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| After driving all my robots with step motors, I finally decided to try driving one with DC motors. I got a couple of the lego gearmotors, and mounted them on my robot with belts driving the wheels at a reduction ratio of about 1.5:1, and have been (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Arhcive of Reviews
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| (...) There is the rec.toys.lego LEGO Set Review Archive: (URL) the ADEQUATE.com Set Reviews: (URL) Dan Jezek had/has a bunch of reviews up somewhere, but I can't seem to find them. --Todd (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | beta testers wanted for LEGO MindStorms
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| Hi all, LEGO is officially looking for beta testers for their new MindStorms product scheduled to ship this fall. I'm not sure what their selection criteria are, other than that you must live in the States and have Pentium running Windows 95. It's a (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Ethernet for RCX?
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| (...) network (...) Or maybe you could set the RCX up as a Quake server... 8P Lego Lad -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms FAQ
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| Details of all the third party programming tools would be most excellent. Clear and complete instructions for downloading and installing everything needed to run LegOS on Win32 platforms would be greatly appreciated by me! Lego Lad -----Original (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cyber Master Purchase
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| They have got Cybermaster - I saw a load of them under a table just before Christmas. They were promoting Mindstorms a lot in the store, but seemed to be neglecting Cybermaster. Lego Lad (...) -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego motors
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| This subject has most probably been discussed numerous times but I'm kinda new to this mailing list and the Handyboard so bare with me. What are the pros and cons of using Lego motors to drive a robot project that I have in mind ???, should I scrape (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Legos
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| the motor is available via LEGO Shop at Home (S@H for short) tel: 1-800-453-4652 there are three kind of motors: #5114 $17.50 (the one that you see in #8270, old style) #5225 $17.50 (the one that in #8735, newer one, with gear reduction) #5119 (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Trinity College contest report
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| Hi all, first, the URL: (URL) went to last weekend's Fire-Fighting Robot Contest at Trinity College, along with my colleague Steve Ocko, who had built a cute robot based on our network-cricket technology (see (URL) for more on that). We spent about (...) (26 years ago, 22-Apr-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???
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| (...) Aaiieee!!! I can't take no more of this crap!!!!!!!! I don't mean to be rude, but I'm getting really hacked off with all the Y2K toilet that's flying around. HOT NEWS: The release of Windows 2000 has been put back until 2nd quarter 1901. Lego (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Legos
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| Does anyone have any experience with any of the Lego technic systems. I am looking for a car/truck that has motors (or can add motors to), has enough room for a handyboard, and has the rack and pinion steering. I would also need a servo for the (...) (26 years ago, 25-May-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Kom langs bij LEGO on my mind
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| LEGO ON MY MIND biedt vele foto's van eigen modellen uit diverse thema's zoals huizen, treinen, TECNIC en ruimtevaart. Sommige met bouwinstructies. Allerlei ideeen en beschouwingen over LEGO, en fotoreportages van indrukwekkende bouwwerken van LEGO (...) (26 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: TLG == Lego ? "Yes" : "No"
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| (...) The Lego Group (a.k.a. "TLG") is a multinational conglomerate (if that's the right term) and is the "parent" company of approximately 40-50 companies. Companies in the Lego Group have names like LEGO Systems Inc., LEGOLAND California Inc., (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | URL requested
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| Hi Zonker. As requested, here's my lego url: (URL) what you can, but behave yourself. - Tom McD. We'll have more, right after this... (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | LEGO Ancient Building Contest Website now up
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| The rec.toys.lego 1998 LEGO Ancient Building Contest has been a success beyond anything that I could have imagined at the start of the contest! The quality of the entries was outstanding! There were eight entries that exhibited enough creativity, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Battery types
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| I believe the 9.6 volt also makes a good match for most LEGO motors. -Pandit ---...--- (...) batteries... (...) overhead (...) your (...) Lithium (...) specs. (...) (26 years ago, 29-May-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lego Boat Motors
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| (...) A LEGO friend of mine has tried it & reports that it does work. She even recommended going out & buying one.... I forget our exact conversation, but I think she said that it may require a little modification to the motor. The slit in the motor (...) (26 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Lego Bookmarks
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| I am interested in how other Lego enthusiasts organize their Lego bookmarks. I have mine organized in the following heirarchy: LDraw Mindstorms Reference Retailers Scan Sites Master Model Builders RTL Webpages LDraw Castle Town Train Large Models (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Creator CD
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| LEGO Creator is not perfect. It is a whole lot slower 'loading' than LDRAW. (Extremely slower. I have a P233 and the techie had a P2 300 and he was complaining about how slow it was.) However, once it loads it's speed seems unaffected by the number (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.cad)
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