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  Re: Ideal Expansion or Companion to RIS
 
Which set is that? My catalog only shows the green bar code truck #8479 at $164. - Nick - (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Question regarding motors
 
The short answer is yes. The motors are not equal. You'll see designs using just one motor for the drive train for this reason. I'm in the process of toying with two rotation/angle sensors, one on each motor to see if I can programmatically synch (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Wireless Video Robot
 
I have updated www.marsrobot.com with information on my wireless video robot. The direct link is (URL) I have also changed the format of MarsRobot in the past few weeks to include a daily news weblog of robotics and Lego links. (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Divers set 6560 Plus others For Sale !!!
 
Greetings fellow Lego enthusiasts. I have a few sets I would like to sell so that I can buy some of the new Star Wars sets for myself. I am not trying to get rich here but I hope that I can make some people happier. I would rather sell to people (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Palm IR
 
Has anyone seriously looked into setting up the Palm's IR for communicating with the RCX? I was thinking of working on this and I wanted to make sure that I won't be duplicating anyone's efforts. I was thinking it would be really cool if the Palm (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
 
  Question regarding motors
 
In regards to the two motors included in the standard Mindstorms set, is it possible for one to turn faster than the other? I think I may be experiencing that... Any answers would be helpful. Thanks in advance. Bryan (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  My ReVUE: 6471
 
Background: Well, I headed towards the local TRU to check out the 2000 sets and decided to buy this one to try out those new wheels. ---...--- Set Number: 6471 Set Name: 4WD Police Patrol Piece Count: 29 Theme/Subtheme: Town/City Centre Price Paid (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews)
 
  My ReVUE: 5571
 
Background: My nephew's fourteeth birthday was coming up (not only do we share a first and last name, but we also share initials and a birthday, very wierd) so I started flipping through the most recent S@H catalouge. He is a big LEGO fan, and I (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews)
 
  Can't open serial port in Linux
 
I'm having some troubles downloading to the RCX in Linux, I have RXC_PORT set to /dev/ttyS1, which is the correct serial port, and then I run nqc and get: [brian@magic bin]$ ./nqc -d ../test.nqc Downloading Program:error Could not open serial port (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  KC Lego Fest - tentative date
 
Please pencil the following date and time in your calendar for our Kansas City Lego Fest: Sunday the 23rd of January from 2:00pm - ? Location will probably either be at Jon Kozan's house in Kansas or my place in Missouri depending on what everyone (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
 
  Re: Carved Lion Head Block?
 
(...) I was speaking about the old world, Not asian exactly but Mediterranean area near asia, as crusaders might call it. Point is you don't find many European Castle in the medieval period that used tan, yellow etc carvings on their castles. Mainly (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
 
  FS: 1,220 New Red Bricks (eBay leftover)
 
Would anybody be interested in buying 1,220 brand new red bricks? These bricks were used in 2 constructions but are still in brand new condition. The size and piece count are as follows: 2x6 .... 20 2x4 ... 120 2x3 .... 60 2x2 ... 200 1x8 .... 20 (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  My ReVUE: 5553 Red Fury
 
Background: Well, it was the day after XMas and what better to do than to head to Target for the sales? That is just what I did. While my wife was checking out the sales at Niemen Marcus and Macy's I headed over to Target. Big disapointment. They (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews)
 
  Re: Design wanted: Touch sensor for passing trains
 
(...) My suggestion: Touch: Have the track elevated, and free to move up and down (1 'hinged' joint). Then have your touch sensor below the track. Light: Hard to get accurate, repeatable measurements. If light level changes, requires recalibration. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Design wanted: Touch sensor for passing trains
 
I've never actually done it myself, but if you're interested in building your own sensor you might want to look into using a reed switch. They detect magnetic fields, so if you put a small magnet at the head of the passing train in a place such that (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Carved Lion Head Block?
 
(...) Greece is in Asia? I always thought there was something wacky about my "Western Philosophy" class (aka Dead White Guys 101) but I never imagined that was it! J (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Design wanted: Touch sensor for passing trains
 
FWIW I haven't tried this yet myself, but its very typical to use light sensors for this sort of thing in HO scale model railroading. There are a lot of advantages to "contactless" detection. On the down side, you need to minimize interference from (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: S@H Rotation sensor (9756) or Dacta 9v Rot. Sensor?
 
No significant difference. The Dacta sensors (light and rotation) originally had longer, thinner wires and a blue connector on the end (instead of the black connector). In all other aspects they were identical. I wouldn't be surprised if at some (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
 
(...) I got me an emulator and downloaded it. Big mistake. (...) I've seen the stuff exactly once, in Britain a long long time ago. (...) Something like 270. That Togepi thingy is in there as well. Apparently once it gets some levels it's actually (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
 
  Re: Sorting
 
Mike, you can find a good selection of tackle boxes and hardware boxes at any large general store, like KMart, Target, Wal-Mart, etc. In my area Wal-Mart had the best selection. Some of these boxes are multi-level, with sliding trays, etc. SOme are (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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