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Non vorrei innescare polemiche contro i sacri nomi di questo newsgroup ma se guardate nei messaggi di oggi ne trovate alcuni riguardo le batterie NiCd e rcx; percio' queste note le scrivo in Italiano, perche' non voglio polemiche ma nemmeno seminare (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Slim pickings everwhere (Was: Slim Pickings at Target)
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A couple of comments: 1. Most large retail chains these days use inventory forecasting software, such as IBM's INFOREM, that does all sorts of statistical analysis on past sales trends (per SKU, incidentally) to forecast probable sales. These (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | January S@H catalouge briefing
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I got the catalouge today, and the following accsesories are not being discontinued: 626 Large Green Baseplate 627 Large Blue Baseplate 628 X-Large Grey Baseplate 5300 Electric Train Motor 5302 Two Bogieplates 5303 Buffets, Magnets, & Couplers 5304 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Transparent Yellow -- dead or alive?
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(...) Yes, I pointed this out to my wife when I put my A-Wing together (which she gave me) on Christmas, since I had complained to her a few days earlier about the trans-neon-yellow "flames" in the torches of a Ninja set. Steve (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I've got a Destroyer Droid!
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(...) I didn't dare to venture into Crawley that day :-) I'm off to LLW tomorrow, so hopefully will get one there. Huw (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: ***Nicads in Rcx?***
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(...) One more thing... I use rechargeable alkaline cells (such as Rayovac Renewal batteries). These provide more power than a NiCad and don't suffer from memory effects. In fact, they have a longer lifetime if you charge them frequently rather than (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ***Nicads in Rcx?***
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(...) NiCads can be used, but since they have a lower cell voltage than alkaline cells you won't get as much power out of the motors. The RCX will not charge the cells for you. (...) You can hot-swap with an AC adapter connected. Another option is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Spare/Extra Parts for Mindstorms in UK
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Can anyone help with a supplier of spare/extra parts for the Mindstorm kits in England? Tom L Beckham ---...--- ---...--- (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Handy Board Kits ??
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To all you people out in robo land was wondering if any of you know were to find some cheap handy board kits? Ive got PCBs Im just looking for 3 complete sets of parts , or if PCBs are included thats fine as well. thanx in advance Roboman- PS; Do (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Richard Marchetti writes: Massive snippectomy (...) This is very silly. LEGO has concerned itself with us AFOLers so very very very little in the past that if their goal was to simply ignore us, they would continue to do so (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Need wheels for UP Big Boy 4018 4-8-8-4
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I am looking for 4 pairs of large wheels that came with these sets: 194 (URL) 390-2 (URL) 396 (URL) are red 1 3/8" in diameter without the rubber wheel and 1/4" wide or the wheels in set 190 (URL) . These are the same size but solid with 12 studs. I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Hiawatha
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(...) "Better than 8-wide"? <kidding!> Artistic? Curvaceous? Streamlined? Looking like it's moving 100mph even when it's standing still? John1, GMLTC (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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(...) It's also a cartoon (anime - japanese animation), and, most importantly in geek circles (I think), it's a collectable card game, rather like Magic the Gathering. The official Pokemon web site: (URL) apparently covers the videogames, comics, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Slim pickings everwhere (Was: Slim Pickings at Target)
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(...) I wonder how that works. Most of the errors I have seen are like this... 1. The computer says we have X stock of Y, but there in none physically there. 2. The computer says we have no stock, but I found some on the shelf. Once or twice, I have (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | I need LDlite.
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Where can I get LDlite the official web page (URL) is a broken link is there any other web page with LDlite? (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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Mark: For your stats, I'm 60 (thought maybe I held age record in the group 'til Bob Fay signed in at 62!). My first-ever LEGO was RIS 1.0 a year ago -- found robotics-ala-LEGO irresistable after 35+ years in electronics engineering. Now own 1 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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(...) It´s a fun, great video game from Nintendo. You collect and train small monsters (Pocket Monsters). When they are strong enough, you can battle other trainers, and earn badges. If that´s not enough, there are 150 kinds of pokémon. Besides (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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Fellow Lugnuts: I just had the good fortune/misfortune to receive 6095, 6094, and 6032 as Xmas gifts. I am not going to review these sets except in a cursory way. The gist of this post is to complain on behalf of new castle buyers -- that new castle (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Na, Blaubärte - schöne Weihnachten gehabt?
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Na, ihr müden Matrosen, habt Ihr Euch etwa auch drei Tage nur vom Eßtisch zum Sofa und vom Sofa zum Eßtisch geschleppt? Rumgetrunken bis zum Relingreihern? Oder gar Schlimmeres? Ich hab Legos gekriegt, ällebätsch! Und ihr? Na kommt, jetzt rafft (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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Fellow Lugnuts: I just had the good fortune/misfortune to receive 6095, 6094, and 6032 as Xmas gifts. I am not going to review these sets except in a cursory way. The gist of this post is to complain on behalf of new castle buyers -- that new castle (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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But Pokémon is *so* fun! I got the Red version this cristmas, and I can´t stop playing! I´m hooked! Kya Morden wrote: <SNIP> (...) Hmm... Hello Kitty? Well, I guess it´s bigger in Japan than here in Sweden, I´ve never seen any Kitty stuff here. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | ***Nicads in Rcx?***
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Hi all, I was wondering about using nicads in my RCX? has anyone had experience using them. Can they be charged in the RCX? Also will I need to reload the firmware every time I pull the batteries out for a recharge or can I hot swap them while an (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Brick.tube evolution?
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I've noticed this several times during my Lego career, but while browsing my stash of 2x4 bricks I noticed it again and thought I'd ask. The tubes on some of my older bricks have slots in them. I seem to recall realizing this years ago, thinking at (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Slim Pickings at Target
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(...) The Target across the street from my apartment was the same way. The amazing this was that it was NOT clearence prices that emptied their shelves. Most of the good stuff was gone BEFORE they even got to the clearance prices. TImbo (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.mi.det)
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| | Re: 8 Wide Train Pics
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(...) Trouble? It's free, right? What's the trouble - downloading and installing it? In my experience Virtual PC runs about as fast as a PC of half the clock speed of the Mac running it, so you'll be running it about as well as a 150-166 Pentium. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Slim Pickings at Target
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(...) *sigh* All you non-thrifty people buying things at 40% off just totally destroys any chance of me finding them at 70% off in a few weeks. I'm sure I'll get back to Knoxville to discovere every store cleaned out at what some people insist on (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.mi.det)
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| | Re: Baseplates not limited
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(...) Another follow-up: Train accsesories are not limited either. (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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I'll chime in on a slightly different vein. Rather than us telling them what we want (which is good) and hoping they can come up with it (which may turn out disappointing), how about if they tell us what they can easily offer, what they can offer (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) I would agree. Also a ranch and a church. I think they should also do a southern theme with a tex-mex feel to it. You got to have those mexican banditos. Then a northern feel with a cabin and mountain men. Greatest wants 1. Shot gun (they (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Slim pickings everwhere (Was: Slim Pickings at Target)
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(...) In New York, TRU employs RJIS to do total shelf inventory. After Christmas, RJIS staffs up and dispenses laser scanner belts to college students on break. You sometimes find their data sheets lying about. My experience with TRU is that 3 year (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Baseplates not limited
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Answering my own question here, I got the catalouge today, and 626 through 628, the blue, green, and X-Large baseplates are not limited quantities. (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Amount spent - LEGO code update (Re: Brad Justus' Comments - Why Complain?_
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(...) come (...) While I'm tired of commenting on the civility issues, I do want to note at this point that while I am impressed with the people who can afford to spend tens of thousands of dollars on LEGO, I'm not impressed enough to grant that (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pascal as language for programming a RCX-module
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(...) Of course one can use pascal. The fact that there's no development tools supporting that language yet doesn't mean it's impossible... just that it hasn't been done (probably due to lack of demand). If you're in a real hurry, you might be able (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pascal as language for programming a RCX-module
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Yes, you can. I even use a 8086 PC with DOS QBasic to program a CiberMaster. You'll have to do the basic I/O routines and the sending of the RCX opCodes. You can look at the work done by Bert van Dam at (URL) the "DOS" section. (...) ___...___ Marco (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | ROBOLAB 1.5 now ROBOLAB Programmer
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My new Pitsco catalog arrived with new goodies such as the DCP sensors (humidity, air pressure, motion, temperature, sound, PH, and voltage. I assume on their web site as well. www.pitsco-legodacta.com -- Richard Clemens Associate Professor, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Some new robots on my website
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S17 - Yet another R2-D2 derived from the original model found in the DDK. This features both the Scout and the Microscout, connected each other with an optic fiber. S18 - A synchro drive heavily based on the ones by Doug Carlson ((URL) ) and Wes (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOTM Voting Online
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Tim, Are the DAT files for the MOTM available for download? James (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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