 | | New newsgroups lugnet.robotics.edu & lugnet.edu
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lugnet.robotics.edu and lugnet.edu have just been created. For background information on how these came to be, please see the following messages and related threads: (URL) <-- especially this one (URL) <-- and this one (3 URLs) new discussion groups (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | Brickshelf.com updates for 10/28/1999
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Updates to the scan section: (last update was 10/22/1999) [10/27/1999] h99us-hol 1999 Holiday US Shop at Home Catalog 1029 {Milk Delivery Lorry} 0260-1975 {Living Room} 0260-1990 moved from 0260 1253 Formula Racer 1252 Shell Tanker 1251 Go Cart 1250 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | McDonalds Happy Meal Set information
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From the PR Newswire (which I follow since I'm a McD stockholder)... PR info on the new sets they're offering... (URL) to market.shopping ++Lar (in sunny Melville NY, Detroit later today, then on to MSP tomorrow and Thu) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Launch of new site: SimiLego
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My new website is online at (URL) now the site includes the Brick Exchange trading section, a sneak preview of my PlastiCity town layout, and some snap shots of a few MOCs, and Kansas City's Great Create. Feedback is certainly welcome. Andreas (...) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Very Interesting PRESS RELEASE from Respond.com
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Howdy All- I got this very interesting press release in my emailbox: Enjoy, Chet ---...--- Toys Found on Respond.com Bring Back Childhood Memories; Collector Finds Discontinued Set of Lego Bricks REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | BrickShelf.com Updates For 10/22/99
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Several models have recently been added to the Dat Explorer: Glass Store Shopping Center (huge!) Car Lot (looks good at 320x240) Cricket Ground (wow!) Phone Company Police HQ (Look at all those rooms!) Hospital Tore's Parents' House (URL) is all I'm (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | MIT Press now has copies of Jonathan's book
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The MIT Press Bookstore received an initial shipment today of 8 copies of Jonathan Knudsen's book, The Unofficial Guide to LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Robots: (URL) Press is open until 8:30 pm tonight. There were 3 copies left at last count. If you happen to (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.announce)
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| | DAT Explorer update v.0.7
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The Dat Explorer has been updated to version 0.7. No feature changes (hopefully) in this release, however the entire shell script has been rewritten in c! This allows for nearly instant responses from the server when the image exists. This does not (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | BrickShelf.com updates for 10/21/1999
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Updates for 10/21/1999 (last update was 10/15/1999): DAT Explorer: Added Glass Store and Shopping Center (URL) Note the incredible high resolution 60's and 70's catalogs uploaded by Peter Belmans(?) (Please upload a .txt file with each set/catalog (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | [ldraw.org] Model of the Month
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I have just added the Model of the Month pages to ldraw.org. We're going to shoot for the first award being given for November. Entries are being accepted until Monday October 25, and voting will take place until Sunday October 31. The winning entry (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Colin and Wanda visits Sweden (MWT)
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Eskilstuna, Sweden On their round the globe trip, the two famous minifig adventurers Colin and Wanda has made a stop in Sweden. You are welcome to take a look at their diary at: (URL) Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | Launch of new site yellowcastle.com
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This is to announce the launch of my updated web site at my new URL (URL) have several new models and castle building ideas, my new gray turret and yellow wall battlements under the My Original Creations section. In The Library I have an updated (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.books, lugnet.build)
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| | Brickshelf.com Updates for 10/15/1999
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Brickshelf.com updates for 10/15/1999: (last update was 10/09/1999) Recent additions/changes to this website: [10/15/1999] 0606-1972 Tipper lorry 0375-1971 Refridgerator Truck and trailer 0157-1969 {Automatic direction changer} [10/14/1999] 8443 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | DAT Explorer update
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I have added the (URL) Glass Store to the DAT Explorer. (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | A Call to Educators Attending MindFest
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<I am posting this message on behalf of Richard Wright, one of the speakers scheduled to present at MindFest. - Chris.> I would like to talk to fellow educators attending Mindfest about using Lego in the classroom. Please contact me directly via (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Freeware LEGO Software in an German Computer magazine
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Hi! I couldn't believe my eyes today when I browsed (the oldfashioned fingers-between-paper-browsing) my favourite computer-magazine, the c'T from Germany. There was a 2/3-page article about freeware Lego-building programs, LDraw, LEdit, MLCAD und (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | BrickShelf.com updates for 10/09/1999
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BrickShelf.com updates for 10/09/1999, last update was 10/03/1999 New Features: Thumbnails are created for GIF images AND text files. (I am rebuilding the site now to make this retroactive). Recent additions/changes to the website: see (URL) for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | Open NELUG Meeting Saturday 10/23 @ 7:00 PM.
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The New England Lego Users' Group (NELUG) will be hosting an open meeting on Saturday, October 23rd at 7:00 PM, during the upcoming MindFest event. The MindFest organizers at the MIT Media Lab have graciously offered us a large room for the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics)
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| | New SW Lego Design Contest Info and Website
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I've added a lot of stuff recently in addition to completely redesigning the site. I still have a lot of entries that I have not had time to setup yet. But I will soon, so don't worry if you sent in something and haven't seen it up yet. Here is a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | DUPLO at McDonalds too...and a rebate coupon
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In the Duplo advertisement/catalog I received today, it mentions there will also be a Duplo toy available at McDonalds in the happy meals. There is no picture. It also mentions "a special $3.00 LEGO rebate inside every LEGO McDonalds model". The ad (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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