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I'm so happy! I have to post this list. From the online LEGO community, we have some great representation signed up for MindFest at MIT. Names marked with a (*) are guest speakers. NELUG will have an exhibit table and a welcoming evening. LDraw (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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Apparently, this isn't new, but I don't remember seeing anything about it on LUGNET before. In the Parent's section at www.lego.com, there's a sweepstakes running from now until the end of April. The sweepstakes is only open to US residents. The (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | 8485 uploaded and new xxxx.txt format
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I just uploaded all 140 pages of 8485 (whew!). (URL) please use the following format for xxxx.txt: (see (URL) for example) product_number: [number] us_name: [name] catalog_year: [year] instruction_year: [year] element_count: [number] mini_figures: (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | Bram's Site updated: Model of the Month, Naboo Fighter, 2 airplanes, modified 8880
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I've just updated my LEGO Site: (URL) the space/Star Wars buffs: The model of the month (based on your ratings) is the Colonial Viper. I've added an N-1 Starfighter (I actually buil this, too, but I had to use gray macaronis instead of yellow) For (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.starwars)
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| | BrickShelf.com updates for 10/3/99
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Updates as of 10/3/99, last update was 9/15/99: [10/02/1999] 6023 (added -b1) 1952 {Tanker} 1256 Shell Gasspumps 0994 {Garden Fences} 0990 {Trees and Signs} 0951 Bulldozer 0906 {Doors and Hinges} 0521 {1xn Plates} 0520 {2x2 Plates} 0519 {2x3 Plates} (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!
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(...) Aha -- found it! Here's that message: (URL) 'Date' header says "4 Oct 1998 00:00:00 GMT", which is obviously wrong, but there's another header which says "04 Oct 1998 17:13:50 CDT", which sounds right on. So if my TZ math is correct, this (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | PRESS RELEASE- LEGO Watch Systems Range Launches; It's Time for LEGO Watches
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This press release was dated 09/24/99, but I did not see anybody else post it so here goes: LEGO Watch Systems Range Launches; It's Time for LEGO Watches ENFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1999--"Is that a LEGO watch?" "Does it really tell (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Utah Legomaniacs Get Together
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Hey all, We Utah Legomaniacs are forming a lego user group! Joseph Gonzales, my wife Barbara and I are looking for anyone and everyone who would want to attend a small LEGOfest at my Orem, UT residence, on the evening of Friday October 15, 1999. You (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, lugnet.announce)
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| | Animated Space Station
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(...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: lugnet.com upgrade/downtime/heads-up
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(...) (The above was quite a while back.) The OS upgrade is scheduled for sometime mid-tomorrow morning, hopefully around 9-10 a.m. EST. (...) I've been working proactively as a background task to head off any problems like this ahead of time so (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | ldraw.org up and running again (Was: ldraw.org down until Monday)
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As I promised Friday: ldraw.org is up and running again thanks to a friend of mine who installed a new kernel on hugin. Play well, Jacob PS: I have recieved a message from the Danish backbone operator, warning me that the connection to Risø will be (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce)
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| | visit transy-lego-vania!
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hi y'all ~ i've just added a new three page section to my site. (i appologize in advance for the cookies at my site; something that is beyond my control right now.) it features custom mini-figs and constructions in a horror vein, just in time for (...) (25 years ago, 25-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | LUGNET Welcomes Donations
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Every so often, someone asks if there is any way to make financial contributions (i.e. gift donations) toward the development and support of LUGNET. There never was a good 'yes' answer, so here finally is a page of information for anyone who is (...) (25 years ago, 25-Sep-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | Lego at Gerf.Org
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***...*** Announcing Lego at Gerf.Org ***...*** Want a location to post your Lego ideas, but don't want to build a whole web site around it? Want to share your ideas with others in the Lego community? Or maybe you're looking for a way to do (...) (25 years ago, 25-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Tank Police pages posted
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Hey all, I have recently posted a page covering a new "theme" I am working on- the Tank Police. Loosely based on the Japanese anime of the same title, this is a post-modern cyberpunkish theme were the large corporations control everything and the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | ldraw.org down until Monday (was: ldraw.org failing DNS lookup?)
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(...) Jacob asked me to post the following message... --Todd ___...___ From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@cats.nbi.dk> Message-Id: <199909241830.UAA100...ts.nbi.dk> Subject: ldraw.org down until monday To: lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman) Date: (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce)
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| | Duane Hess Temporarily Off-line
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This is just a note to let everyone know that I will be temporarily off-line starting October 8th while I make another employment change. If you have any concerns, send them to my E-mail after that time, and I will respond as soon as I can. - Duane (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Anyone heard from Gail Meagher?...
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Hello- Has anyone heard from Gail Meagher recently? I have been emailing her, and waiting for a response, but to no avail. If you hear from her, or know any information, please contact me. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. Most Kindest (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | PRESS RELEASE: LEGOLAND California to Host Exclusive LEGO Friends(TM) / Loose Chippin's Concert
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LEGOLAND(R) California to Host Exclusive LEGO Friends(TM) / Loose Chippin's Concert New LEGO Friends Software to Feature British Pop Band ENFIELD, Conn., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- LEGO Media International -- the software division of the LEGO Group -- (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Themed groups are for discussions, not ads (was: 34 new newsgroups!)
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(...) It's been pointed out that a few initial FS and WTB posts are beginning to show up in the new themed groups, for example: (2 URLs) these types of posts are indeed annoying, it should be noted that new groups often: a) attract a few more people (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | Greater Midwest Lego Users Group
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The Greater Midwest Lego Users Group (GMLUG) is now up and running at (URL) website is still a work in progress but we are now accepting members from WI, MN, IL, IA, OH, IN. Paul (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.announce)
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| | Newly scanned: Some very old instructions!
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I thought these were lost in a break-in, but found them last night! (URL) there a more appropriate newsgroup to announce this in?) /Tore (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish)
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| | 34 new newsgroups!
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34 new newsgroups have just been created: * 10 for LEGO games, software products, and books * 20 for LEGO product lines from Adventurers to ZNAP * 3 for organizations (clubs, user groups, etc.) * 1 for LEGO people (humans, not minifigs :) ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | DAT Explorer v. 0.6.1
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Well, there was a serious problem with speed on 0.6 so I made an quick patch that moved the models list to the satic header.html. Now the page is faster than it was before. I also removed a stray table tag. (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | DAT Explorer update (v.0.6)
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The Dat Explorer has been updated to v. 0.6 changes for version 0.6: removed double-slash in image src url (may have cause problem on macs) added image link-through added author names changed to full model name renamed to "DAT Explorer" deleted (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | BrickShelf.com Updates 9/15/99
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Updates for 9/15/99, last update was 9/6/99 Recent additions/changes to this website: [09/15/1999] 8480 (added second model) [09/13/1999] 0250-1987 (renamed from 0250) 1596 Ghost with Wolfman [09/09/1999] 7730 (completed) [09/08/1999] 7730 Electric (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | funworld.com Press Centre open!
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Finally I have gotten around to it. The first stage of funworld.com (not the actual URL). This is the Press Centre, featuring current and previous Fun World press realses and the launch dates for all four funworld.com web sites. For those who don't (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | 6745 new messages injected
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(You can probably skip this if you don't read via the web...) A copy of the entire 6745-message archive of the Handy Board mailing list -- going back approximately four years -- has just been injected into the LUGNET newsserver as part of the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Minifig art museum update
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I updated my Minifig Art site this morning. The updates include: 1.) Two new works in the West Hall that appear in positions 1 and 2 when the page is launched. 2.) A brand new Glass Works Gallery II with rare, transparent bricks and plates. 3.) An (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | A big round of thanks to Tom and Gail
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The U.S. specials are closed down for the holiday season and, if the patterns of previous years are followed, will return again in mid-January. I don't know for sure if the Canada S@H specials are still running, but it looks like the last (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | New Website
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I finally have started to set up my website. Right now all I have is a ton of links which I have been accumulating over the past months. Tonight or this weekend, I may get some pictures up. Check it out at: (URL) Frank Filz ---...--- Work: (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New Minifig Site
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I have recently completed a website featuring minifigs touring a modern art musuem. Have a look at: (URL) is my first website so I am not too savvy on html and design (yet). The site features lots of JPEGs and may download slow. I've debugged it the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | LEGO annouces fourth park.
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Here is the PR: German Town To House New Lego Park .c The Associated Press GUENZBURG, Germany (AP) - A rural Bavarian town will be the site of the world's fourth Legoland amusement park, Lego's president said Wednesday. Guenzburg, about 60 miles (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Brickshelf.com updates 9-6-99
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BrickShelf.com updates for 9-6-1999: (last update was 9-1-1999) [09/06/1999] 8480 Space Shuttle 0402-1976 Universal Building Set 0369 Coastguard [09/03/1999] 0373-1977 Offshore Rig with Fuel Tanker [09/02/1999] c87de 1987 German catalog See (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | Handy Board newsgroup
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[Crossposted to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general, & lugnet.announce; followups to lugnet.robotics] Fred G. Martin[1] of the MIT Media Lab[2] has expressed interest in hosting the Handy Board[3] mailing list[4] as a real newsgroup on LUGNET[5]. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | TLG: 44+ Internet domains and counting...
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Wow!!! It's incredible! InterNIC says there are now 44(!) TLG domains (this only counts .com, .org, and .net...) LEGO A/S (CONSTRUCTOPEDIA-DOM) CONSTRUCTOPEDIA.COM LEGO A/S (FIRSTLEGOLEAGUE-DOM) FIRSTLEGOLEAGUE.COM LEGO A/S (FIRSTLEGOLEAGUE2-DOM) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: O'Reilly book news
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(...) [forwarded to .announce] --Todd (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | PRESS RELEASE- LEGO Toy Company Propels Imaginations Around the World Into Hyperdrive
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Howdy gang, Got this is my email box today and had not seen anobody else post it yet......Happy Building!!!! Chet PS- What I find most interesting is the mention of "adults" for the first time. ---...---* LEGO Toy Company Propels Imaginations Around (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Halloween Lego Design Contest Reminder and Update
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One major oops, The prize amounts are $20, $10 and $5 for each category of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Sorry about that. Hell of time for a typo. Matthew Verdier wrote in message ... (...) the (...) a (...) yard. (...) and (...) winners (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | BRICKS @ Guarded Inn - now live!
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Well, I'm comfortable with saying that my BRICKS online auction site is live and ready to go for anyone to use. It's still not the prettiest thing in the world, but it has improved thanks to some suggestions and a little hacking on my part. It can (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Brick News online!
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Hi all! I recently created Brick News, a news site devoted to our favorite plastic building blocks. Brick News summarizes and links to the major LEGO(R) related news of the day. The URL is (URL) News also generates a bricknews.rdf file that can be (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Recent.rdf
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I've created an rdf file (my.netscape/slashdot format) with the last 15 updates to BrickShelf.com. (URL) this to "my.netscape" by clicking on the icon on the scans page ((URL) emailed slashdot and hopefully they will add it as a slashbox option (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | Updates for 9/1/1999
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Updates for [09/01/1999] see (URL) for links 8868 Airtech Claw Rig (added alternate model pages) 1924 Motorcycle (updated with MUCH clearer version) 1915 {Happy Meal set D} 1876 Soil Scooper 1875 Meteor Monitor 1818 Starliner 1792 Pleasure Cruiser (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | Redesigned website finally online!
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After about a year of promising to update my website, I finally have: (URL) fans: (URL) fans: (URL) the site looks best in Internet Explorer 4+, but also works in Netscape. (You'll need to use Netscape if you want LDLite to work with the site) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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| | Halloween Lego Design Contest Reminder and Update
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Hello Lego Community! Well, here it is the first of September and in most parts of the country the first hints of the Fall have begun. Maybe the wind has the merest hint of a chill, or perhaps you have seen a few bare spots on your trees in your (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | New newsgroups lugnet.announce.brickshelf & lugnet.db.scans
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A pair of new newsgroups lugnet.announce.brickshelf and lugnet.db.scans have just been created. For background information on how this came to be, please see the thread: (URL) lugnet.announce (group and hierarchy): General-interest announcements to (...) (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.brickshelf, lugnet.db.scans)
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| | ------( Welcome to lugnet.announce.brickshelf )------
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Welcome to lugnet.announce.brickshelf, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.announce.brickshelf (group): Announcements pertaining to Kevin Loch's BrickShelf.com site. lugnet.announce (group and hierarchy): General-interest (...) (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | ------( Terms of use for lugnet.com )------
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | US S@H Specials Aug 30 - Sep 5, 1999
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Duplo 2690 Fire Chief $ 8.75 $ 4.50 2604 Dino World $76.00 $62.00 Scala 3118 Fun Fashion Boutique $54.00 $38.00 Technic 8232 Chopper Force $27.50 $14.00 Clothing P200 Extreme Polo Adult $24.00 $12.00 Kids $22.00 $11.00 -- | Tom Stangl, Technical (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | New ftp server for lugnet use
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I've created a Lego Media folder in my ftp server so that lugnet users can publish large media files. You can create folders and upload any cool media that may not fit on your current web space account. The account supports up to 15 downloads with a (...) (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | US S@H Specials Aug 23 - Aug 29, 1999
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Play 6045 Ninja Surprise $14.50 $11.00 Technic 8245 Robot's Revenge $33.00 $27.00 Clothing P210 Skateboarder Polo Youth $22.00 $11.00 Adult $24.00 $12.00 TS04 Adventurer Tshirt Adult Large $14.00 $ 7.00 ===...=== Featured Items for the week (not on (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Web page Update (with Ldraw stuff too!)
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I've added nifty LDraw content to my web page. All are welcome to gaze upon it and bring many wonderful and joyous comments to me. I would post the DAT files for the ships, except for 2 minor details. First is I'm using illegal parts from the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New Site - The Unofficial Lego Technic Service Catalog is now online
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Ever wanted to know what Technic Service parts are available? And what about the prices???? Well now you can. The unofficial Lego Technic Service Catalog with Prices is now online. It has Canadian and US Prices and a Price Code Letters and Link for (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | CFV: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET, REV 1.1
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Revisions have been made to the vote questions. Problem Summary and Defense have not changed. CFV: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET, REV 1.1 This is a Call For Votes (CFV) After much discussion it has been decided that an open public (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce)
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| | Local languages OK in loc groups! :)
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Hello, Hallo, Hej, Hejsa, Heippa, Hoi, Hola, Aloha, Konnichiwa, Nei ho, Bonjour, Ciao, Oi, Priviet, Merhaba, Dia duit, Dzien dobry, G'day! :-) What can we do to help spread the good word about the use of local languages in the lugnet.loc.* groups? (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | [ldraw.org] Update
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I just updated the ldraw.org main page - adding an article about MLCad and a link to the new ldraw.org linking images. Check it out! -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Come see the PNLTC display at the Western Washington Fair!
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The Western Washington Fair(1), near Seattle, Washington has chosen the Pacific Northwest LEGO Train Club(2) to provide this years' showcase train centerpiece. All members of RTL and Lugnet are cordially invited to come by and visit the new PNLTC (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Everything LEGO links page to LUGNET
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(...) Good news -- Linc Smith <linc@bulkley.net> has volunteered to help out with this massive page of links. (URL) please send additions, corrections, comments, or questions to Linc. :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | Three new minifigs
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H'llo all, I just uploaded three new minifigs. They can be found on the front page of the home page address in my signature in the "What's new here" section. Please LMKWYT! Greg Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | IMMHYHYCY contest
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Hi there! This is to announce the one-day, lugnet-exclusive It's Monday morning have you had your coffee yet? contest. I'll be cross-posting this to announce, general and cad.dat.models. Please post any responses to the lugnet.general newsgroup, but (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | US S@H Specials Aug 16 - Aug 22, 1999
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Scala 3104 Ashley Doll $ 8.75 $ 4.00 3103 Male Scala Doll $ 8.75 $ 4.50 Duplo 2864 Wild Animals $13.25 $ 7.00 Play 6424 Rig Racers $22.00 $17.00 ===...=== Featured Items for the week (not on sale, but listed by phone reps) 4544 Car Transport Wagon (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | One little MOC
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I built a little building, and while I haven't yet had a chance to take pictures of it, I did make an LDraw DAT file of it, and convert it into a POV ray file through L3P- so I took some screenshots and started the Lego section of my homepage. The (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build)
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| | James Brown unavailable
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I'm going to be on project for about a week, and my access to e-mail will be sporadic, and at long distance charges, so be patient if it takes me a little while to get back to people. This is mostly of relevance to the Jambalaya boxes moving through (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New version of BlockCAD released - 1.8
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Hello all! I have released a new version of my Lego drawing program BlockCAD. (URL) in 1.8 is: - A bunch of new pieces - A rudimentary 'step' facility (for building instructions), needs work. - A lot of small fixes etc. BlockCAD is a simple 'click (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Ed Boxer MIA
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I know I owe several people e:mail responses. Last Wednesday I awoke with a pinched nerve in my neck (and numbing pain in my right arm) that has made posting impossible. I will get back to you as soon as I can. (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | US S@H Specials Aug 9 - Aug 15, 1999
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Duplo 2690 Fire Chief $ 8.75 $ 4.50 (limited quantities of 2690) 2604 Dino World $76.00 $62.00 Belville 5846 My Secret Island $24.75 $17.50 Scala 3119 Our House $96.00 $64.00 3118 Funky Fashion Shop $54.00 $38.00 -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | CFD: lugnet.lego.* newsgroup hierarchy
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Ever wished there were a Fabuland newsgroup? Got a soft spot for DUPLO Toolo? How about Pirates? Wild West? Castle? All of these (and more) are definitely in the plan -- it's just a matter of giving them names and positions in the larger newsgroup (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | www.nelug.org is a reality
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The New England LEGO user group now has an offical web site. The temporary site hase been moved over to NELUG.org until our first meeting this coming Tuesday at which time I hope we will decide on an offical page layout and design concept. Eric (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Your favorite loc-group messages?
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Which loc groups are having the most fun??? Send me your favorite URLs :) I've started a collection of "success stories" to point people to when they ask what the loc groups are for. Someday this will be a web page, or maybe a section in the FAQ. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | Space Original Creations
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I'm very proud to announce my space lego original creations page is up! See: (URL) second station is an engineering miracle. Minifigs can pass through the central corridor and look out the windows. It is freestanding and counterbalanced. If you like (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | I'm off for a while
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Hi LDrawers, Sadly, I once again have to announce that I'll be off for a while. Don't know for how long. There is no doubt at all I will win the dispute concerning custody for my child, but it will take all my brainpower to chat with lawyers, Family (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | US S@H Specials Aug 2 - Aug 8, 1999
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Play 6424 Rig Racers $22.00 $17.00 6045 Ninja Surprise $14.50 $11.00 Scala 3104 Ashley Doll $ 8.75 $ 4.00 Technic 8245 Robot's Revenge $33.00 $27.00 8266 Spyder Slayer $76.00 $61.00 -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Lego Space-Science Fiction URLs Requested
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Hi all. Here's a bit of a longer post, but I feel it's worth it and you might too. The BayLUG (the San Francisco Bay Area Lego Users Group) Space page is up! I'm its weaver and I need what the subject is asking for. Please respond via email, not by (...) (25 years ago, 1-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Halloween Lego Design Contest Reminder
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Hello All! Well, here we are on the verge of August and the scary movies have begun to be released as the summer sneaks to a close and we creep ever closer to Halloween. Those of you who have seen the Haunting or Blair Witch Project and are in a (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | MindFest
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===...=== MINDFEST A Gathering of Playful Inventors of All Ages October 23-24, 1999 Opening reception and setup: October 22, 4-6pm MIT Media Laboratory (URL) join us for MindFest: a festival of designing, inventing, and learning. A new generation of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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| | Millennium Slizer (Throw Bot)
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Watch out for the Millennium Slizer (Throw Bot) to be released later this year, set number 8520. Retail price to be two to three times current price of normal Slizer sets. No further details. Grahame (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | NELUG website launched.
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This message will be cross-posted to loc.us.ma, loc.us.me, loc.us.nh, loc.us.vt, loc.us.ri and loc.us.ct This is to announce the launch of the NELUG website. Currently this is a simple 1 page site designed by myself and input from Chris Phillips (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Web-page Buttons and Banners
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If you enjoy LUGNET, and you have your own web page, one way you can show your support -- as well as your enthusiasm for LEGO® toys -- is to display a special button or banner image on your web page. Here are some new buttons and a banner (same old (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: legOS and Markus in Forbes
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(...) This is BIG NEWS and GREAT exposure for Markus and friends!!! -- a major business magazine recognizing the pursuits and achievements of adult LEGO fanatics on the net to extend the RCX technology toward greater heights! In May, Forbes also had (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce)
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| | Now at MIT
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Hi all. Last spring I was accepted into MIT's Media Lab as a Grad student. I started on June 1st. At this time, I think it's important for everyone in this community to understand some consequences of my new position. I no longer work for anyone but (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention
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First of all, we ROCKED the NMRA show! We had a location right near the front doors, with great visibility. We had 30 - 40 people around the layout at almost all times through the entire show. I saw some big HO and N gauge layouts that were several (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
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| | New Minifig
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Hello, After scanning the groups, I decided that this would be the best place to post this, but please notify me if I should do it elsewhere.. I have a new minifig up, all criticism is appreciated! (URL) "We all live on Salvatoré's bus..." Majewski (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | US S@H Specials Jul 26 - Aug 1, 1999
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Duplo 2864 Wild Animals $13.25 $ 7.00 Play 2154 Robo Master $44.00 $22.00 5129 Explorien Accessories $ 4.25 $ 3.25 Scala 3103 Male Scala Doll $ 8.75 $ 4.50 Technic 8266 Spider Slayer $76.00 $61.00 ===...=== Featured Items for the week (not on sale, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | NEEDED: Person to design/assemble a LEGO building scale-model (Massachusetts)
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The Indian Hill Music Center in Littleton, Massachusetts, is looking for an energetic, creative "LEGOMeister" that can create a LEGO scale model of our non-profit music center building and proposed addition. We hope to use this LEGO scale model in (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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| | Faster-loading pages for super-long threads
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Small changepoint in the way messages are displayed on the web interface: There's a thread going now that's nearly 400 messages long (yes, really!) and this is fine, but it makes for some really unpleasantly plump "connect the dots" thread displays (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | [ldraw.org] Reference Section Coordinator?
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Would someone be willing to coordinate efforts on the ldraw.org reference section? This area of the site has the potential of becoming large and I feel it needs a dedicated coordinator. This job is for the most part light work. All I think is needed (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | New newsgroup lugnet.market.jambalaya
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[Followups set to lugnet.market.jambalaya] A new newsgroup lugnet.market.jambalaya has just been created. For background information on how this came to be, please see the thread: (URL) lugnet.market.jambalaya (group): Discussion and planning for (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | New Lego page!
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Hey all, I've finished moving my Lego pages from Geocities to Illuminatti Online. Check it out at: (URL) you ever wondered what Barbara and I look like? Is so, then take a look at my newest stuff, "A Day in the Life of Barbara and Jeremy". Coming (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | US S@H Specials Jul 26 - Aug 1, 1999
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Sorry about the last 2 weeks folks - I was on the road on vacation, and totally forgot to ask someone else to get the Specials for me in the rush to get on the road. Duplo PZ06 Playhouse Switchable Puzzle $ 5.50 $ 2.75 PZ40 Wild West Puzzle $16.00 $ (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Collapsing the lugnet.loc.uk hierarchy
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Now that the web new interface is in place, now is an excellent time to revisit the shrinking of the lugnet.loc.uk hierarchy to a more appropriate size. This is continuing an earlier thread from about 4 weeks ago. Basically, participants in the UK (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | LDraw Webring
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I have just released the LDraw Webring on ldraw.org. If you have a site with LDraw creations on it, please join! The URL is: (URL) if you would like your LDraw model featured as a LDraw Webring logo, please email me. I would like to support a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | #ldraw IRC Channel
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I have set up the channel #ldraw on the DALNet IRC server. Its in working order, except I haven't gotten it to keep the topic when I leave. But other than that, ChanServ works great. I'll leave it on when I'm on IRC, which is usually in the evenings (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | 202 FAQ items posted to lugnet.faq
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All, I've just posted to lugnet.faq all 202 FAQ items I've collected (1). Just look for messages with the subject line starting "autoFAQpost"; they should be pretty hard to miss. Warning: If you're subscribing to lugnet.faq via e-mail, you might (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.announce)
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| | Lego UK are hiring!
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Jobs aren't on the website. Here is a poor scan of the ad, which has appeared in the last two Thursdays' Times. (URL) ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam.(lugnet excepted) Web Site: (URL) 13177071 AOL Instant Messenger: RJD88888 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Me (The return of)
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Geesh, stop paying attention for a few months and you've got forty thousand back-messages to read. (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New newsgroup lugnet.db.brictionary
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[Followups set to lugnet.db.brictionary] A new newsgroup lugnet.db.brictionary has just been created. For background information, please see: (3 URLs) lugnet.db.brictionary (group): Discussions of parts nomenclature and taxonomy; planning for the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | New newsgroup lugnet.robotics.logo
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[Followups set to lugnet.robotics.logo] A new newsgroup lugnet.robotics.logo has just been created. CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== -> lugnet.robotics.logo (group): Discussion group for projects and educational activities involving LEGO® and the Logo (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.logo)
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| | [ldraw.org] Thank You
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I would like to thank the following people on their contributions to the ldraw.org project: First and foremost, the biggest thanks goes to Jacob Sparre Andersen. Jacob donated the server space for ldraw.org and has played a HUGE role behind the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.general)
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| | [ldraw.org] Site Release!
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I am pleased to announce the ldraw.org website is now online and open to the public! Please visit and enjoy. :) (URL) no means is the site or the project complete. I have done all I can to present the site neat and tidy with placeholders where (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.general)
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| | US S@H Specials Jul 5 - Jul 9
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Forwarded from lugnet.market.shopping... --Todd ___...___ From: Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> Newsgroups: lugnet.market.shopping Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 16:09:24 GMT Per S@H rep Lauri these are the specials this week: (I forgot to get the regular (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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