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| Fred and handyboard experts, I have assembled two handyboards and I am now helping 15 other people build theirs at San Jose State University. I found a problem on the first two I build that I belive causes the Sharp GP2D02 not to work. The school (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Fully suspended Technic chassis
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| (...) (URL) I was wondering about the lack of beams ( I only looked at the front view ) Is there enough rigidity using ( ingeniously ) axles as frame members? This would, of course, be realistic since many classic roadsters used the space frame (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Merchandise
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| Greetings. I was checking some of the personal pages of people out there and came upon a Lego Minifig bottle of shampoo. Did anyone see these in Carlsbad? I want one and I can't seem to find a phone number for the store down there to find out if (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: Homing with the IR Tower
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| (...) The little lift truck in the 8062 Universal set has the same steering mechanism. Just use a standard steeing rack with the steering knuckles on opposite sides of the wheel. Sorry for the inept description, my lids are calling for dinner time.. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: HB Serial line speed change
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| To add to Martin's question, how can you change the baud rate used by IC 3.x? It's easy enough to alter the speed of the UART by setting the BAUD register or POKEing the relevant location in the pcode interpreter. Randy Sargent's code fragments can (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: MacFrugals
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| Hi Fred, 8213 is spy runner, a GREEN technic F1 type car (bought 2, lots left) 6589 is radical racer, a off road car with a brown plastic ravine (bought 0, lots left) They also had a few 8232 chopper force, technic play helocopter, 220 pc. for $15. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | real spam on the list
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| hi all, as is now evident, handyboard@media.mit.edu has been picked up by genuine spammers. so i'm going to have to bit the bullet and install better list software. hopefully this will have the side-effect of trapping 'unsubscribe' msgs, though if (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Perl rules!
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| Sproaticus wrote in message ... (...) that (...) born (...) fun (...) My current experience with UNIX is limited to IBM's AIX, but I find it infinitely more painful to use than Windows for some of the following reasons: X-Windows: sorry, in many (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Is miniboard a solution for semi-beginner?
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| (...) Nope. This is the perfect place. (...) I'd recommend Fred Martin's Handyboard (which is far more robust than the miniboard.) For a brief examination of each for purposes of choosing between them, take a look at: (URL) miniboard is probably (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: encoders and analog ports
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| thanks fred. i'm now using the servo_a7.icb routines to drive my servo. i am still experiencing problems with the analog ports. i have cascading if then else statements that yield varying responses from my 5 analog ldr's. i have put printf's (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | autoFAQpost /build/lego_brick_dimensions.en.faq
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| Subject: What are the dimensions of a LEGO® brick? Topic-Level: 1 Content-Language: en Originator: Fred M. Sloniker, 1998-11-28 Revision: Robert M. Dye, 1999-11-20 Revision: Steve Bliss, 1999-11-30 Reference: (2 URLs) Include metric and imperial (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: Power control for trains...
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| Z says: (...) <snip all that stuff about electronics that I don't understand...> ;-) I still think it would perhaps be a good idea to hide the power source for the trains away from the public's hands. If they can't access the control unit, they (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Is miniboard a solution for semi-beginner?
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| Philippe Jadin wrote: [snip] Philippe ... I strongly recommend that you look into the HandyBoard before you commit to the MiniBoard. (URL) has drivers for 4 DC motors, 9 digital inputs, 7 analog inputs, two onboard switch inputs, one potentiometer (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Just got back from Wal-Mart
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| Check KayBee Toys, Southridge Mall KBT had a large selection on Friday. A little more pricey than TRU but most all but Y/Tie fighter, the one I want the most. Ignore the signature, changing web hosts. New url is (URL) . 25megs for free, come and (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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