne är en ny modell på gång? Jari (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Suggestions for Lego: My two cents
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(...) (snip) (...) The trojan war? How about a big lego horse with minifigs hiding in it? A menotar. The cyclops. Medusa minifig hair. :) Greek warships with oarsmen. What would greek fire look like? Just imagine white 2x2x11 column pieces in vast (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Partsref is Searchable
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Partsref now has text search! You can now search for any word(s) in a part's title, filename, keywords or category. Parts are listed by relevance, showing which words matched (since keywords and category are not shown in the results). See it at (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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PNLTC is hosted by a local web hosting service for free in exchange for their name and URL on our site and we also add their name to our flyers handed out at shows. I hooked up with them by searching for local hosting service (on yahoo) and just (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) You know, Rob and Fab would've been cool to watch -- esp. with the casualities they'd've taken during the battle. ;-) (...) Well... Before ROTJ was released, everyone and their dog was oohing and aahing over Fett, based upon the few minutes he (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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(...) Not sure yet. I'm in the process of getting it set up myself, so the answer might be "me" in a couple of weeks, but I'm really busy with holiday goings-on right now. I know that joker.com in Germany offers registrations for about USD 18/year, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Ugh! How about to USians who got it but can't stand South Park? I saw the episode the other night with the foul-mouthed little kids, or am I thinking of every episode? I mean, is it still funny once you've seen your first episode? I just can't (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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Can you provide a pointer to someone that is using this to provide registration. While I (quoting from the splash page) have "sufficient development skills" to write an interface, I don't have the time. I'd rather buy names from someone that has. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Giant Cruiser and MOC contest
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(...) MOC (...) the (...) then (...) I have to hold up my hand here for a second and ask: "Are you guys serious?" Are you talking about building 'Mini-Fig' scale capital ships??? or have I totally missed something? --Geoff Hardy (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Unless its the blue one then it could be Han Solo in Hoth gear. But Kenny works too. Eric K. The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Spline editor
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Hi, all! This is my first post after weeks of lurking!! I was wondering how difficult you think it would be to create a spline editor in any of the applicable languages. I would like to be able to control a lego system similar to the way I animate (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Kenny?
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(...) "Oh my God, they killed Timmy!" "YEA!!!" JohnG, GMLTC (kill the '.nospam' to reply, no parka is necessary) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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(...) That prompts me to ask something that had been on my mind for some time: Is the name 'Mindstorms' (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Supercars? (Newbie alert)
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(...) Woon wel in een klein dorp maar geen 8880 :-( Maar wie nog de shuttle zoekt (8480) die staat er nog. Wel gewone prijs (279,=) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: NELUG Castle Display at TCS Brainstorm...
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(...) My vote would be for 2,3,and 4 combined (maybe even 5 too, but that might be tough to squeeze in): A large castle on one end... elevated, and toward the rear of the display, kind of on that "hillside" type style. I'm picturing it towards the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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I just wanna know... (...) is it official, are we calling any fig in a parka a Kenny? (1) Works for me.(2) 1 - Or only dead ones?? 2 - Sorry to non USians that don't get the joke. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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(...) That prompts me to ask something that had been on my mind for some time: Is the name 'Mindstorms' an honorariam to Seymour Papert ? It certainly should be... (Papert wrote a great book called 'Mindstorms'.) * -Simon (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: What are the *REAL* Y2K sets?
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Well, here's my try: 6445 - Y2K Media Frenzy. Comes with 3 copies of the contents of Crisis News Crew, one done in red, one in yellow and one in blue, and a 1x1 transparent round plate. Box cover features all three news choppers hovering, vans (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RCX Code on the Mac?
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The other day I was speaking with a friend who was recently job hunting (he's a C++ programmer and a Macintosh fanatic, like me) and he told me about a job he heard about back in August with The Lego Group in San Rafael, California: they were (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: speed control bytes
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Fram my reading of the pcode interpreter source, you only get the option of doing all motors or none by default. It doesn't look like it would be too difficult to modify the pcode to only do the first two motors. You can get the source at: (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: ldraw.org General Update, Added Press & Awards
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(...) Possibly. You could always ask. If not, just put up a page for it on your website when you make it. (...) Soon...probably in the next few days. There's a Parts Reference ready to go up, but we gotta get final approval on re-publication of it (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: First Lego League Software
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(...) Sure, but why should those teachers/students able to use NQC be banned? I can (perhaps) understand banning it for being too powerful, but if that were the case, Robolab should be banned too. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ldraw.org General Update, Added Press & Awards
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(...) about (...) cool (...) on (...) slot (...) it. I agree. The only way it fits into the ldraw.org page is that the image is pov-rayed. I think that Lugnet would be a much more appropriate place for it but I doubt Todd would go for it. Ryan PS I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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(...) At 08:37 22-12-1999 -0700, you wrote: (...) I'm 31. Had LEGO Basic System sets since I was 5 years old until I was 12-14. Only recently (3 years) had contact with the LEGO Technic through my son. He's 9 years old, now. Then, this year, I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm 42, going on 17 (according to my wife). I've had an on and off affair with robots for years, and the same with Lego Technic for years. RIS finally got me to connect the two. Dave Johnson (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi. I'm 49 have over 15 years of industrial experience in embedded systems and am currently an assistant professor of computer science. I have been trying to talk a school into funding a LEGO based robotics course since at least 1995 when I wrote (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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An interferometer! Wow, that is really neat. I would love to build an interferometer using Lego parts. Does your client have a parts list, pictures, or anything else about their interferometer he/she could share? BTW, I'm 32. Although we had bought (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Panaka is yellow?
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(...) I think you're right- that is a reasonable assumption to make. I don't think that's what Lego intended, however. All the Naboo Guards wear the same uniform, and Panaka is the most clearly photographed of the guards in the movie. The stills of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Happy LEGO Holiday and New Year Wish!
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(...) Thanks, Gary! You do the same, as well as all the other fine folks, and our own local deity, Larry P.! Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and a bug free Y2K!" :) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Sorry about the initials mixup. (...) Here's a link. Check out the section on RoboLab at the bottom and they indicate new software for the spring... (URL) agree that the playing field should be as level as possible, but on the other hand, here's a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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Mark Geddes writes: > I was just wondering how old most of the members in this forum are? > > I suspect most people active in Robotics as a hobby aren't children. > > I'm just about to turn 36, but I was dreaming about Lego Robots since I was > 8. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Where is the Firmware?
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Hi. I have both mindstorms and robolab. Where is the firmware located? (i.e., what is the firmware file called?) I would especially like to know this for robolab as I have a robolab site license. Barbara Nostrand +---...---+ | Barbara Nostrand, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Panaka is yellow?
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(...) I really think that what you have written hear gets to the root of the problem. For one I agree with you that it would be nice to get some sort of offical stance from LEGO regarding the issue but beyond that I think there are some very (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | A Motor as a Sensor? An idea
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Hi, yesterday i played around with the View Button and with different Sensors. And than I pluged a Motor (in this case a generator) to the Sensor input. If the motor was not turned, the Sensor Reading was '4'. If turned (forward) the reading (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Panaka is yellow?
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(...) I just built it before coming to work this morning, and saw the pictures as well. it looks like they repeated the series of pictures twice. maybe they screwed up? If it is Panaka (We call him Captain Pancake at the office - Long story, along (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
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| | S@H Canada not so Lucky
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Mark, I'm not sure when you ordered your upgrade, but here's my experience. I called the Canadaian S@H number today, Wed Dec 22, and got the typical voice mail choices. I then chose the English option for S@H and was connected with a friendly (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: How old are you?
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24. Never was into the lego thing until RIS -----Original Message----- From: Mark Geddes [mailto:mark@AudeSi.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 10:37 AM To: 'Lego' Subject: How old are you? I was just wondering how old most of the members in (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Happy LEGO Holiday and New Year Wish!
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I will be away from my PC from now until Jan. 3. I hope all of you will have a Happy Holiday, and a safe New Millenium! Gary Istok (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, since you ask, 52. I'd never used LEGO before getting a Mindstorms kit, although I'd dabbled slightly in robotics before using the Erector/Meccano system. I got this after realizing that there was a strong web community and thus wide- (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Minitalia Lego sets (from Italy)
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(...) Thanks Indranil, that is the window! Too bad TLG doesn't make these window styles, or at least some better variations that actually look like real windows. I am going to treasure that one window that I have. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: ldraw.org General Update, Added Press & Awards
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(...) :) (...) Sounds like a nice idea. The only think I see that might be strange about it is the feature article section IMO should focus on Lego CAD items, cool new LDraw stuff, new standards, etc. Steve, Jacob, and I were planning on putting up (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Panaka is yellow?
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(...) Indeed, this would have been an easy way to circumvent racial issues, this particular time. Still, there are four thumbnail pictures from the movie towards the top of the instruction pages, and the human portrayed most clearly (in two of the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: FIber-optic rotation sensor
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It was not me to discover it, but it's definitely doable. You can use the fiber-optic device as a rotation sensor and it works pretty well. As Dennis and Phil said, the only point is that you cannot detect the direction, but in many cases you (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 25° iscritto ItLUG: Fabio Marzorati
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(...) collega. (...) Benvenuto Fabio, e auguri anche a te! Ciao Mario (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: First Lego League Software
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In a message dated 12/22/99 10:41:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, mattdm@mattdm.org writes: << It's silly to allow RoboLab and not NQC. Robolab also supports variables and is also a lot more powerful than the RIS software. And, it's an extra cost (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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(...) 24. I still have a suitcase full of Legos in the attic, but strangely I never really got into the Technic/Expert Builder stuff until very recently. I did, however, figure out all the neat things you could do movement-wise with regular legos; (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Panaka is yellow?
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Dave, (...) I think that the Flash Speeder minifig is not Panaka. In the movie, the flash speeder was used in the first moments of the seizure of the castle / government building, and he was not driving it, and that is what IMHO TLC (TLG, LG, LC) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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(...) Domain names don't necessarily cost that much anymore. Check out <URL:(URL) for $13/year domain registrations. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) I'd have preferred Milli Vanilli music over that ridiculous Ewok nonsense. For that matter, I've preferred Rob and Fab themselves over the stupid teddy bears, but we all know the George-wanted-wookie...ave-worked story. (...) I've said this (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: ldraw.org General Update, Added Press & Awards
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(...) well (...) site has (...) cluttered (...) Topics (...) Awards. (...) in (...) rail (...) him and (...) COOL!! I'll have to check it out later. (...) Hopefully (...) has (...) If you really want to get rid of the MLCad article(personlly I'm (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: First Lego League Software
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(...) It's silly to allow RoboLab and not NQC. Robolab also supports variables and is also a lot more powerful than the RIS software. And, it's an extra cost thing. NQC is available for free to anyone. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | How old are you?
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I was just wondering how old most of the members in this forum are? I suspect most people active in Robotics as a hobby aren't children. I'm just about to turn 36, but I was dreaming about Lego Robots since I was 8. MG (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Panaka is yellow?
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I'm sure the topic of race amongst mini-figures is an ancient one, but I just wanted to hear theories from the more informed AFOL's this time. I'm pretty sure TLG just wanted to circumvent any racial issues by making ALL the heads "yellow." There've (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New site for the NGLTC
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Robin, It looks like Tallahassee is about 6 hours from New Orleans. I bet that is the closest you will get to New Orleans. When is the GATS show? Maybe I can meet you there? I do not have a layout, but I have some rolling stock that I would love to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | LEGO on As-It-Happens
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LEGO was mentioned again on the CBC Radio program As It Happens. People have been calling in descibing their favorite childhood toys. The person last night was a commericial photographer who did a shoot with LEGO a few years ago. He said that he had (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: My website to be in the next Technic Magazine?
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(...) Which means I've probably got one somewhere... though it might be best waiting untilthe new catalogue comes out in case applications now need to be sent to Slough. I recently despatched a Lego Club application to Wrexham... hope it doesn't get (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Wishlist
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(...) Relay bricks. That way you can run a Lego train without having to suck power from the RCX. (...) Might be a bit pricey, but it's definitely a good idea. (...) Maybe, but maybe also a breakout box for sensor inputs? (...) And this should (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Lucky Canadians - Upgrade arrived
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I bought it in November 1999, within the "valid" upgrade timeframe. The lady I talked to wasn't concerned when I bought it, just if it was a 1.0. The "official" corporate policy limits the time frame, but if you talk to the right person, who knows. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New SW 2000 reviews
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(...) Saw a post of yours the other week dealing with the new sets Mike. I picked up 7137 and 7144 at Target just down the road from work here in Vernon Hills, IL monday(right down I94 from you). And I must say that the A-Wing is very nice as well. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: First Lego League Software
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Ralph Hempel <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:000001bf4c8d$06...@pro150... (...) Actually, it is JG, not JS. (...) contests (...) I doubt it sincerely. The contest is aimed at kids, and allowing any software environment seriously (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Wishlist
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(...) How about a new, smaller, style for input/output ports, perhaps a 3.5mm plug? This would allow more ports in less space on the RCX. But it would also require a port-to-LEGO conversion wire, so all the existing electric stuff can be hooked up. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | First Lego League Software
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JS Gregory wrote... (...) Are you sure? I just checked the FLL site and they are allowing RoboLab software, which I know is available from LEGO too. Oh, that's what you said in the last paragraph...sorry. In the note on the 2000 season, it seems (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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(...) Nope, not a joke. I seriously didn't remember the reason(s) why other approaches wouldn't work as well as INVERTNEXT. I poked around old messages a little bit, I think I remember better now. Let me (attempt to) explain: When this whole BFC (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is a CDROM really necessary for mindstorms?
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Yes, you can. I run the original on a AST 486 laptop without a CD drive. I have a pccard "scsi bus toaster" that I use to connect a CD drive when I install things. You can't do the video animiation stuff, which runs off the CD, but you can use the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) thing is huge! Working on a 6 wide scale I have not been able to produce a complete train--I am getting close-- and I cannot imagine buying enough bricks to work at the 8 wide level. Not yet at least. Then again I cannot imagine having enough (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NELUG Castle Display at TCS Brainstorm...
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All followups to LUGNET.ORG.US and LUGNET.LOC.US.MA.BOS (because that is where TCS is). As most of you know many of us in NELUG are going to work on a Window Display at The Construction Site in Waltham MA ( www.constructiontoys.com ). We hope to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) I agree completely! To reiterate an earlier point, the greater problem is that Han's evolution as a character is watered-down, so that he's no longer a self-serving rogue finding redemption through a cause--he's an okay guy who remains an okay (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Longest train?
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(...) snip (...) Ah, I was being vague again. The trains to which I was refering were regular freight trains not coal trains. snip (...) Why 'space'? Is it because your trains become 'rockets' if you send more than 10 cars and 3 engines down at once (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Castle TCS Window Project (was Re: NELUG meeting report from 12/16/1999)
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(...) I have cross-posted this to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos (because that is where TCS is after all). I think we are starting to get some Ideas and I think I will probably start a dedicated thread for this project very soon. (...) I like this idea a lot (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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Robin, The NGLTC is using www.truehosting.com for only $9.99 a month, that includes 50 meg, plus 10 email alias, and some other regular goodies. jt Robin Werner wrote in message ... (...) cost (...) maybe (...) best (...) pop-up (...) time (...) and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Is a CDROM really necessary for mindstorms?
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(...) I highly recommend that you use NQC instead of the software on the CDROM. Which means the only thing you'll need off of the disc is the firmware image. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Dat format question - Quad line order
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"Johannes Keukelaar" <johannes@nada.kth.se> wrote... (...) Yes. (...) It is known as a bow-tie quad, and is found many places! (...) Yes, this is sadly the way they are ordered in many files. Another problem is that the four points may not be (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lego ad in newsletter.
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(...) They've been advertising Mindstorms to adults for a while. Tom's Hardware Guide (the popular PC-hardware-info site) had banner ads... (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Ship Power Core
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Bones Dragon wrote in message ... (...) Ah, well, yes that was my original boo-boo, I meant DARK grey. They've always been available in light grey - in fact I think that's the ONLY opaque colour they've ever been available in. 2000 sets.... yeah (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | 2000 Lego
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Hiya Everyone, As everyone is posting their findings of the new 2000 Lego sets, I figured I might as well for the Scranton, Pa area. On Monday, the 20th. I went to the Local Toys 'R' Us in Dickson City to find the a good number of the 2000 Lego. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.swb)
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| | RE: Is a CDROM really necessary for mindstorms?
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Dear Alan, I don't know if you can run the software without a CDROM reader but I know that I can't even get the Mindstorms software to run my laptop even with a CDROM reader. I think the problem is the lack of video memory. .[Comments?] Your old (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lighting LEGOLAND California
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(...) Hmm, since I do working the Consulting Engineer business, it is a very interesting article. It is nice to see contractors doing some value added thinking on projects, where as the engineer sometimes is not on site and see things. I wonder if (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Wishlist
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(...) That would be nice, yeah. You are aware of the existence of the 5119 micromotor, yeah? <URL:(URL) It's not a stepper motor, but it is small.... (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New technic MOC: Gecko Seven
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the generic term is "slot cars" due to the fact that they have a tab or pin which rides in a "slot" in the track. the slot provides power and, of course, steering. -- -Steven "Nothin' But Net!" "Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Who is the oldest AFOL?
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I can check in at 53 George D. Jezek <danjezek@REMOVEaloha.net> wrote in message news:Fn4HE6.LEu@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Brown 1 by X plates?
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Anyone know of a currently available set that is a good source of 1byX brown plates? I see that the Star Wars Naboo Swamp has some 1x3s... Any others? Bryan Kinkel (currently modeling his house in Lego) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Something I forgot to ask at the NELUG meeting...
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(...) I'd go for the t-shirt over the golf shirt. cos I'm a t-shirt kinda guy. $15 would be pretty good, especially if we got one of those 'pocket-tees' or similar high-quality shirts. (I'd rather pay a bit more and have a shirt that will last.) J (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: Dat format question - Quad line order
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(...) You are correct that the co-ordinates _should_ define a simple loop without crossing. The rendering algorithm in the original LDraw program was not sensitive to this, so errors crept into the parts files. There was a move some time back to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Stickers, thank god. ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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(...) NELUG is hosted by pair Networks ( www.pair.com ). We have an Advanced account which goes for $16.95 per month plus setup fees. You get 60 Meg of space plus other features including a POP mail account. To see a listing of all their services (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) Heh. The "for the public use" meaning is pretty much gone these days. As far as I know, it pretty much solely means the second definition: "2. To seize by or as if by authority". (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | New Castle TCS Window Project (was Re: NELUG meeting report from 12/16/1999)
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(...) Here's an idea for the initial setup - I think we should use the old 'modular Castle'-type setup for the walls and towers: the walls being 1 wall piece high, connected with Technic pegs at specified heights, with the battlements looking a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: Toys R Us....right
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(...) I got this as well. At least they are acknowledging their mistake and are paying for it. A good measure, to be sure. I am glad I am not ordering for Christmas, however, or I would have a bunch of disappointed kids. Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | R: E-mail Policy
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(...) un (...) Certo che lo standard nome.cognome@itlug.org farebbe diventare la mia email francesco.ponchiardi@itlug.org un pochini lunghetta, che ne dite? Perche' non modificare lo standard in iniziale_nome_battes...@itlug.org ; il mio (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Jambalaya box (UK)?
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Hi everybody peeps! Just checking on progress of UK J-box, I need to start working out the rota for thr next cycle, which hopefully we can start asap in 2000. I was thinking, that it would be useful for me if everyone could mail me their e.mail and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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