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| Ahui Herrera writes: > I just got my mindstorm system v1.0 and was wondering what the difference > between my system and the upgrade to v.15 that lego offers for 3.95 (S&H) are. You get extra lego pieces. Upgrade. (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Rob Libby writes: > Hello all, > I have had a couple of the new motors kind of lock up. It doesn't happen > all the time or to the same one. The motor will be working fine then I shut > down the power for the night or just to redesign and it locks (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Output (Train applications)
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| Matth1231@aol.com writes: > Can you take me off of your mailing list? Did you check the web site first before annoying people by sending multiple such requests??? Sheesh! (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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| Mark Geddes writes: > I was just wondering how old most of the members in this forum are? > > I suspect most people active in Robotics as a hobby aren't children. > > I'm just about to turn 36, but I was dreaming about Lego Robots since I was > 8. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [The] Two books reviewed
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| [The] Two books reviewed (no, don't bother asking *which* two books. You *know* which books I'm talking about.) (URL) -russ nelson <sig@russnelson.com> (URL) sells support for free software | PGPok | "Ask not what your country 521 Pleasant Valley (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: At last, RC servos are a go!
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| Pink Tail writes: > The motor output from the RCX is decoded as a serial > data stream. There are 14 possible codes, 7 on each > wire from the RCX. In my case I have the PIC programmed > to set a selected servo left or right of center for power (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Changing from to lego-robotics
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| rob greathouse writes: > I was wondering if this mailing list could mark the "from" as > "lego-robotics". Nope. If that was done, then you couldn't reply privately to people. The To: has lego-robotics in it, and as well the email is being sent to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Do I want a micromotor?
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| David C. Pyatt writes: > Comparatively speaking, what are the major diffences between a standard motor > and a micromotor? What is required to connect to it's output? It appears > that it has the small toothed gear like the small toothed pulley in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: It's Time AFOL Take Action!
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| Timothy D. Freshly writes: > And this is the beginning of what I see as a vicious downward-spiralling > circle - kids are more impatient, so TLG comes up with easier sets > (presumably to keep kids from getting frustrated and going on to "easier" > (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
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| Richard Earley writes: > > Have you tried using the computer monitor? ie: display the bar code on your > computer screen and scan along the code? this may make a simple scout/code > pilot programmer possible. Even better, flash a big square in the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Communications.
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| Paul Frost writes: > I am considering building a PIC based remote control for the RCX, & I am > slightly confused by your communications details. > > Can you confirm that a '0' bit is transmitted as 417uS 38kHz IR & '1' as > 417uS of nothing. This (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Richard Earley writes: > But that requires timing on the part of the computer. A simple display of a bar > code could also be posted to a web page for access by all.... Relative timing is all that's needed. All you need is a wait() routine which (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Interesting robotics link
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| philippe possemiers writes: > Maybe this link might be interesting to acquire some ideas : > (URL) the collapsing frame, except that you'd have to have six motors to do it right. (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Legos get you into college
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| John A. Hern Jr writes: > Yes, but note that they are not a technical college, and that they are > doing this to recruit minority students to fill a quota. Would you want > to be operated on by a medical doctor who got his degree based on how > well (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Brian B. Alano writes: > > > 2. The RCX clock seems to lose time, roughly > > (very roughly) a half hour per week. Anyone > > else noticed this? > > > > > PC clocks tend to lose time as well. 10 minutes a day isn't unheard of. > 1/2 hour per week is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ultrasonic Mapping Robot
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| Riyad Anabtawi writes: > how do i get off this mailing list ?? Did you check the web site first?: (URL) -russ nelson <sig@russnelson.com> (URL) sells support for free software | PGPok | "Ask not what your country 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: More Znap info please
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| Michael Lea writes: > > I have been following this Znap thread. Even went to local TRU in Toronto > to inquire - the sales associate gave me a look as if I was Znapped :>) That's okay, the clerks at the Big Store in LegoLand were equally flustered. (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Carlsbad LegoLand report
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| My son (8yo) and I made the pilgrimage to LegoLand in Carlsbad, California. It's pretty impressive. The rides are fun, even though they have little to do with Lego, really. They're Lego-themed, but that's all. Still, 8 is the perfect age to go to (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | ZNAP and Mindstorms
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| Is anybody else disappointed that the ZNAP parts don't fit very well with the RCX? Seems to me like you could make some nice big robots with the RCX, but first you have to figure out how to support the RCX using ZNAP. My first impulse is to use a (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| YOGICIAN@aol.com writes: > do I get off the mailing list Did you check the web site first? -russ (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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