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(...) I don't know, this set is still very much LEGO. Sure, it is a little juniorized, but the biggest parts pretty much need to be that way to be useable, without the set being a $200 set. How many bricks would it take to make that roadway work if (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I got them from myfamily.com - they offered $50 off $75 purchase. I ordered 2 Dacta roof pack and 1 windows and doors pack. The shipping was quite a bit, but overall the deal was worth it. -- pn (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Actually, this may be easier than you think. If you look at the MindStorms site somewhere, an ATM machine was built by an MIT student (the same guy who built the photocopier pictured on the RIS box) that scanned a 1x2 flat plate that had several (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Please notify the site admin that this item cannot be copied to the closed directory even though it is closed. that's what I get with that url... somethings not right :( Tamy (...) Keep on Bricken' -Tamy Follow the bouncing boxes! (URL) (mirror (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) The arm itself should be just about level in the "down" position. If its level but the grabbers don't reach the table, then there's probably something wrong in the grabber assembly (or how the arm is attached to the base). If it isn't level, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Currently there isn't any notion of an "error code" from the serial port class - opening the serial port just returns true/fals. I'm wary of adding error codes here because they'd need to be added in a portable manner (and across the Unix, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) That's my view, too. I'm not bothered by the spelling nearly so much as by the people who make a big deal about it (even bigger, that is, than the deal I've made about it!). Dave! (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I don't think it is supposed to. I think it is searching for the Mindstorms signal, which the pbForth firmware does not send. I had that happen to me, and I got it to work fine(eventually)... Andy (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) hards always claim, it isn't worth my time to check. The movies are more canon than the website. Personally, I don't care. (Nor, I suspect does George) James (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, I tried this, and it's hopeless. The RCX can't poll the sensor nearly fast enough, and even if it could you'd need a lens to focus the sensor better. (...) Instead of using my idea, I took the suggestion of someone else and just used a (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Re LLW Sales Be aware that they didn't have a full range of the new sets when I went on Wednesday 29th. Lots of Slave 1 though none of the new large castle (£54.00) or the Tournament. The Guarded Treasury was great value at £8.99 PS if any of you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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If anyone's looking for additional visuals for their Star Wars MOC's, the Starship Modeller site has recently added some more images: (URL) might want to have a look around the site anyway, because there's some cool stuff to be found! Dave! (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Nope, too guey, it'd clog up the "murder holes" (the holes in the battlements to allow for liquids to be poured and arrows/bolts to be shot down upon the intruders). Use cream of wheat. Or grits, if you're here in "the South". :-P~~~ Franklin (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Eh? :) (...) I agree with the second post: Have the collision trigger both the touch sensor and the firing mechanism. This leaves both motors free to drive. Using the differential will work fine (although I'm not sure if it comes in the RDS or (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Not to be all alarmist or anything, but doesn't this sound like a classic Y2K problem. If the auction were to end in the year 2000, the auction software may see it as being in the year '00', and since that is clearly in the past (If you live (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general)
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Is there an interest out there for the original boxes (in good condition) for any of the following Lego sets? 1967 - Bonus Pack 1597 - Castle Bonus Pack (w/boxes 1596,1547,1624) 1843 - Bonus Pack 1723 - Bonus Pack 6057 - Sea Serpent 6009 - Black (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: You're welcome for the thanks (was Re: Thanks for the welcome
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On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:50:46 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) Of course! But what about your slice of the pie, then........ Finders fee, whatever! "Please remit my finders fee in X number of train windows!" (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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The European A4 inserts, as included with the 2000 SW releases, don't feature the ATT and MTT!! Does this mean we may not be getting them, or am I just being needlessly alarmist! (I hope the latter.....) For those not aware of me, or from where I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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Well, I walked into Zellers last night and saw the big town set with the elevated roads for the first time. I almost gagged to see how juniorised the set was -- it doesn't even look like Lego on the shelf, it's much more like some Playmobil clone (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:26:44 GMT, Huw Millington uttered the following profundities... (...) And is there any further discount for club members???? I am off there tomorrow!!! And would the guarantee about price matching apply?? I am still off there (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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