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Has anybody read (remembered) "The Block Book" by Elizabeth S. Hirsch? This is a group of essays on kids playing with blocks. The themes emphasize the importance of "free materials" based on a wooden unit block--she apologizes for not including Lego (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.books)
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| | Building Robots with Lego MindStorms Review
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I have posted a review of "Building Robots with Lego MindStorms" at: (URL) Fay THE SHOP (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-02, to lugnet.books)
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| | Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms available in the UK
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This book is available (in stock!) from Computer Manuals at (URL) . £19.95, free UK p&p until 24th December, and if you review any books they're giving away a £5 off voucher for any order over £20, so if you buy something else as well you get it (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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(...) I haven't seen this but I imagine that it is similar to the Control Lab version, only taking advantage of the multi-processing capability of the RCX. At least that was my $0.02 during the brainstorming session for this packet. :) (...) If this (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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1. Click www.lego.com/dacta/I...tabase.asp 2. Click the "Quick" button. 3. Click "Search" button. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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I could not get anywhere with this link. How do you get to the docs? 5.e. Invent & Investigate Database www.lego.com/dacta/I...tabase.asp Activities in the form of student challenges. The Teacher Notes sections show programming examples. 27 (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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(...) Miles, thanks for posting that long catalog of available reference material for ROBOLAB. I too have been through the frustrating experience of finding learning resources. ROBOLAB is good software because it is in the spirit of LEGO, where you (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | learning RoboLab (long)
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The following learning resources apply to Lego Dacta's RoboLab "Mindstorms for Schools" programming software, version 2.5 where indicated, otherwise, earlier versions: 1. Dacta RoboLab Teacher's Guides Printed paper books. Detailed instructions for (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: Killer Mindstorms book?
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"Thomas Hoeg-Jensen & Helle Ulsteen" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:004c01c1714a$02...@wol.dk... (...) for some time, only to get the order cancelled several times (both Amazon and B&N). Now it appears that Amazon has it - but only (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: SALE on Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstorms at Fatbrain!
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I have this book and highly recommend it! Ben did a great job! -Peter "Ben Erwin" <ben@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:GC5w3p.DGG@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Books FOTW
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Hi all, I got some books last week from an acqaintance I met. Listed as below. - Die LEGO Story, der Stein der Weisen, Margret Uhle, ISBN 9002-12880-0, 1998. - The Gate of the Present, 1992, ISBN 90-72007-27-1. - Serious Fun, Children' s playing (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: New editions?
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(...) No new edition is planned for my book (Definitive Guide). The most recent printing has a newly designed cover, but inside its the same book. Dave Baum (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: New editions?
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"Martin Steffen" <ms@informatik.uni-kiel.de> wrote in message news:GFzorB.IJ3@lugnet.com... (...) Just checked my company's product database and I can see only one forthcoming Mindstorms book for the UK (Joe Nagata's book). Our internal frontlist (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.books)
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| | New editions?
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Hi, we plan to give a Mindstorm course in a couple of months. We intend to buy for a start - The unofficial guide to Lego Mindstorms for O'Reilly - Baum's The Definite Guide to Lego Mindstorm Now, does anybody know whether there are new editions of (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.books)
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| | Joe Nagata's Lego Mindstorms in UK
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Just to let anyone interested know that the new Mindstorms book from Joe Nagata is now available in the UK, details at (URL) (24 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.books)
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Very interesting! Thanks Suzanne! My daughter is turning two soon, and you confirm my thoughts that this would be a good book for her a little later on (not that it wouldn't slide quite nicely into my little LEGO library or anything!) Matt (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: Any ideas?
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(...) Yes! That's a very cute, illustrated explaination of "where LEGO bricks come from." It's part of a series of such books for kids. The book has for example, drawings of plastics being poured into machines, minifigs being assembled, sets being (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.books)
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I found this on Half.com. Anyone know what it is? (URL) Brick by Diane Tipplli Hardcover January 1986 List Price: $6.95 20 pages Grade: Kindergarten - 4 ISBN 0-38209-3623 Matt (24 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: What is this?
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Wow! glad I asked. thanks. -Suz (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: What is this?
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No, don't buy this as i did It really is "Matchbox and Lledo toys", whoever did the ISDN cataloguing did it wrong I could post a scan to prove myself, but it is wrong Sorry, -- Michael - - - Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Lugnet Member# 151 (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.books)
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