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  Re: IR tower mains powered
 
Yes, I have mounted a jack that accepts the plug of a 9V 500mA adapter on the back of one of my IR towers. Then I soldered the wires from the jack to the metal plates that are also the tower battery contacts. It been working great for almost a year (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Re: Further markdowns at WalMart.com
 
Glad I am not alone on this matter. I selected 6 of 5978s, went back to get a couple other sets, the next thing I know, the 5978s are gone from my shopping cart, and the price of the other items went up!?! Nice system. You gotta be quick on the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  ebay ending soon:30 New Tan (Beige) 2x16 Lego Plates
 
Ending in a few hours 30 New Tan (Beige) 2x16 Lego Plates (URL) more auctions ending Thursday & Sat. Thanks, Julie (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Further markdowns at WalMart.com
 
(...) They're playing games there: I was able to order one of these. Swell. Then I started to pick up some for a friend of mine, and when I got to "Pay by credit card" it wiped out my order and went to the "Timeout!" screen. NOW all the prices list (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: What am I missing here?
 
Well... if you break the figs down, look at the helmets alone they go for around 2.00 each, that 32.00 alone.. you look at the figs with the silver dots on the torso, they are a little rarer than some of the FK figs, I'd probably pay 3.00 each and I (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: question about town #6422 telephone repair
 
(...) As always the case in City Centre, they are printed. (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Q: How useful is "6497 Twisted Time Train" for LEGO trains?
 
How useful, as far as "train" parts go? I think the only thing useful in the whole lot for "train" is the log wall pieces as lumber cargo for a flatbed car. Other than that, who knows. Rich Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  IR tower mains powered
 
Hardly the most adventurous avenue of customisation, but has anybody tried replacing the 9v battery in the IR tower with an AC/DC adapter? Is there anything that speaks against doing this? TIA Leonard Stiles <lstiles@hotpop.com> (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: GMLTC Layout
 
(...) That is one of the pages I was wanting to point out. I had a address for a larger photo gallery, unforunately, last time I tried it it did not work. :( The best way to figure out how to make a plan that will work for us is to get together. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
 
  Q: How useful is "6497 Twisted Time Train" for LEGO trains?
 
Hello! I'm an AFOL who's waiting on his first LEGO train set to show up in the mail this week. I noticed that S@H has 6497 on special this week and I was wondering how useful it is for parts. Is there anything useful in this set? Thanks! Fred. (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Regolamento.
 
"Mario Ferrari" <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:FoK0w0.CIC@lugnet.com... (...) molla (...) Fregato...... Avevo appena ultimato un ingegnosissimo sistema per caricare tre elastici (rigorosamente Lego, vedi (URL) il terzo motore.... (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare
 
(...) Had I been serious, I would have checked my physics. I think (IIRC) that at 190C water is always gas. At the very least it would be much more than 12atm needed to keep it liquid. Then again, it's been six years since I had to figure any of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Further markdowns at WalMart.com
 
(...) Wow. We're lousy with them out here, but I answered my own question with a quick trip out--the prices are still at the "old" level. (Oasis Ambush for $5, Mummy's Tomb for $22, etc etc.) best LFB (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  question about town #6422 telephone repair
 
Can anyone tell me if the graphics on the front of the vehicle and on the side (telephone symbol) are printed or stickers? -- Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Lego playtable in new concept car!
 
(...) I wonder what the piece count and the price per piece on this set is. Look you get a free car with your lego set!!! (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  FS/FT: Stellar Recon Voyager #6956
 
$50 Stellar Recon Voyager #6956 -SIB $46 Stellar Recon Voyager #6956 -seal broken Set: (URL) have two Stellar Recon Voyagers for sale. Both are still in boxes with slight shelf ware. The seal on one box has come loose/been broken, but all the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Color Frequency? (oops)
 
Tough to say -- my older stuff is in pieces, while my post-Dark Age stuff is mostly built. In my bins, consisting mostly of old castle and space, I have the following frequencies: 1. black 2. grey 3. white 4. blue 5. yellow 6. red 7. green 8. other (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Shoulder Pads
 
Hey, I was in TRU today, looking for one of the sets that has this piece and I saw one of the Sting Ray sets and began thinking that the gray Sting Ray helmet would look really ominous as a barbarian helmet with some slight modification. (talk about (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  grey 2x4 medium slope apex?
 
Hello, Does anyone know any set that contains a grey 2x4 medium slope apex piece? /Eric McCarthy/ (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Storage needed
 
I myself use simple Rubbermaid storage containers. They come in several sizes, I use one of the medium sizes. They are shallow enough to be easy to look though, they stack well, and the lids are snug but not hard to get on or off. The container is (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Attaching a servo to a Rug Warrior Pro
 
Mark, If you check out my contribution on this page, I have a servo driver that runs on the port your peizo buzzer is connected to. (URL) though the site is the Handy Board site, I have the software installed and running on a Super TCOMP, which is a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Regolamento.
 
(...) Aggiungerei ancora: 11) Non sono ammessi sistemi propulsivi pre-caricati ad aria, elastico, molla ecc. L'unica fonte possibile di moto devono essere i motori elettrici. 12) Il dragster deve sembrare, almeno vagamente, un dragster. Veicoli che (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  What is the best deal on Mindstorms right now?
 
I was wondering what the best way to get Mindstorms is right now. Are there any stores with excellent sales on? Is eBay a good way to go? Also, since I don't know much about it, what should I start with? RCX 1.0? 1.5? Robotics Invention kit? Thanks. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
 
(...) different looking cars. Every car or truck does not need the 4x3 slope fender on the front. How about a car front like a Lamborghini or Ferrari, (yeah cool) or bigger tires for trucks so that they don't have the same size tires as a Semi. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
 
  Re: 2951 (not quite finished)
 
(...) The primitive .dat files invert the colour internally, so if you code 1 16 ..... it ends up correct. If you code 1 24 .... you end up inverting the inverse colour which is not correct. Chris (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Further markdowns at WalMart.com
 
(...) They also set 5978, Sphinx's Secret Surprise for $9! I though I missed out when they removed it last week when it was $13. MRSP on this set is $50, so I couldn't resist buying a few copies. Toki (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Where are you getting 4561 for under $60????
 
I thought of that. It would be difficult to find someone willing to put such a large amount on their credit card, though. (at least, I wouldn't do it) Plus they'd have to be living in my area; otherwise, I'd be paying for shipping twice. :) -- Paul (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Meeting
 
(...) I didn't make it either. Thats two of the three :) Perhaps we can set something up for the next couple of weeks? Perhaps if we get more than a 1 week lead time we all can make it. :) Wayne G. (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
 
  water texture for floor
 
Im going to be making datsville seaport and docking area, and i need some ideas/help on making the water texture TBurger (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Set id requested
 
AFAIK, no set comes with 2 yellow spoilers, you probably have 2 6524s or 2 6568s, depending on the general age of the lot you got. If you have a lot of the red chalices, then odds are you have 2 6568s, those were relatively rare before 6568 was (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: lugnet.belville has got on it's feet!
 
Not to be a pain in the butt here.. though could someone please take the general followup off here ???? Thanks Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.belville)
 
  Re: Where are you getting 4561 for under $60????
 
Suggestion - get a CDN Consortium together. Check the shipping costs on TEN 4561s, hopefully it won't be too much higher than the $35. If not, get some other Canucks together to amortize the shipping cost. That would probably be cheaper than having (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: IKEA storage boxes
 
(...) I've got some of these MOPPE things too- they work quite well for storing parts but are a little stiff as it's a case of 'wood against wood'. Not Ideal! Mine are quite new but I suspect that the bare wood finish will begin to look a little (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Further markdowns at WalMart.com
 
Not from what I've seen out here in CA, no. Then again, none of my local Walmarts even HAVE any of the clearance sets anymore. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Gara di dragster
 
(...) ehehe ma va, ci avevo quasi creduto. Quella dei 6 differenziali era piu' bellina pero' :-))) PS. Pero' potevi anche aspettare fino a venerdi a dirmi che stavi scherzando. Io ero gia gasato che il mio dragsterino ci metteva 2 secondi in meno. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: Lego in Chevy Venture
 
Well, my friend and I just used a (modified) 48x48 baseplate to do the same thing with her Ford Tempo. The lower part of her dashboard on the passenger site, previously used for cups of coffee and such, is now a Lego tabletop. It's attached with (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: WTB: 5077 Sliding doors
 
(URL) for 5077. Or just look at my Wants page, one row is the slider plates and both types of doors (only Type 1 comes in 5077). (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare
 
picky. (...) set (...) frequents (...) is (...) be (...) newfangled (...) I was about to challenge you on your physics until I saw you were joking. :) Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Lego in Chevy Venture
 
(...) Actually, they don't build it, they just get to put their name on it. The Chevrolet Venture (also known as Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Montana. Pontiac Trans Sport to those in Canada. Vauxhall Sintra to those in the UK. Opel Sintra and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: O'Reilly book update: free online building instructions
 
(...) Luckily Mindstorms is not my only Technic set :-) so I have a Minerva robot up and running. But I can see the point, some people are not into Lego *shiver* but bought only the kit for robotics... [links etc. snipped] Looks great! A nice (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Quarter-dome UFO Hulls, No Print
 
(...) I use Brasso and a soft cloth or paper towel, and a lot of patience...it leaves traces and gives "grain" to the shine of the piece, but the end result isn't too bad. It's not, however, quite as nice as the originally-unprinted UFO panels as a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Catalog nostalgia
 
(...) rich (...) for TLC to (...) Thamks Ray, it's an interesting point which rings a very loud bell with me (by the way, forgive my ignorance but what are KABOBs? I take it to mean children who play with LEGO because of the context used). This (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: 2951 (not quite finished)
 
(...) Aha? Why shouldn't they have colour 24, their function is similar to the type 2 lines right? btw. your loader looks much better with this one:) (...) Thank you, really the hardest part was to get the measuring done, I've been toying with the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  thanks: stupid question: meaning of RAW
 
ok, thanks for all your fast answers!! have a nice day df (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: WTB: 5077 Sliding doors
 
Where is Brickset? I've never heard of these doors before. -- Paul Davidson Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote in message news:3884D76B.B75D81...ape.com... (...) page at (...) packs, I (...) upload (...) sale or (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  What stage of developement is datsville in?
 
I've noticed its been at least 2 months since a datsville update. Has it stopped? Tburger <www.geocities.com/tburger666 > (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad)
 
  MGLM competition and website update
 
I've got a couple of related announcements to make. The first and most important is that I'm holding a new lego building contest. Actually it's a series of contests, the first of which is open for submissions now. Go to (URL) and click on the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
 
  Lego in Chevy Venture
 
I picked up my USA Today newspaper and was reading the Money section and at the North American Auto Show they had picutes of the Chevy Venture Bros. Edition which has the TV. It says that Lego and Warner Bros. build the minivan. The car has a lego (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Using parts in p\48\ (was: part 2951, more questions, nearly done)
 
(...) hmm okay, I simply calculated the coordinates, sine and cosine relations are our friends:) (...) Yes I will really have to look in to that, I might require some help setting it up, the only time I touched my .emacs file was when installing (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Further markdowns at WalMart.com
 
(...) I wonder if this also holds true for the stores? LFB (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Some auction pages just hurt your eyes.
 
(...) I think what I'd most like to see are ebay "preferred forms" to still allow users to select which they'd like the most (also show the popularity of each form), and alternatively (if you REALLY want your own format) you can do it, but a little (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Some auction pages just hurt your eyes.
 
(...) Yes! Or maybe ridiculous price, stay away!, etc. ;) Scott S. (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: 2951 (not quite finished)
 
I took a brief look at the part and I'd say it looks great! Of course, I cannot verify that the dimensions of the bucket are correct, but it certainly looks good. The only flaws I can see is that there are some edge lines missing along the top peg (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: Some auction pages just hurt your eyes.
 
He said... (...) limited to (...) single (...) I said... (...) listings (...) Buyers can (...) Someone else said... (...) True. (...) Also, true. Maybe they could put a little *annoying* gif next to the listing like *hot*, *gallery*, etc. -Rob. (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: LEGO box
 
(Crossposted to lugnet.build because this is more about building vs. collecting than storage issues.) (...) I take care of inventorying the sets I've bought by cutting the UPC bar code (which contains the set number) from the box before I flatten (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build)  
 
  Re: Where are you getting 4561 for under $60????
 
Too bad the $35 for shipping that gets tacked onto my bill pretty much eliminates the otherwise excellent deal. I went through the whole process excitedly chanting my then-new mantra "$60! $60! $60!". Then, as I was about to finish the purchase, I (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: free-for-all in space
 
I can envision a real-time multiuser game with 60-100 players forming alliances and conducting missions similar to "Warbirds". I like 6891 6887 too. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: This week's S@H specials?
 
Could've been worse -- I was tempted to shorten it to "Yank". :) -- Paul Davidson Franklin W. Cain <fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FoJB8H.2LH@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Using parts in p\48\ (was: part 2951, more questions, nearly done)
 
(...) I think what Steve Bliss meant was to use inlining as a tool _only_ to find out where to put the polygon spanning the final 7° of the curve. You only need to temporarily inline the last curve segment and check the coordinates of the polygon on (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: WTB: 5077 Sliding doors
 
Those are the "train boxcar doors", I need 20-40 packs too ;-) Only after you take care of Russell, of course. I'd buy them outright, or trade them for any parts/sets listed on my Wants page at (URL) I don't necessarily need them as intact packs, I (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Regolamento.
 
(...) Probabilmente basta inserire un'ultimo test prima della partenza, che viene annullata se il dragster non è più sulla linea bianca: // test se posizione di partenza corretta if (SENSOR_1<SOGLIA) { // partenza annullata PlayTone(220,1); (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: Warner Bros "dotcom"
 
(...) Speaking of sites which hurt your eyes.... Steve (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Further markdowns at WalMart.com
 
The clearance LEGO on WalMart's website has been marked down again, and is now under the 50% level. Go to the Toys/LEGO page, and scan down for any price ending in "00" and those are the sale items. The two best one (IMHO) are Flying Ninja Fortress (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Newsgroups for LUGs?
 
(...) don't forget DixieLUG ! we are having our first meeting this weekend with eight people in attendance. later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us)
 
  Re: Any RCX groups/clubs in The Netherlands?
 
Me too! Gerald Ruiter <gruiter@xs4all.nl> schreef in berichtnieuws FoI221.7D4@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Adult lego sets.
 
(...) One straightforward way to do this would be to reduce the printed materials included with the bricks to Star Wars-style ideas, and possibly stages of construction (especially for Technic sets). Then take the (computer-generated) set of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)  
 
  Re: LEGO box
 
Selçuk wrote in message ... (...) sized (...) Now I wonder how many people have been embarassed by storing their "adult" toys (nudge nudge, wink wink) in LEGO (or any other "kids" toy) boxes? (and having a visiting child discover them "um, er, um, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Mindstorm firmware C compiler for W95 platform ready for download.
 
The owner of (URL) , Francesco Ferrara, is not connected to this mailing list (or any robotics list for that matter) so that's why I posted this message for him. If you have questions, complaints, bugreports, anything please email him directly at (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  O'Reilly book update: free online building instructions
 
Hello, The Minerva robot, from _The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots_, has been redesigned for RIS 1.5. Because RIS 1.5 has fewer gears than RIS 1.0, Minerva cannot be built with the parts from RIS 1.5 alone. The redesigned robot, Mineva (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Attaching a servo to a Rug Warrior Pro
 
Ok - I'm a newbie! But I'm really hoping the collective wisdom of this newsgroup will be able to help me with extending the abilities of the Rug Warrior Pro I've been working with for the past 2 months. I've recently purchased and connected three (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Castle Theme: Auction Announcement/update 1
 
Hello and welcome to my first auction. What a surprise no bids, so no update. If you think the min bids are too high please let me know. I'll give it a couple more days. There are about 14 castle theme sets including 6023, 6081 and 6085. The rules (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Adult lego sets.
 
(...) basic (...) adults (...) of (...) I agree with Steve. It would take several thousand pieces to make good "adult sets" like Jodi describes. A skyscraper might require 40 floors of 30+ windows each and the detailing around them. The base would (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)  
 
  Re: Adult lego sets.
 
(...) I have to agree to the comments about instructions. It used to take 20 steps to show how to put a 300-400+ piece model together. Now it seems that there is an instruction step for every other piece. Waaayyy too many steps. I end up building (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)  
 
  Re: Shoulder Pads
 
Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> schreef in berichtnieuws FoHHH7.5JH@lugnet.com... (...) gray (...) pads-piece (...) You're absolutely right! Totally forgot about the ugly Insectoids... So there _is_ a use for those sets afterall! :o) -- Arjan (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: dya
 
(...) ...però posso consigliarvi di acquistare qualche centinaio di 8459 a titolo di investimento :) Ciao Giulio (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: dya
 
marco berti ha scritto: (...) Sono d'accordo, i prezzi non sono esaltanti, e sono tutti set che da noi si trovano facilmente... Ciao Giulio (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  dya
 
Se non ci avete fatto caso la dya ha degli articoli nuovi, pero' i prezzi non sono esaltanti ... Marco (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: Using parts in p\48\ (was: part 2951, more questions, nearly done)
 
(...) Uhhh I see:) Well that explains my problems then. (...) Hmm Why to the segment? Or is the vague idea I have about inlining completely wrong? I think of it as a tool to put an unofficial primitive into the part file, e.g. by replacing a type 1 (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: 2000 is now here!!!
 
Michael Edwards <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:FoJJIo.4CI@lugnet.com... (...) sets (...) Rundown ASAP of anything not seen in German or Danish catalogues please (i.e. most Technic, Adventurers, Mickey...) Huw (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: 0.2.3 bug report
 
(...) will (...) feelers. (...) This also happens if you have light sensors attached to the RCX. The only way to get the semi-random junk to go away with light sensors attached is to (duh) un-attach the light sensors, or turn the RCX on and off (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  SV: stupid question: meaning of RAW
 
Raw means that the Analog to digital converters 10 bit value is fetched directly, without converting it to another scale. Jari ps since it is ten bits it is between 0 and 1023 (or possibly 1 and 1024) -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: dominic (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: stupid question: meaning of RAW
 
dominic frutiger <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:3884B641.A5ABBB...ethz.ch... (...) That is about all there is to RAW. It gives you a number 0-1023 which is the raw value from the analog to digital converter. The input range is 0 to (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  RE: An Easter Egg-Plotter
 
(...) I've got just one word.....COOL!!!! This might be a fun little competition. Maybe a recursive fractal program generating a Sierpinski (sp?) carpet pattern on the egg? Or a random "drunkard's Path" simulating Brownian motion? Or a more (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  FOTW !!! Wow...
 
Grandi acquisti oggi a Modena; che ne dite di: 4554 Metro Station, 5521, 6286 Skull's Eye Shooner, 733 e 744 universal set, e alcune incredibili scatole di rotaie (750 e 751) del '69 !!! Ciao Giulio (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: stupid question: meaning of RAW
 
Raw values are the values that come straight out of the sensor to the RCX. Usually these values are interpreted in a specific way depending on what kind of sensor it is. For example, the touch sensor is thought of as a boolean- it is touched, or it (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
 
(...) And, even if you don't like Star Wars, most of the Models are *great*. And the UCS models should be keepers for everyone! :) Jeff (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  An Easter Egg-Plotter
 
Here's an interesting idea for a robot that colors Easter Eggs. (URL) This isn't Lego, but I don't see how it couldn't be done with MindStorms. For the record, this was the User Friendly cool link of the day, www.userfriendly.org/static/ (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: free-for-all in space
 
(...) Maybe someone should create wargaming rules for this, then have an online battle. One person per faction, and such. It would probably work best if you consider BT I & II separate factions, and split classic space into factions (based on canopy (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: yellow antenna
 
(...) I don't usually ask Consumer Affairs to replace pieces I've lost or broken. But, I will occasionally, if the element is rare. One doesn't have to lie, as Paul mistakenly assumes. You describe to them, honestly and accurately, the circumstances (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
 
In lugnet.general, Mark A. Herzberg writes: [snip] (...) [snip] Well, *I* do (need Star Wars LEGO, that is). (Still mourning that he didn't find any Gungun subs on sale this January). -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Ldlite for OpenGL and Linux (and uppercase filenames)
 
Don Heyse: (...) I think we should decide how the files should be stored (upper, lower, or mixed case), and then append that to the DAT format specification. My personal preference is lower case. Mixed case should be allowed in DAT files no matter (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  WTB: 5077 Sliding doors
 
I am looking for five packs of 5077 Sliding Doors. If you have any for sale or trade, please contact me. I need them for two upcoming projects. Russell (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: buy spare parts
 
I don't know if Baylit ships internationally, but they probably have the best selection on the net. (URL) Poindexter Eric Huang <hfhuang@iii.org.tw> wrote in message news:FoIFtz.9Dr@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
 
(...) Well I'm 30... (...) Truthfully if it were not for the Star Wars LEGO sets I may have never gotten back into LEGO and emerged from my darkages. I personally love the sets and not just for the sets but for the part selection. After branching (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Farlie A
 
ATTN Mr B.Justus TLG,Billund,Denamrk Lego(R) UK Ltd, Wrexham. Lego Futra. Dear Sirs, (Apologies to any female persons reading this letter) Please note that some of these ideas may be devloped further. So regard these a work in progress. If I do have (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Newsgroups for LUGs?
 
(...) No Prob. I figured you were kinda busy or something, so I didn't want to press the matter. Anyway, Thanks!! :) Jeff (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us)
 
  Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
 
(...) I'm 28. :) (...) Actually, it turns out some of Lego's own themes (Rock Raiders, UFO, et al.) are far more juniorized and prefab and single-use than some Star Wars sets. I've managed to reuse a significant percentage of the pieces from the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: buy spare parts
 
Keep watching the buy-sell-trade and auction groups for parts sales postings, or just post there and advertise for what you need. Most people are willing to sell and ship internationally, as long as an acceptable form of payment can be found (cash (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: System Axles
 
(...) (URL)) (...) I thought most people knew about that. I discovered it back in '87 or so... ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)

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