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David Carriker wrote in message ... (...) The other reason is cost. A BURP costs a lot less than the pile of bricks it would take to make an equivalent shape. TLC has then taken advantage of the hollowness of the BURP in several sets. (...) it's (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Want to share some sets?
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Shiri wrote in message ... (...) know (...) S@H (...) if (...) Steve, I'd be willing to get 2 or 3 5824 and sell/trade the pieces. I'd actually be interested in trading them for some minifigs (if you still have that bucket of minifigs you had this (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.belville)
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| | FOTW: Ice-Sat V and two Crater Critters at Zellers
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There I was in Zellers (my local, the one I check 3-4 times a week) not even intending to buy Lego (hah!) and on the shelf (appeared since yesterday) was a 6898 Ice Sat V (1993) and two 1785 Crater Critters (1995) - for $8 (CN) each. They are no (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Best hardware for MLCad?
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I'm looking to do some upgrading here at home (gotta love that tax return), and am interested what I can add/change to improve my MLCad performance. Is it strictly processor driven or can a beefier video card help out? With 256mb of RAM, I think (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: DixieLUG gathering
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(...) todd ~ it would be great to have this to announce and plan our first meeting, scheduled for jan. 22nd. i have _no_ idea how dificult these ng's are for you to create, so forgive me if i'm asking too much for you to "make it so". later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.loc.us)
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| | Re: No new space sets?
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(...) Well actually, as far as we know, that's just a rumor. (...) Probably not exactly the same, no. (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: No new space sets?
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(...) This gives me some amusement because you could see the introduction of the minifigure and the first line of "classic space" as just being "concerned with making money and exploiting trends" as well. Star Wars was the rage by the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Space stations?
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(...) Well-designed modules can produce a better whole than a designed-as-a-lump one, for a complicated-enough system. This is why object-oriented programming is so popular. Or why networking protocols are thought of as layers. (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: RCX speaks ?
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(...) I'm not sure if LegOS yet gives you raw control over the speaker. You'd certainly need at least that. You wouldn't be able to use the standard-firmware based systems (RCX Code, NQC, RoboLab), for sure. Even with LegOS, there's the issue of not (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Hello there!
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On Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:07:42 GMT, John VanZwieten uttered the following profundities... (...) Another annual trip to Springfield Illinois, but forgot to ask if the sales were any better this year! I leave tomorrow, again, for a week. I guess I will (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.il.spr)
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| | Re: Pirate Scans Wanted
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(...) Don't know. Ask him. (...) No, it is from 1989. I think you mean 6249. Grahame (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: [WTB] - Grey parts pack (er, ah.. Sith infiltrator) in bulk
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(...) but NOT the black minifig heads. I need those. (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: DixieLUG ?
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(...) oohhh, my cat, mr. pagannini just _loves_ dogs... he thinks they taste great! ;-) ~ so the 22nd it is then. later ~ craig~ (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | RCX speaks ?
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Does anyone know if it is possible to use tone in RCX to create « artificial voice ». Browsing on the net, I did not find correspondence between phonema and tone. I would like to introduce in my programs some expressions related to variable values ( (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Any interest in an instructions box??
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(...) Ryan, I would. I suggested something like this (instructions + catalogs) a couple of months ago, but I haven't gotten around to starting one yet. I started trying to collect my extras, which I haven't finished doing yet. An envelope probably (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Space stations?
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(...) While modules aren't designed for any particular setup, the space stations designed and built as one unit are designed so that certain components function with certain other components. Such specific design results in a better functioning (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: No new space sets?
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(...) Wow. You sure have a big Unhappy about LEGO...Don't you think you might be over-reacting a bit? James (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Motor output multiplexing
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(...) Those are called "micro motors" and S&H sells them for $11. Pitsco sells them for $10, but I can't tell if they come with the housing bits. I've read in several places that if you stall them they tend to jam, even though you always connect to (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NFPA article
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(...) I got the impression (from James' post, not the article - which I haven't read) that the special protection was to prevent smoke *from* burning ABS, not to prevent smoke *on* ABS. I know, just from safety training(1), that some varieties of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What a bunch of minifigs
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(...) Oops! I did the SAME thing James did in: (URL) been corrected, too: (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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