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| MwalimuB@aol.com writes: > OK. So I'd like to try the legOS, but aside from the daunting task of > downloading 15+ megabytes, I am unfamiliar with the compression types - TGZ > (????). Any help here for getting and running this on my WIN95 (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Collaborative website for Lego Robotics
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| Andy Bower writes: > I have launched what I hope will be a solution to several problems that > arise with the use of this newsgroup/mailing list as a repository of > infomation for LEGO robotics. Many of you have noted that there is a need > for an (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Collaborative website for Lego Robotics
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| Andy Bower writes: > I certainly do not think that. I like many I HIGHLY respect what you have > done for this community. I've re-read this paragraph to try to see what > could have made you think this but I'm afraid I can't see it. What I was > (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Please unsubcribe me or let me know how to do this.
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| Did you check the web site first?: (URL) -russ nelson <rn-sig@crynwr.com> (URL) supports Open Source(tm) Software| PGPok | There is good evidence 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | that freedom is the Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Working around the 3 output limitation
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| Linc Smith writes: > The ideas in the later posts of this thread are in my opinion what Lego > **is**. It is innovation in the face of "limited" options. Any device will have limitations. The beauty of Mindstorms is that anything I build with mine, (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My new page
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| Chris Alas writes: > Hehehe, sorry. Anyways, I was having problems with the server, so here's the > NEW page: (URL) it still does nothing. There's a phrase for what you've done: "Jumping the gun". (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ng/ml gatewaying
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| Todd Lehman writes: > In each case, if the 'From' header were left unchanged, then the respective > servers at each end would bounce any messages from the people it didn't > recognize -- which is many in both cases -- and the lists on each side (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: simple touch sensor construction
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| > I've been working on constructing a touch sensor from parts of old > devices. I discovered that the micro switches from a MS mouse and a > Logitech mouse are the exact width of the inside dimensions of a 2x Lego > brick. Here are the instructions (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Light outputs on RCX
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| Paul Haas writes: > On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Bible, Bryan wrote: > > > Has anyone ran lights from the RCX outputs? I need something brighter than > > an LED, any ideas? > > I took apart a laser pointer. I put the laser module into a mutilated > brick. I (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???
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| Jasper Janssen writes: > On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:53:26 GMT, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Russell > Nelson) wrote: > > >Did you *tell* it which year it was?? > > > >Then why do you think it cares?? > > It's a microcontroller. Therefore it has an internal (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ok, time for a stupid question...
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| Chris Stanley writes: > what exactly is the purpose of a differential gear? i've got several of > them, i've seen them used in various projects, but i've never quite > managed to figure out what they do. > > ok, there. i feel much better. thank you. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Homebrew Rotation Sensor
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| Michael Gasperi writes: > I've been working on the mechanical part for a rotation sensor. So far it is > a 100% lego solution. I still need to work up the software. You can see some > early pics and a description at: > (URL) very cute. I've got a (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is the lego group exploiting its user base?
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| DanL08@aol.com writes: > In a message dated 1/31/99 10:45:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, > aecarol@ix.netcom.com writes: > > << But you can make a contract with their parents who must register at the > sight. > > I think this is really a a non-issue. (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is the lego group exploiting its user base?
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| S. Crawshaw writes: > They've done that loads of times in the past. It simply comes down to the > fact that "new" sells goods, and something which has been around for 2 > years will not sell to the existing customer base. Now, if they re-visited > (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: "synchro drive"
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| John A. Tamplin writes: > I am working on building a platform using the idea from the "Syncho Drive" Hmmm.... I don't have any turntables to implement it that way. But I'm thinking that it doesn't need any more than 90 degrees of rotation, as long (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Jonathan Knudsen writes: > I'll let it "leak" here that I am working on a book > about Mindstorms for O'Reilly. Cool! So, um, since O'Reilly traditionally puts an animal on the cover, what animal is this one going to have? I suggest that you (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms in 1999
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| Jonathan Knudsen writes: > Lego still thinks they're making this for kids. There are currently 772 people on the mailing list. (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms in 1999
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| Harri 'Junkarn' Manni writes: > Any one interested in a age poll? I could implement it by sending private mail to people. While it would be interesting for us, it would be relatively useless for Lego since they already *know* that this mailing list (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Fabuland / Richard Scarry
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| (...) On the Pause Database there are indeed 90 sets, only some of them are double ones: 121 = 328 128 = 338 134 = 344 137 = 347 324 = 3605 3625 = 3630 3639 = 3643 Sets that are missing in the Pause database: 3601 Elton Elephant 3602 Bianca Lamb and (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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