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The Subject heading says it all. Jeremy Rear PNLTC (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.or)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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(...) Note that this data is slanted towards older people, because of the tone of the thread. I'm 24, which isn't excitingly young or old, so I didn't bother to post. You might do better with: <URL:(URL) and/or <URL:(URL) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Correct Castle 6098 (not 6091)
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(...) Hard to include 6085 without including 6080.. they're almost exactly the same structure, just different colors... they even put the jail cell in the same corner of the castle! As far as 6090 being the best though, I don't know... I've always (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: IR Control
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(...) [snip] (...) only (...) You have a point. A simple RCX interface that just keeps the IR tower alive and really only needs the functionality of the IR remote control, perhaps with motor power variability would be perfect. The ability to kick (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: How old are you?
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Hello. My name is Steve and I'm an AFOL. (sounds like A.A.) 0 pinball machines 1 school bus (used for transporting ATVs) 2 ex girlfriends that each took a bunch of my legos (and I keep rebuilding, so to speak) 3 or 4 years away from legos (late (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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I'm 25. I made a graph and stats of the current data: Lego Users Ages 12 10 ## numb ## ## of 08 ## ## people ## ## 06 ## ## ## ## 04 ## ## ## ## ## ## 02 ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## 00---...--- 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 09 19 29 39 49 59 up Ages (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: DixieLUG gathering
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I'm available any time for a DixieLUG gathering, so if others express a preference as to the date, I can probably show up. eric (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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(...) Yes. Actually 2x4 bricks in any color. If we could get the per piece price down to around a 2-3 cents a brick, this would do amazing things for what we could build. I could definately see putting orders for a few thousand of these at a time. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 8837 oddity.
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(...) Hmm... I don't think so. They're are silicone rubber and almost nothing can damage them. (...) Yes, they're actually nearly black. I should have said black. (...) Oh yes, sure. I forgot it. Are you sure it's thinner than the other tubing? I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Longest MOC
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(...) "good (...) I don't know whether or not I'll be able to make an entry, but I'm thinking of a design that will be long and thin... I might be able to get an honorable mention for "greatest length/parts ratio" or something.. :) -- -Bones- = (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Longest MOC
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(...) approximately 80-100 studs long. I had the suspension, exterior and interior completed up to the first level. Once I got to the second floor of the vehicle, I got frustrated and tore the whole thing down. I have also partially built a space (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Technic pieces (was Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions)
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I'd really appreciate being able to order technic pieces in shapes and sizes. Actually, I don't mind the 'service pack' system for a lot of these things. #5229 is a great set, for example. (If only it came with a slip-clutch gear....) And it'd be (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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* Standard Bricks and Plates in all available (at least more natural) colors, like brown, green, gray and tan. Colorless Transparent would be nice, too. * Tiles as above. * Sloped bricks (of all available variety) as above. * Circular and round (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: My web page to be discontinued (for now)
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(...) Hi Joe! Wow, I graduated from Pitt about a year and a half ago. I never knew there were other Lego Fans there. Pitt generally gives you six months use of your account after you graduate, and any websites based off that account will be active (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: How old are you?
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Just turned 38. I have never owned a pinball machine, but I did own a Missile Command video game. I love that first generation of video after Atari pong....Scramble, Missile Command, Asteroids, Galaxia, Pole Position. I can't stand the current rave (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I've got a Destroyer Droid!
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On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Huw Millington (<Fn5syy.B7I@lugnet.com>) wrote at 20:25:54 (...) Ooh! Sorry. Congleton. But they only had the one AFAICT. It's a marvel of design, but not entirely robust or reliable, at least in my implementation :-) The head (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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(...) How about Teal and Purple. (...) With all due respect to the Train Window folks I like this idea although I was hopeing to get bricks, plates, and slopes in the first shot and then go for the more specialized parts like window, doors, trees, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | My web page to be discontinued (for now)
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Hello everyone, This is a general message going out to anyone who might have links or bookmarks to my Lego web page. I have just graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and this means that my current web page found at (URL) disappear whenever (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Does Anyone Know Where Pix Are? HELP!!!
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(...) If you want to see some close up scans (600 dpi) of the inset images, go here: < (URL) > Jeff (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Solaris & legOS
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Hi, I am new to legOS and I want to try to use solaris as the legOS platform. What is the current status of legOS running under Solaris?? Anyone successful with it?? So far, I got the latest version of GCC & binutils compiled and got legOS 0.2.3 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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(...) I might not be able to buy in quantities of thousands or more, but I'm sure some of my wish list items are desired by others as well. Here are a few items that I would be interested in: Conical and Pine shaped trees : hundreds Monorail up/down (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Garage Door Parts for TRADE, parts wanted
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As is 6597: < (URL) > Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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(...) <John' wish list snipped> How about we start simple, with basic bricks? 1 x 1/2/3/4/6/8/10/longer? 2 x 2/3/4/6/8/10 But, make up for the simple selection of shapes by offering more *colors* - red, white, blue, yellow, black, grey, green, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Transparent Yellow -- dead or alive?
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(...) I believe it is also used in the new soccer sets for the stadium lights. troy (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: CLSOTW voting
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(...) voting (...) Does this include directory names as well? I have a simplenet account, and in an effort to keep my Lego stuff seperate from other stuff on the site, it is all in the troy.simplenet.com/lego/ directory. Would this prevent me from (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Does Anyone Know Where Pix Are? HELP!!!
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Thanks, Joel! Sonny (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Panaka is yellow?
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(...) Ha! That's a great answer! I love it! Dave! (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) I know, and I apologize. Just a gut anti-South Park reaction. (...) I guess I'm just leery of naming any part of my Lego collection after any part of the show. I suppose if The Will of the People christens it "Kenny" I can't really complain--I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | MINDSTORMS Help Wanted for Party
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Forwarding this along... (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: First Lego League Software (fwd)
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(...) An advatage of Mindstorms is that it requires zero months of learning electronics, and that the mechanics are something that many people (children and adults!) are already very familiar with. One can make a bounce-and-twirl robot within a few (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Star Wars 2000 sets spotted in UK
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Went to the HUGE Bluewater shopping centre near Dartford on the M25 yesterday and found a Lego shop with all the new sets! Woohoo! Flash Speeder Slave I Gungans and Kaadu A-wing B-wing Pit Droid Battle Droid All of them! And they even had a full (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Constructing Bay Doors
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(...) I would love to design a ship large enough to use those - that would make a rather large bay. I just wish I had the pieces for that size vessel... -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Isn't charging someone with attempted murder just like (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Garage Door Parts for TRADE, parts wanted
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The 6389 is missing from your list. See the 6389: (URL) have one of these for sale :-) Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: First Lego League Software
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I suppose it all comes down to what the kids can understand. If they all have prior programming experience, then they could probably use NQC, and think that RCX code is a piece of trash. But if they are not experienced in programming then it would (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) For what it's worth, when we have kids, Karen and I won't buy Lego sets which have guns in them. And if we do currently get a set which happens to have some, we give them away. Little pointy things on the spaceships are ok. Swords and other (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Constructing Bay Doors
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(...) I'm using the big dome doors from the Explorien Android Base. I made it much wider by using extra dome wall pieces on each side. A galaxy explorer can fly in and dock inside. My ship is close to 200 studs long. Chris <>< (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Thanks for the welcome
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Hi, Brad Justus <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:Fn5rAD.5Mt@lugnet.com... (...) Pandora's (...) can (...) of (...) Not at all..:-) <snip> (...) expressed (...) are we (...) our (...) you (...) (or (...) launch, (...) Thank you very much (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | MOTM Voting Online
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Voting for the January ldraw.org Model of the Month competition is now online. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: First Lego League Software (fwd)
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----- Forwarded message from Barbara Nostrand ----- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 22:19:48 -0600 From: Barbara Nostrand <nostrand@bradley.edu> Subject: Re: First Lego League Software (fwd) If you are seriously considering using other processors, then this (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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"MG" == Mark Geddes <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> writes: MG> I was just wondering how old most of the members in this forum MG> are? I suspect most people active in Robotics as a hobby aren't MG> children. Well, I can't claim to be into robotics, yet (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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