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(...) If he leaks inside information. It would also probably be a violation of his terms of employment. It is also unlikely he has access to the information. Most retailers are very protective of their marketting plans. (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I remember small plastic Civil War soldiers when I was younger as well. I do know that <a href="(URL)Playmobil</a> currently has Civil War sets out now. Check it out. I think that they have been doing Civil War for 20 years now if I remember (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) How phenomenally odd! "DALU"? "DALULAND"? I assume this is a translation of some kind? But why translate a product name? Does "lego" mean something in Arabic? Could it concievably be a rip off of lego? I'm not sure how copyright laws are in (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Somewhere on the Mindstorms site, I found a reference to the Peracom adapter. I have not tried it, but I did buy a Belkin USB Hub with a serial port and I know that the Belkin doesn't work. Scott (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Brad: A way for almost ANY piece to be sold...
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(...) Work Study is paid as well as Co-Op, I'm not sure about internships though I would believe they are also, And that there is some type of gov't control on what is paid :( (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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I spotted these last night: - K-Mart at 183/620 has about 10 silver anniversary buckets at normal price ($9.99) - Target at 183/620 has several Gungan Subs and Sith Infiltrators at around 40% off, along with some Cyberslam sets and a few misc small (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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I found an interesting castle set from saudi-arabia on ebay: (URL) looks like a variation on the Black Falcon Fortress. Any insights from the more knowledgeable folks here? I noticed that it was numbered 708. (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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I have a USB Hub with an RS-232 port. When I connect the IR Transmitter to this port, the firmware downloads fine. If I have a program with a single RCX command block, it's fine too. If I have more than one command block, I get a download error. Any (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Building a Mini-fig Army, how much to pay
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(...) I have to agree... I always had trouble having my 35 Crusaders vs my 28 Black Falcons... that war just seemed so pitiful... (fortunately my armies have expanded... but only about twofold) (...) Yep! Old style castle 'figs like the Crusaders, (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <editing mine> Folks, I hate to be a PITA, here, but will ya cut the swearing, please? I have to say the casual one-offs here in .general bug me a whole lot more than anything else. It just isn't necessary to do it. Take it as a challenge to (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, I only have one serial port on my PC and it is currently hooked up to an external modem (PC slots are precious to me). So, I was planning on using an USB->Serial converter. Can anyone recommend a brand that has been proven to work with the IR (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Toys R Us Experience
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(...) How so? James (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | LEGO Fusion reopening...
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Hi all! If you did not notice LEGO Fusion closed down just before X-Mas. Well the reopening will happen on 01/01/00 (Eastern Time). All of the pages have been fixed. There is a new model in the models section. The new services section has been (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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My own LEGO christmas was relatively tame. My older sister, her husband, my father, and I went in together to get Mindstorms for my nephew (and we managed to find a 1.0, and I ordered the upgrade for him). I got Dave Baum's book and 8735 Power Pack (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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I, too, am a big fan of Israel. Studied there in college for a semester and liked it so much that I dragged my wife there for our honeymoon (we hiked around for 3 months). It is a beautiful country; having the diversity of climate zones of the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Subgroups? (was: Re: Hey!)
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If we end up going to sub-groups, I think I would rather see them split by function rather than by TLC's somewhat illogical theme grouping. I can see a point of having a separate group for discussing Arctic from the rest of town because not many (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: What would a lego stormtrooper be?
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(...) Very delicate printing, please! Just a hint of joints, etc. (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Remy's Big Lego Christmas! (was Re: Big Lego Christmas)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <386CBF20.F4D0D6D0@v...er.net>... (...) Mundanes! Yes! That's it exactly! AFOLs on the one hand, mundanes on the other. Suddenly everything makes sense. But it wouldn't do to discuss it in those terms with THEM. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Building a Mini-fig Army, how much to pay
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(...) I figure you could sell the horse and the wall section for more than $1 total. And of course if you wan tand snag this set on sales (or even clearances) you'll be even better off. (...) I'll go with that, although I generally price 'current' (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Dan Siskind has a number of castle dudes that he has accumulated, he may or may not be willing to sell some off. I have a picture of ranks and ranks of them, which, someday, if I ever find my driver disk for the scanner, or get the energy to track (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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