 | | First Y2K LegoFest
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E' ora di cominciare a pianificare la prossima LegoFest. Cosa ne dite dell'ultimo week-end di Gennaio o il primo di Febbraio? -- Cheers Carlo. LUGNET member page: (URL) member of ItLUG: (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: P.S. :-)
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(...) No je to na Slovensku v Bratislave na Devine. To je taka zrucanina hradu este z Velkomoravskej rise. Je tam pekny vyhlad na Dunaj, na Rakusko a je vidiet az do Viedne ked je pekne. Heh... ale inak, kazdy kto si pozrel tu fotku sa ma pytal, ci (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.cz)
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| | Re: Hey, all you prog rockers!
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(...) Ok, I get it now. I just wish I could set up something so X-Real-Life-Name displayed in From in Eudora. I already have a filter that deletes all the X-Real-Life-Name=Tim Courtney mails I get, to eliminate having to hand-delete my own posts. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Hey, all you prog rockers!
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(...) The policy on nicknames is that they be on record along with the person's real name. Dave's real name is contained in the X-Real-Life-Name header of his postings, and also shows on the website with his messages. (note that the policy is not (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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(...) I do remember hearing about that in the news, but I don't think it was Pokemon <remembers the episode of the Simpsons where they featured them going to Japan then watching one of those cartoons and getting sezuires> *starts to laugh* But (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Free web-hosting, with easy content management, at www.editthispage.com
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Folks, Getting a website online just got a *lot* easier. The folks behind Frontier have started up this site: (URL) people to check out their new web-based content management system. If you sign up before 12/31/99, they'll host your site free for (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Transmission made from standard Technic parts
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I just got my new Digital Camera (Kodak DC240). I will try to build the transmission with the pneumatics. Anyway, I made a thing that turned it from straight to turned, geared down, and back to straight. It just adds a way to shift it, and it also (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Sorting
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Hi. One thing that you can consider is buying the Robolab Upgrade package from Pitsco-Dacta. Although it is probably seriously overpriced, you do get a green storage bin, three sorting trays (1 large and 2 small) and the Robolab building guide. The (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 2000 sets now on-line @ LEGO.com
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I was checking out the LEGO.com site and noticed that the new 2000 line LEGOs are now listed in the catalog. This includes the Soccer, Town, Technic and Star Wars (I didn't check others out). On a side note, I noticed that the Star Wars MF was not (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | S@H Rotation sensor (9756) or Dacta 9v Rot. Sensor?
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Hello- I'm in the process of purchasing a couple rotation sensors and noticed on the Pitsco-legodacta web site a 9v rotation sensor for 27.75, but there is the rotation sensor with S@H (or on Legoworldshop) that is 16.50. What is the difference, if (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | I'm visiting next week
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Hi, all... I'm LUGNET member #115, Paul Sinasohn from the SF, CA area. I'll be in the UK for a month starting next Tuesday, and I'm wondering if there are any get-togethers planned, especially in London in the first 2 weeks of the month. I'll be in (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
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Wow! You're not kidding. I thought my $40 designs were a bit over the top (1/3 cost of basic RCX) but $128 is crazy. If people really are going to pay these prices, then maybe we should make lego specific devices more accessible. How much interest (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: You're welcome for the thanks (was Re: Thanks for the welcome
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(...) Hehe, naaa... we'd want cash, or a slice of the rev just like we do with everyone else. (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: eLab stuff from Pitsco-Dacta
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Having just had both of these for Xmas, I must say that the new bricks seem very good, the capacitor has given my 7 year old much to think about and the 3Volt solar cell has been very slowly moving a simple tracked vehicle along the window sill. I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Hey, all you prog rockers!
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(...) like music but I don't keep up on genre names and what bands are covered underneath them. So, dumb question: would I fall under a Progressive Rock label? My member page is: (URL) do like the name of your CD and how it spells 'upside down' (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
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(...) -Rob (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Instruction bloopers (was: Re: More studs in holes...)
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Either 6061 or 6062 has a blooper in the instructions. I remember having a copy with the error, another copy with the error that included a white sheet showing the correction, and yet another copy with no error. When I dig it up, I will let you (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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(...) If $100 would buy a reasonable amount (say, 1-200), I can see people making vast armies of stormtroopers.. same with battledroids and destroyers, actually. Or ghosts, for that matter. Jasper (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
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Jim West <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:4.2.0.58.199912...rii.com... (...) A total of $128 for a sound sensor! You can build one yourself for 1/10 of that. (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Loading Lego Loco
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(...) No prob... the way to figure out where a post should go would be to look at the newsgroup hierarchy from the web interface... read the group charters to get a sense for what is and isn't OK. Reading the lugnet.cad charter would have quickly (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.games.lego.loco, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | eLab stuff from Pitsco-Dacta
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LEGO Capacitor An innovative LEGO device for efficient energy storage, the LEGO Capacitor is easy to connect and makes the principles of storing and transferring energy easy to understand. D979916 $15 LEGO Solar Cell Specially designed to meet LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego capable CAD software for the Mac ?
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* Leonardo Zide (leonardo@centroin.com.br) [991214 08:20]: (...) I'd like to mention that LeoCAD is (or soon will be) GPL'ed and therefore a great starting point. I have a mac, but it's super old and just for playing with (a 660 PPC). I have no idea (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brad - TLC needs to minimize packaging
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Tom Stangl wrote in message <3868DB72.CDA371EC@n...pe.com>... (...) Haven't companies been sued for misleading packaging before? Aren't there laws about this, or do they only relate to food products? I've noticed that potato chips seem to be coming (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
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I received my Pitsco-Dacta LEGO catalogue today. I found the information regarding the sensor adapter and other sensors. These are DCP Sensors. LEGO - DCP Sensor Adapter D779917 $53.75 Humidity Sensor 0-100% relative humidity over a temperature (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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Plates-All, or as many colours as possible 1xN 2xN 4xN 6xN Bricks-All, or as many colours as possible 1xN 2xN Technic-All, or as many colours as possible 1xN Beams 2xN Technic plates Minifigs-!!I am shocked no one has yet requested the possibility (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: You're welcome for the thanks (was Re: Thanks for the welcome
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On Thu, 23 Dec 1999 05:09:16 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) But can you convince Novera that there is benefit/realisable reward, for receiving its payment in train doors&windows?? (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Attn Huw
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Do you still need KK Instruction Cover scans? I could do for you 6094 and 4806, and the box front for 6026 (no instructions came with the set). (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | 2000 Sets-Prices
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I have been absent for most of the time. Haven't seen many posts, though, concerning prices of 2000 sets. (Granted, they aren't that widely available yet). Here are some prices for Beatties, this particular branch being in High Wycombe. Also, the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Post-Xmas sales????
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If so, where? I ventured out into the real world, and there were virtually none! Argos had the big Ninja fortress for 10 quid off. Beatties had a couple of tiny, 1998 sets on sale. Woolies had nothing. However, Tesco did, and 1999 sets marked-down, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | 8002 Destroyer Droid Errata
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Mine did not have this errata sheet. I would assume it pertains to the rear leg storage? Built according to the instructions, the mechanism for closing and opening the rear leg is *extremely* stiff. Would we, in light of TLG fair play policies, be (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Jambalaya box (UK)?
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Jason Briscoe wrote in message ... (...) The box was in my possession for about 2 weeks awaiting a snail address to send it on (This also co-incided with my change of address). Finally, on the 23rd the box was sent on to Dave Ryder, John Stormes (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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Yeah, but it all started with the videogame didn´t it? I read that the idea for pokémon came in 1995, when the game started to be developed. Perhaps the anime came before the game. I think it did, because the "pokémon" show was on the TV news when (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Team Challenge Set
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Hi. Unfortunately, the LEGO parts in the Team Challenge Set correspond to the LEGO parts in RIS 1.0 and not RIS 1.5. Now I need to buy eight upgrade kits. Unfortunately, I can not find the web page for ordering them at the moment. Barbara Nostrand (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cote Dor Christmas promo sets!
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(...) Happening here (ie, .nl itself) as well. Though actually, this year there was very little sinterklaas decoration in the shops, but the santa claus junk was even less this year (which is a reversal of trends). My guess is that retailers are (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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(...) If you meant Ed Jones, I think he has already stated a dislike for these new walls also. I am just more vehement about it. I did forget to mention on the positive side of things that I DO like the new catapult as a single piece. In terms of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: On the subject of gluing
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(...) The fans are to meet OSHA guidelines, but I would -not- recommend working with the stuff in a enclosed space. It is dammed potent stuff... (...) That, or Slaters (UK) make MEK_PAK, which works great, or laccure(sp) thinner is also MEK. You (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | aspirante nuovo socio lugnet.it
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Ciao a tutti E' qualche giorno che scambio email con un ragazzo di Treviso, Wilmer che e' ancora piu' innamorato di Lego di noi ma credo che pensi che la nostra associazione abbia chissa' quali riserve nell'accettare iscritti. Questa e' la sua (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Missing sets uploaded - 1977, 1032, 9604
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(...) ow, ow, bittersweet! :-) Question: Where is the number 1977 shown? (I don't see it on the scan.) How do we know that the value pack's official number is 1977, in other words? (...) The copyright on 1033 is also (c)1985 then? Do you know if (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.space, lugnet.dacta)
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| | RE: Sorting
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For sorting, storing, and MOVING your RIS and a 'bot in progress, check out (URL) Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (URL) ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Panaka is yellow?
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It's clearly NOT Panaka for two reasons: 1. It would say PANAKA under the figure and 2. If it was Panaka, he would have BLUE arms and probably even blue legs (with maybe boots painted on like the tatooine lego luke). If anyone has the SW:I visual (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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