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(...) Sounds cool! When will pics be available? Z (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Unfortunately, it really is. The most egregious examples are of course the light sensors, which a) are only vaguely linear b) don't have any resolution at the high and low end and c) (worst) when measuring a constant light source, will vary by (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I can't really think of a western equivalent of the japanese helmet, but I wouldn't let that stop me if I liked it. It's purpose is the same as the western helmet: save one's brains from a metal weapon. (...) nobleman's (...) Too obviously (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) subtheme[maybe (...) Nah, history has shown that things are never that simple [i.e., in that case, I think that Blacktron would instead nuke those goody-goody SP [thank their superior Imperial Navy], although with major losses. So, Blacktron (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) The long whip-like one, or the short fatter one? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hi all, Musing over the lack of expandability of an RCX, I thought that it may be possible to use a 2-wire I2C serial protocol with sensors and motors. Each sensor would have a small microcontroller (probably a PIC) and a small battery cell. Motors (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I personally have an army of forest elves and I don't use the regular castle swords for them. I use the pirate's cutlasses, just because they look better in the hands of an elf than in the hands of a charging armored knight. I'm also using the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Whenever you know someone's name, but not their URL, check (URL) know Eric is there. (...) Not necessarily--especially if you use different hinges on either end. (...) Not all integer stacks of plates are integer stud widths tall. It's the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) In case someone hasn't noticed, ther _is_ a tiny little figure strolling along in the middle of the piece. Glad you like it! The composition was inspired by a photo in National Geographic...but that was all snow-covered (Alaska maybe) (...) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: LDraw-Mode vs. BezGen... problems?
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(...) Sound's useful for lots of different types of hoses! Is there any chance that you could make a little program that doesn't require Emacs? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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That's 6668, Recycle Truck - (URL) luck finding any, though. It was also available in some small set somewhere, as I have one at home from a bulk lot from Ebay (I'm keeping it, need it for spares for my 6668s). (...) | Please do not associate my (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Mario Ferrari" <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:Fo58ss.JHw@lugnet.com... (...) Prezzo? -- Cheers Carlo. LUGNET member page: (URL) member of ItLUG: (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Argh, I should have been clearer on this, I've confused several people... (...) The S on the 4536 meant 2 4536s - as in: NOTE - I will trade 2 of the 4537s for 2 4536s, and I'll trade anything above towards a complete 4558 (dreaming). Sorry. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dato che io pensavo di metterci MENO di dieci secondi in tutto, per battermi di 10 secondi dovrai entrare nel campo di applicazione della Relatività Speciale :-) Mario (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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I still have a set of Shell 1999 promo boxes for auction on Ebay, currently at $70 , This is a 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255 and 1256 together! They're all still in closed boxes, bags sealed and all... Auction ends 12/1 at 9AM. Shipping is $15 to United (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Medieval occupations (was Re: spelling questions ...)
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(...) Nope. A farrier is different. A smith will quite happily make horseshoes, but will tell you where to go if you ask him to put them on your horse. ;) (Unless, of course, he's also a farrier) A farrier would shoe horses, as well as repair (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just got mine today too. Thanks Todd! Nice work :) -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.people)
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Stasera ore 19 in un negozio di Formigine (MO) incontrato per caso ho trovato: - 5581 Magic Flash (Model Team, 1993) - 4558 Metroliner (Trains, 1992) - 8891 Design idea book (Technic, 1991) :-))) Per la prima volta ho anche visto in un negozio (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Sort of. My City is in a futuristic setting (2479). I plan to improve it. Add a landing pad. I have a digi cam so you can ask me to take a pic when it is ready. ;-) Dan (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Perchè mi guardano male quando chiedo "betterie ricaricabili Sanyo"? Manco le avessi chieste in una merceria !!! ero in un "fornitissimo" negozio di elettronica :-(( Per caso, riusciresti a sapere dove le vendono a Roma? -- LEg GOdt :-) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Giulio Ferrari <giuliof@iol.it> wrote in message 387903BB.28B14865@iol.it... (...) Mi hai letto nel pensiero!!! Ormai il progetto è quasi utlimato, vi farò sapere gli sviluppi e una volta realizzato lo mettiamo in mostra insieme al motore del (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Okay. First I do agree with a little bit of what you said, no bulk sales. I beleive the Lego company was started by basic bricks. I think Town Jr. is sorry. Here are somethings to note: Lego is basically family owned. Town Jr. is aimed toward the 8 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Maybe, it has been so long. I think they had those 45D 1x4x5 white angled windows, perhaps. Ugh, bad memory! (...) I would like to see them, maybe I can stir up the old memory banks! Scott S. (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Without differential GPS the accuracy is low enough (usually no better than +/- ~100 feet, sometimes far worse than that) that it would be almost useless for a robot that wasn't in sight at all times anyway. I wouldn't want an autonomous boat (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You just have to know how to use what it comes with. It's really not that hard! (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've been inspired, recently, by many original creations to experiment with mixing parts from other themes to create unique characters and/or armies. I'm hoping to get some feedback about the appropriateness (is that a word?!) of using the following (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 10th, (...) If you see this... We tend to hang around for a while, and I can only imagine that the presence of a bar will make the meeting last even longer. :D eric (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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From: "Luis Villa" <liv@duke.edu> (...) This is 100% true. When I first bought my RCX I bought two of them figuring that I'd use them in a master/slave configuration to do useful stuff with more then three sensors. I haven't had much time in my life (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That spacestation (and the accompanying show) went through here many moons ago, and one of the few pieces of Lego nostalgia I have is the guide booklet from the tour. IIRC, the theme of the show was inventions, and so forth. Would people be (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I hate to see this about a toy I've had so much fun with, but it isn't likely that (esp. once you upgrade to pbForth or legOS) you'll feel limited by software, even with the 32K limitation. The big limitation is hardware. The sensors (esp. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Presuming, of course, that you are referring to "standard" GPS (i.e. crippled by "selective availability") then I'm not sure what good it is going to do for your robot. Typical errors of approx. 100 yards are rather difficult to deal with. Zoz (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Gats in St. Louis
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Levering A. Reynolds wrote in message ... (...) (no (...) I haven't built anything in 8 wide yet, but that doesn't matter, since I want to build new stuff for this project anyway. You guys can decide about the scaling, just let me know. Maybe we (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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here[Unable to display image] (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Per quanto mi riguarda, ben volentieri mi offro come eventuale mediatore nelle transazioni Lego. In effetti ho già una lista abbastanza aggiornata, e in continua evoluzione, con le quotazioni dei pricipali pezzi (circa 200) che si vendono e (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: domanda per esperti nqc
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(...) La domanda non e` banale, anzi. Credo che dovremo accontentarci di decimi di secondo. Il manuale dice: "The RCX contains four timers which measure time in increments of a tenth of a second (100ms). To read the value of a timer, use the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Bad News about S@H
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Supposedly in the latest S@H Catalog there are Limited Quantities on all accessories. If you want to buy them hurry. I just ordered some ;-) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: HELP!
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NQC can be found at: (URL) (this has the RCX Command center as well--highly recommended for Windows machines) and (URL) Dave Baum's NQC site. --Doug Wilcox (URL) Digital Document Services 403 VFW Drive Rockland, MA 02370 781-871-6162 fax (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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The standard RCX firmware with its serial protocol could not talk to a GPS, but LegOS could. With LegOS and a GPS we could make robots that could tell where they were. This would be way cool. I want a solar powered toy robot boat with GPS that can (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: B-Wing Review
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(...) I stand corrected! Another item of note is that the red B-Wing flight-suit torso is the exact same design as the traditional orange flightsuit, while the green A-Wing flight suit is a new design. (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Really Depends. Is Blacktron Allied? Who is attacking? Who is defending? Where are the battles? Well, I think nobody would win. First Spyrius would fire off its little missile, followed by Ice Planet's arsenal. Spyrius's sauser scouts would (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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