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(...) pics are up at (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Scout Troubles****
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The file is in the package you downloaded from Lego. I have it in the same directory as the other stuff and then it works just fine. CU Bert Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Lego pBricks www.bvandam.net -----Oorspronkelijk (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Next Kabaya sets are RockRaiders
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(...) pics are up at (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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(...) Somehow the original post didn't make it to the list for me, and I don't see it on lugnet either...but this is a great project! A couple ideas that may or may not have been put forth yet (and may or may not be useful): A catapult sort of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 8485 - Control Center II
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8485 - Control Center II (apologies for lack of part numbers....) Total piece count = 1080 4 black beam w/ slope, 3 hole, 1x6 2 gray beam w/ slope, 3 hole, 1x6 20 black beam, 1x1 4 gray beam, 1x1 8 black beam, 1x10 4 gray beam, 1x10 18 black beam, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: New Part : 1x2 Brick with Classic Space Logo [DAT]
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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)
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| | Re: NQC default output file
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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)
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| | Scout and two RCX working and talking together!
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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)
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| | Re: Town juniorization explanation . . . sort of?
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(...) The URL for the annual report (in english) is.... < (URL) Ray (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | What kind of motor comes with the 4559?
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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)
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| | Re: NELUG general purpose bricks?
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: NELUG general purpose bricks?
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(...) 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)
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| | Competition FYI
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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)
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| | New Part : Minifig Torso with Futuron Pattern [DAT]
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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)
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| | Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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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)
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| | New Part : Minifig Torso with Classic Space Logo [DAT]
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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)
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| | New Part : Space Nose with Classic Space Logo [DAT]
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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)
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| | New Part : 2x3 Slope with Classic Space Logo [DAT]
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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)
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| | NQC default output file
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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)
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| | New Part : 1x2 Brick with Classic Space Logo [DAT]
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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)
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| | Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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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)
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| | Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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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)
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| | Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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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)
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| | Re: dragster e batterie
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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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)
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| | Re: 8448 - Super Street Sensation
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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)
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| | Re: What are your 10 most wanted pieces from LEGO Direct?
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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)
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| | RE: Hold Everything!
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: NQC 2.1 b2 in beta test
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: What are your 10 most wanted pieces from LEGO Direct?
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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)
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| | Re: part 2951 [Off topic word usage]
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: robot series 001: Initiated
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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)
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| | Re: What all has TLC done?)
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Making Ldraw Parts
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(...) 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)
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| | RE: A new sensor idea (perhaps)
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#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)
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| | More details : "Exploration Mars" and "Ultimate Accessory Set" for the RCX available in march ?
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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)
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| | Re: Shoulder Pads
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(...) 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)
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| | LegOS Firmware Problem
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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)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: B-wing (slightly off topic)
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: IR Question
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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)
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| | RE: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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(...) 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)
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| | I have some simple questions
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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)
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| | Re: NELUG general purpose bricks?
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(...) 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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| | A new sensor idea (perhaps)
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I was musing over what the well sensored robot would be sensing next and it crossed my mind that a small metal detector sensor might be an interesting addition. Light sensor electrical interface. Brick sized. Limited range but could provide (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Hold Everything!
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Hi, You mean instead of, or in addition to the Fukaya room on Sunday March 12th? See (URL) -----Original Message----- (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | dragster e batterie
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Ecco a voi Mr Batt-Man inteso come l'uomo delle batterie che ha cominciato a fare un po di prove e... dato che purtroppo in palio come premio non c'e' un weekend con Megan Gale o la Cucinotta, mi sento magnanimo e vi diro' cosa ho scoperto. NiCd - i (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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(...) Competition? Gee,that sounds so... competitive. :) Actually I think it would be a good idea, but mostly I would love to see some sort of a LEGO film festival. It would be great to see what other people can come up with. I think the best way to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Sorry, I just try
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I am a new user of robot, I just try it! (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | NELUG general purpose bricks?
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Well, there was quick mention of this at the NELUG meeting on Monday, but I don't think too many people heard... I'm currently offering my assistance someone who used to work for S@H-- and she's got a huge number of bricks she wants to get rid of (...) (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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| | RE: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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Exactly, Hot wheels uses the idea as well as those machines that shoot tennis or baseballs for practice. The baseball ones use a boat trailler wheel driven by an electric motor. Just make sure the spinning wheel has a large mass to keep its speed up (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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I want to thank the list for such excellent suggestions. Here's a progress report: I used all 4 of the "big" wheels (tires and hubs) that come with the RIS, dual-mounted (like the rear wheels on a tractor-trailer) and opposite each other. The gap (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Scout Troubles****
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Hi all, I have the scout and I want to use Scout tool.exe. I loaded the nesasery items and when I click on the icon or try to run from dos the Scouttool.exe , I get an error message? It says,"A REQUIRED DLL FILE PBKCOMM32.DLL was not found." Any (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego Camera
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I was browsing the Mindstorms website yesterday and found a camera made of lego parts including one light sensor. Can anyone provide some information on this??? (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Shoulder Pads
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For whatever reason the inspiration hit me last night that the UFO aliens' shoulder pads would make a great barbarian horde leader-type guy... and the new Bulls' leader's head would go along great with that scheme... however since the back of the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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(...) Erm, glad you liked it! :-, You mean, aside from it being pink when Barbara specifically asked for red? It had some kind of jelly or jam at the bottom which made Barbara and I wonder if they dumped a jar of Welch's into the pan... That, and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: What all has TLC done?)
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(...) Don't get me wrong, none of them are ugly! They're just not what I would consider beautiful, but rather utilitarian, immense, powerful, original, detailed, etc... (...) Sad, but true. Look at the widgets on the front of some of those old (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Robotics Show on TLC
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Anyone interested, the show is: Extreme Machines: Incredible Robots A look at robots and the long-term benefits and possible consequences of their capabilities. Rating: TV-G Category: Other, Documentary Originating Country: United States Date Time (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sensor questions
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(...) The Electronic Surplus Dealer Goldmine, (URL) been selling some weather balloon electronics innards for a few years. On this board there are some relevant sensors: a thermistor, some sort of barometric chip and a humidity "device". The (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: domanda per esperti nqc
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(...) Ben lieto di averlo fatto! Pero' ora aspetto il tuo contributo: sai io soffro di sindrome da debugging... ;))) Ciao, Antonio (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | IR Question
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Greetings, I've heard mention of the various Sharp IR sensors which can give different distance readings for different zones. Part of my final year project is to design and investigate various sensors, but I really have to generate the stuff myself (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Making Ldraw Parts
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(...) This made me go look at the FAQ, and I found the following inconsistencies in the FAQ. in Topic "LINE TYPES" we have (the FAQ has): (...) which I think its wrong in the line starting with "5: Draw ...." and further ahead in the FAQ (section (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Do I want a micromotor?
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I find the biggest problem is the casing. It consists of a small box and two things on the outside, with tiny clips. It's these clips that always brake so I simply glue them. They have more power than you'd expect given their size, as an example of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: B-wing (slightly off topic)
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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez writes: <snip> (...) <snip> According to the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, ( I haven't read a thorough B-wing history anywhere else) The B-wing starfighter was designed as a heavy weapons ship whose primary function (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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(...) Assuming a minifig is about 6 feet tall, and that your average stud is 8mm across, about 7mm=1 foot.... So it makes 54,000 studs/hour about 11.7 miles per hour in minifig scale... I think that represents a running speed for most people? Not (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Android vs. Droid vs. Automaton (Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter)
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Isn't "Astromech" a _type_ of Droid? (as "pickup" is a type of truck, though sometimes used as a noun itself) Interesting curiosity; "Red" - the R2 with a bad motivator that Owen first purchased - is referred to in the script I've got as an (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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(...) I wish I could take credit for making those sounds myself, but I found them all on a CD-ROM of "2000 Sound Effects" for $5. Check the bargain bins in Best Buy. Thomas Foote (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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Great stuff Thomas! I love the first animation with all of the Blactron guys. I made a fool of myself by laughing so much at it while I was in a public computer lab. Hehe! Pat J (...) and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Ping-Pong Ball Shooter
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I have used the old style motor to shoot 3/8 inch wooden balls with a range of 2-3 feet. Used about a 2 inch shaft attached directly to the motor to bat the balls. The shaft made 3/4 of a revolution before hitting the ball, then it hit a hard stop. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | VLL Library for NQC.
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Hi All. I'd like to Announc "VLL Library for NQC." This library can send VLL signal from RCX with NQC Program. Simple example ---- begin --- #define VLLPA #include "libvll.nqc" // VLL Library task main() { vll_a( MSVLL_D_DEL_SCRIPT); // Delete (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | SV: 2000 LEGO
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(...) Den nya katalogen finns upplagd på Lego Sveriges websidor. (...) De ska finnas, det har nog bara varit hård åtgång på dem. Dock så presenteras inga nya basicaskar i den nya katalogen och överhuvudtaget inte mycket av intresse. Bra och skapliga (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: LDraw - Future Plans?
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Alex: [asked] (...) [and explains] (...) Nothing prevents it, but it is not implemented in any program yet. I think we have discussed how it could be done at some point, and from the file format point of view, there is no problem (implementations is (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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(...) It definately gets my vote - I love these movies, and they way the minifigs walk! Do you think it would be worthwhile having a LEGO movie competition (stop-motion, ray-traced/CAD, etc) at some point in the future to encourage other people to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Parts FS: Last call/20% off!
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Business has tapered off, and I don't have a lot of parts left, but there are a few things left people might want so I thought I'd give it another shot. Listings are still at (URL) things that might be of interest to somebody (and which I'll (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Sounds like a fun project... (...) What about a series of drive wheels each set geared at increasing RPMs? You could use two wheels per stage opposite of each other to squeeze the ball through and accelerate it since the ball is so light. An (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The basic problem, Mark, is time. I just don't have the time to properly support a compiler for three platforms. I can barely keep up with the demands pbForth makes of my spare time. I write strict ANSI-C all day long, and pbForth is a bit of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) The basic problem, Mark, is time. I just don't have the time to properly support a compiler for three platforms. I can barely keep up with the demands pbForth makes of my spare time. I write strict ANSI-C all day long, and pbForth is a bit of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Mandtal (blank formular)
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Mogens Sørensen skrev i meddelelsen ... (...) Mogens, jeg kan se at du bruger Outlook Express. Hvis du højreklikker på et indlæg i nyhedsgruppen, er der en 'ghostet' mulighed som hedder Annuller eller Cancel. Hvis det er et indlæg som Outlook (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.dk)
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| | Re: What are your 10 most wanted pieces from LEGO Direct?
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(...) Are you talking about this one, located in this set? (URL) have many, and I don't use them, if you want to make me an offer. Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator/CAD Operator-Affiliated Engineers -> (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Sanjay, (...) OK, I am sitting in my chair again. I would love to have sidewalks like that. Excellent design! Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator/CAD Operator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) It's definitely the stores fault, I don't TLC is liable at all, and should not be hit with the cost. Scott S. P.S. I have never had a piece missing from a set yet, either. But now that I said it... :) ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Scott Sanburn's MISB sets on E-Bay: Update 2
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To All, I have posted several sets MISB on E-Bay to support my ever growing collection. Most auctions are still at reasonable prices, and these are some really good sets. Sets #1252,1253,1254,1255,1256 - Complete Collection of Shell Sets: 52.50 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I was thinking they could do maybe a break up of the MF. Say a section or two at a time? Scott S. (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Not surprised or disappointed
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(...) The above statement almost sounds like LC vision for Town Junior and AFOL'S. Maybe we need a adult AFOSW too! Scott S. (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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From: "David Leeper" <david.leeper@destiny.com> (...) night (...) Cruise and avoid is a pretty simple type of program, and multitasking really isn't necessary. I wrote a sublimation version of it mostly to play with the concepts of sublimation. Two (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Dansk Lego 2000 Katalog
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Hejsa For dem af jer der ikke lige har været forbi en legetøjs butik i denne uge - så er det danske Lego katalog for første halvår af 2000 nu at finde på www.brickshelf.com - den venlige ekspedient i BR på Strøget var så flink at gi' mig det eneste (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob)
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Actually, a magnet and reed switch would be more reliable than a touch sensor. Or maybe use an optical sensor. I'm not into train cars and such, but I'd be happy to contribute some motorized RCX-controlled scenery. The RCX remote control makes it (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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Thomas, your movies are spectacular! I was laughing so hard at the UFO one that several of my cow-orkers came over to see what was the matter. Since they're all LEGO fans, too, they enjoyed the movies as well. I also am impressed by your Crossbots! (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Sorry for being off-topic ... I'm not sure they're currently airing in the U.S. (although they're probably available on Satellite). You can get just over half of the episodes via Columbia House's RE-TV monthly shipments; for some reason (I think (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Tell me about it... :} The big problem with getting a slower walk is that minifigs have a very limited range of motion. It's hard to get a smooth leg motion up and over then next LEGO stud in front of them, and getting them in a transitional (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The transmission is used to switch the motor to the different functions--opening the bay doors, lifting the crane arm, turning the arm, and turning the fiber-optic unit. (...) :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think NQC should be strictly a compiler. It seems like it would be more manageable for both developers and users if the RCX communication pieces were in a separate executable. This change should make NQC completely portable (if there is such (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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All the commercial ball shooters that I have seen use either a pair of spinning wheels, or a launching tube with a blast of air. I believe the air blast works better with lighter balls. The spinning wheels setup works best if the wheels and/or the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Trade Train Sets
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With all these posts regarding train set trades, I would liket to throw mine in too. I have the following to trade if we can work out a deal. All are brand new in sealed boxes. 4544 - Car Transport Wagon 4548 - Speed Regulator 4552 - Cargo Train (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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(...) --snippage (...) i would definitely like to talk about ideas for the website. i've got a couple of personal projects i'll plan on bringing too. the mindstorm robot fight sounds very cool. i haven't purchased any mindstorms-related stuff at all (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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(...) hey sproat, what was wrong with the cake? (suddenly eyeing stomach nervously) i thought it was great. cute idea and it tasted fine to me. ..joseph g (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: Two new LEGO pages
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Those are awesome! What synthesizer did you use to make the sounds? KL (...) and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Ca. License Plate
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A friend of mine saw a California License plate yesterday that read " I (Heart) Lego" Does this belong to someone here? Just wondering? -Phil (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Majisto search
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(...) I have one spare that I'll send you if you give me your address, and if one day you give something to someone else out of the blue, then we'll be even :) Richard PS. spontificus@yahoo.com (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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