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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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| | 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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| | 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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| | Signed up for MindFest
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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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| | 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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| | 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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| | 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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| | 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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| | 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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| | 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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