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  Re: New Part : 1x2 Brick with Classic Space Logo  [DAT]
 
Correction to small error in .mpd file - this one should show the gold on the logo. Chris (...) 0 FILE 3004p67.DAT 0 Brick 1 x 2 with Classic Space Logo Pattern 0 Name: 3004p67.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 1 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: NQC default output file
 
I don't think it's nonintuitive. I think it makes sense to have the output go to the same directory as the input. That way you can have a directory set up for the executable with only read/execute permissions, and yet have all of your source & (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Scout and two RCX working and talking together!
 
I have posted a page with my EMW-project. It is my largest and most complex project ever. The EMW-module is my entry for the Danish Lego Championships. It has two RCX and a Scout working together and sending signals to each other. Go to: (URL) and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Town juniorization explanation . . . sort of?
 
(...) The URL for the annual report (in english) is.... < (URL) Ray (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  What kind of motor comes with the 4559?
 
Hello: Just wondering what kind of motor comes with the 4559 cargo railway? Is it like the new railway exprees one where the lights are part of it. Or is it like the older kind (freight and crane railway), just the motor itself. Chet (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: NELUG general purpose bricks?
 
(...) I can probably get a picture and more detailed description at some point in the near future if we'd like... offhand I'd say ballpark 2000 pieces... This is by NO means accurate... it was REALLY hard to get a good feel for quantity since (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.ri)
 
  Re: NELUG general purpose bricks?
 
(...) Among (...) Freestyle (...) thrown (...) If NELUG doesn't want these, I almost certainly do. I'll go farther. If NELUG wants to get these, take a look at them and then decide that it's not for them, I'll bail NELUG out. Get a few more details (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.ri)
 
  Competition FYI
 
This is hedging on off-topic but I thought most of us would find it fun... From the NASA Today web page (URL) future engineers -- now high school students -- will pit their robots against one another's in a high-tech sporting event, the annual (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  New Part : Minifig Torso with Futuron Pattern  [DAT]
 
In this part I have hard-coded the torso in white so the part colour controls the coloured detail on the torso. This allows the same part to be used for the Black/Blue/Red/Yellow versions. This is not without precedent, as the Town Dungarees Pattern (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
 
The other thing I played around with was attaching a 1x16 beam directly onto the older faster spinning technic motors. I powered the motor straight off the train regulator, and holding the motor in my hand when it got up to full speed, I'd bring the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  New Part : Minifig Torso with Classic Space Logo  [DAT]
 
LMKWYT - Chris 0 FILE 973p67.DAT 0 Minifig Torso with Classic Space Pattern 0 Name: 973p67.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 s\973s01.DAT 4 16 -19 32 10 19 32 10 19 29 10 -19 29 10 4 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  New Part : Space Nose with Classic Space Logo  [DAT]
 
LMKWYT - Chris 0 FILE 2336p67.dat 0 Space Nose with Classic Space Logo Pattern 0 Name: 2336p67.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Part 1 16 0 12 40 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 16 0 12 26 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 box5.dat 1 16 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  New Part : 2x3 Slope with Classic Space Logo  [DAT]
 
LMKWYT - Chris 0 FILE 3298p67.dat 0 Slope Brick 33 3 x 2 with Classic Space Logo Pattern 0 Name: 3298p67.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial part 1 16 0 20 -10 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 stud4a.dat 1 16 0 4 -10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  NQC default output file
 
I was checking to see if NQC already does have an option to spit bytecodes to stdout (-L would work, if rcxcomm would understand the format) and I came across something that seems nonintuitive to me. The default output file is "named the same as the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  New Part : 1x2 Brick with Classic Space Logo  [DAT]
 
LMKWYT ..... and Jonathan don't expect future "challenges" to necessarily be answered so quickly - I just had some HTF spare time this week. 0 FILE 3004p67.DAT 0 Brick 1 x 2 with Classic Space Logo Pattern 0 Name: 3004p67.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
 
Very clever mechanism. I can't wait to get home now ... --Doug Wilcox -----Original Message----- From: Chris Osborn <fozztexx@fozztexx.com> To: The WordMeister <dwilcox@wordsmithdigital.com> Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 5:42 PM Subject: Re: (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
 
Okay, I promise not to mention my rack-and-pinion steering model in this post ... [Rats, I've blown it already.] Our current family robotics project is to develop a robot that will shoot ping-pong balls, as well as hunt them down and reload 'em (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
 
Just the other day a friend and I had a go at building a lego shooter. The aim was to fire 2x2 bricks. After a couple of designs, the most successful turned out to be a slot shooter. It consisted of a shoot with slipper tiles on the bottom. At one (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: dragster e batterie
 
(...) elevata. (...) Grazie Marco. Molto ma molto utile (specialmente per gare di dragster). (...) Questo sì che è un ammirevole atteggiamento scientifico! Ammettere ciò che contrasta con le tue ipotesi...:-) Ciao Mario (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: Two new LEGO pages
 
(...) cvid decompressor, does anyone know of a program that runs this? I have had no luck at all on all of the media players I have (Real Player, Windows Media Player, etc.) Scott S. (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
 
Ah, yes, using two wheels on each side to accelerate the balls will provide better traction. I was envisioning the wheel as a direct tangent to the sphere ... I can see the mass problem, and will include flywheels on these as well. Thanks! --Doug (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: 8448 - Super Street Sensation
 
In lugnet.db.inv, Lawrence Wilkes writes: [snip] (...) It's okay with me if you copy it. as evah, John C. (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: What are your 10 most wanted pieces from LEGO Direct?
 
I'm sure I have at least 3-5 yellow rafts wasting away that I could trade for parts I need ;-) See (URL) for parts I want. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  RE: Hold Everything!
 
(...) I'd guess "instead of", because we could only get the Fukaya room on a Sunday. The library is open only from 1 to 5 on Sundays. However... I think maybe 1 to 5 is long enough, unless people anticipate doing more than last time. If you can get (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
 
  Re: NQC 2.1 b2 in beta test
 
(...) If this is done, the compiler should have an option to spit out compiled bytecode on stdout, and the rcxcomm program should have a matching option to accept bytecodes on stdin and send them to the rcx. And then there should be a wrapper that (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Re: What are your 10 most wanted pieces from LEGO Direct?
 
Oh yeah, I thought of 9-12: 9) Plate 4 x 8 with Studs in Centre ( (URL) ) 10) 1x8 plate with door rail ( (URL) ) 11) Train Door Sliding - Type 1 ( (URL) ) 12) Train Door Sliding - Type 2 ( (URL) ) I NEED these to build a decent sized industrial (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: part 2951 [Off topic word usage]
 
(...) Yes, I think it is a hexadecagon too, but I thought I'd confirmed this in my dictionary once, but now it's not there ! Chris (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: robot series 001: Initiated
 
I for one can not seem to get to the link you mention to see your pages is the url correct? Thanks Jim Clark --- There is Love in the Red Letters. There is truth in the Red Letters. There is hope for the hopeless, tears and forgiveness. There is (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: What all has TLC done?)
 
(...) I've got some faded white classic space figs who are planning to donate their backpacks to cover the logo. Alternatively you could use ET divers airtanks instead (although it looks a bit odd). :: paul (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Making Ldraw Parts
 
(...) only (...) Yes the correction is needed. The first two point define the line, the last two are the reference points. Chris (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  RE: A new sensor idea (perhaps)
 
#2 would be easy if Lego just sold bubblegum (sticky but effective) ;) -----Original Message----- From: John Barnes [mailto:barnes@sensors.com] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 6:49 AM To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com Subject: A new sensor idea (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  More details : "Exploration Mars" and "Ultimate Accessory Set" for the RCX available in march ?
 
Hi again all, Thanks to Jesper Kjaer, here is posted more information and detailled pictures for these to sets. Please see : (URL) large pictures posted). About Exploration Mars (#9736) : - Unfortunately, this set doesn't seems to contain a cam... - (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Re: Shoulder Pads
 
(...) hey, dave~ the spanish armada helmets and visored helmets fit well with the shoulder pads. the result is a bit fantastical, though, suggesting advanced metalurgy skills that barbarians may not have. a fright knights batlord helmet also works (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  LegOS Firmware Problem
 
I'm using LegOS 0.2.3 under a Slackware 7 Linux install and everything seemed to work perfectly to begin with. I've recently tried altering the kernel a bit -- everything compiled fine as far as I could tell. When I tried to use firmdl3 to download (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: 4x2ReVu: B-wing (slightly off topic)
 
(...) I'll see what I do! I'll try to make a second cockpit for my B-Wing (see the dat file here: (URL)) to hold two 'figs! Jeff (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: IR Question
 
All of the IR sensors I've seen use a pulsed IR emitter so that the detector can distinguish between the emitted IR and ambient (e.g. sunlight). Some sensors simply measure the intensity of reflected IR, but this method doesn't work reliably unless (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  RE: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
 
(...) Ah, true... for a Ping-Pong ball you probably don't need a multistage launcher. What you would want to do instead is use a pair of the large wide (flat?) tires and then make some sort of mechanism to push a ball (or drop it) into the launcher (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Two new LEGO pages
 
(...) My friend made some interesting films, not that great picture wise, but I could put them up if some people wanted to see. Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator/CAD Operator-Affiliated Engineers -> (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  I have some simple questions
 
I am a new user of handy board. I use handy board based on Mac. After I download Handy_Board_v1.2.icd, do I need to download any other thing to handy board? Now the basic function like fd(3), ao() works, but the expend function like sonar does not (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: NELUG general purpose bricks?
 
(...) complete (...) Definitly interested yes but I think we need a more definitive idea of what we are getting before we shell out $200 for the parts. We should also decide who is going to be "Keeper of the Bricks" before we do this so we don't end (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.ri)

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