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Thanks for the welcome everyone, and for the nice webs site links too. The Mars Robot site and Mario Ferrari's site are both outstanding! Mario's S6 looks like it's solved a lot of the "walking robot" problems I'm about to encounter. Look's like I'm (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Universal Joints
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"RE" == Richard Earley <richard.earley@worl...t.att.net> writes: RE> While building the 8448, I was dissapointed to see universal RE> joints used in the drive for the suspension system. My experiance RE> with these in the past was not the best. The (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Star Wars Episode 1 Video Tape
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(...) epsiodes (...) all (...) want (...) probably (...) See this message. (URL)Eric K. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Slim Pickings at Target
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Ray Sanders wrote in message <386A232E.8C1F287E@gate.net>... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) How long did this process take? This also begs the question - how frequently does Target typically drop their prices? I have been to three Target stores in the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | 4811 Defense Archer!
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Well, it's officially on (URL) as 4811! Looks like it comes with the black-moustached soldier, plate armor, kettle helm, quiver... with 2 crossbows mounted on a little thingy that spins on a 4x4 black turntable, and has a Leo's Crest shield mounted (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) holographic (...) going (...) No such luck I'm afraid. The DVD version of the original Trilogy will not be released untill the completion of Episode 3. This new DVD version will be called (tenatively) the Archival Edition. (So goes the rumor (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Brad Justus' Comments - Why Complain?
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(...) I honestly don't think his comment there deserved the harsh reply. Not trying to jump on you, but I just see [his comment] as simple sarcasm used in the context of a flame message alone. I would assume that people here at Lugnet would know we (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: KC Lego Fest - tentative date
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(...) I mite not be able to make this, I am still trying to convince my wife that we or I need to go to the Gats Show. Andrew Reynolds (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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| | Universal Joints
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While building the 8448, I was dissapointed to see universal joints used in the drive for the suspension system. My experiance with these in the past was not the best. The axel holder end will crack under stress. I am leery to motorize the model (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS?
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(...) Hi Michael, I bought her a motorbike. You seem to be a Technic wizard....which ones of previous years do you recommend (remember my Birthday !!!!) regards Tim (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: AAT & MTT
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(...) LOL :( We were looking at the 2000 in-box catalog the other night. Upon spying the centerfold spread, Kristin (my SLSO) asked, "where's the set with the battle droid army?" I just smiled weakly at her. Steve (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS?
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My Mouth Drops!! (...) Mindstorms Now that is Xmas, if i had that, that would be a very good xmas., Never mind i will complete my collection next year. What did you buy the wife for xmas? - Michael Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Default offset for special parts
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(...) Try using the fine grid. A good thing to remember is that you usually have to move the piece an even number (2, 4, 6, 8, etc) of times. To place axles, I move the axle so that it interects the hole as close as possible to where it should. Then (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS?
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(...) cylinders (...) cheap. (...) Hi Lawrence, Yes I got Lego for Christmas....all of it....all of the Technic sets available in Toys R us in Zurich. I had just bought Mindstorms 3 months ago and got hooked on Technic so she walked into the shop (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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(...) Hello Kitty is still popular in Japan, and there is a small market here in the US. According to Animerica, the TV show is on Toon Disney. Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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(...) I agree with you about the stickers-vs-printing thing, but stickers for the quarter-hulls would have been terrible. Kids would have been very frustrated, because there'd have to be a number of individual stickers for each part. Not that I like (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RCX "locking up" when trying to use dll
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Has anyone experienced the RCX "locking up" when trying to use dll? When I try to download a .lx file with dll, the brick freezes. It won't respond to any buttons and I have to take the batteries out and re-load the firmware. Any ideas why this is (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Droideka
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I just pre-ordered a Technic Destroyer Droid from Lego! I called the number in the "direct" flyer! (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Can't open serial port in Linux
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Check the permissions on /dev/ttyS1. I think the default is for it to be locked down to superuser only. If this is the case, then running nqc from a normal user account would cause the error you got. You'll need read/write rights to /dev/ttyS1 in (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Geometry Pages
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I am looking for pages that have good representations of brick geometry and their applications. Eric's "LEGO thoughts on my mind" is a good example of what I am looking for. Obviously, however, there are only so many ways to stack two plates on a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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