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(...) Chaps, I am *hungry* for this update. How is the voting, etc., going and when will the official update be out? Cheers JP (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Steve Bliss" <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:FyM74o.7oL@lugnet.com... (...) Error (...) ((URL) >I thought that I wrote them the best I could, and had them checked over by (...) The typical 'it doesn't work' - real helpful :) -- Tim (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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OK, I've taken the Q&A that was posted awhile ago, and put it into an html file. Before placing it on ldraw.org, I'd like to hear any suggestions for improvement people might have (for one thing, I think it's too wordy). Anyway, I've tossed the page (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Well, I just have got to ask ! Do the "Blue Prints" (Ldraw File) exist for the hely on this picture: (URL) for any info. See ya (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I just uploaded a few improvements to the Get Started part of the site, including highly visible links to getting started and downloading parts updates from the main page. LMKWYT - I plan to keep this area as easy as possible for people to get (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hey! This month's MOTM winner is Todd Lehman, with his Chess Set rendering. Congrats! (URL) Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: 23951114 AIM: TimCourtne (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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(...) What kind of problems did people report? Steve (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) In this pic: bricksmiths2_ship.jpg you have a ship I've never seen before. Are there any other pics of it available? It looks very interesting. (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.events, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hey everybody... I just uploaded some pictures of the LDraw Kidvention event to Brickshelf. Check them out: (URL) there isn't that many. I was terribly busy then, and we couldn't get my USB smartmedia drive to work with any of our computers. So I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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| | Problems with RTE200 Error Instructions
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I've gotten a couple emails from people who have followed the RTE200 Error instructions on ldraw.org ((URL) thought that I wrote them the best I could, and had them checked over by the group. Has anyone else had these problems? And, does anyone who (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fix for LDAO 2.1.4 ??
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I found it. Its date is 11/99. I'll try that one for the time being. Managed to get my system up again. It was pretty amusing. I caused much more damage than LDAO ever did. I hosed my windows directory, then realized I didn't have the correct lines (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fix for LDAO 2.1.4 ??
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(...) The previous version should be in the ldao\backup directory... Steve (24 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Farlie A skrev i meddelandet ... (...) It would be a great way to put patterns on pieces! But it might be too big a step away from LDRAW? (...) Yes. Limited in (at least) three ways: - No support for it from the piece editor, has to be made with a (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) LeoCAD supports texture maps (the first version of the classic space bricks were done that way). Leonardo (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Thanks Fredrik! Since I don't really know how to do effects in POV-Ray (however, I have gone through the tutorial half-way, than stopped), I can't really add anything to the badckground. Anyways, I'll be rendering it again, along with every other (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) like about the model is the highly detailed, organic look. And besides, it looks really evil. If the author had spent a little bit effort on the lightning and background, I think that this could have been a really great rendering. Perhaps some (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Fix for LDAO 2.1.4 ??
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Steve, Thanks for the update, and the link to the other thread. If I had found it (I searched for "2.1.4" and got 0 hits, but that should be the subject of a different thread), I would't have posted my message. On a related note, is there any way to (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Wow! That's kind of you... I'm glad at you use it as wallpaper, that's why I made the image so large. ;-) Thanks again! However, I still feel it doesn't deserve to be the MOTM. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Fix for LDAO 2.1.4 ??
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(...) Not at this time. People who already have a (recent-but-older) version of LDAO installed can try grabbing the update-only file -- it's listed at the bottom of the LDAO download page, (URL). I've got a few other things going, I haven't had a (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually, I liked this model so much, I made it my desktop wallpaper -Chuck (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Fix for LDAO 2.1.4 ??
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This is more for Steve Bliss, but if anyone else can help, I'd welcome that, too... Is there a fix for LDAO 2.1.4? I saw a post on LUGNET that it will hose Win98 systems. unfortunately, I saw the post after I tried to install it on my computer at (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: No MOTM Entries for August
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Thanks Chuck, but I don't deserve it... And anyways, all those images are gonna be gone, I'm completely re-doing my site, making it 100% POV-Ray, and all the images are gonna be consistant size (800x600). Also, the Mirage was too big, quite a (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I don't exactly how this works, but if you take nominations, this lugnet article points to a really great model. I love it! (URL) sommerville (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) If by "Lego CAD type programs", you mean LDraw Compatibel programs, then AFAIK the answer is NO. But I have developed particularly an extension, whixh I intended to propose to the LDraw comunity and it's something like 0 TEX s1 t1 s2 t2 s3 t3 (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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A number of other 3D modellers suppourt the use of texture mapping? Are there plans to include it in Lego CAD type programs? BlockCAD I Think Already suports it in a limited sense? Alex (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | No MOTM Entries for August
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Hey... Just letting all of you know that so far I don't have any MOTM entries for this month, and its coming down to the time to make up the vote. I *have* seen MANY renderings though more than worthy of the title. If you would like to be in this (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Rui Martins wrote in message ... (...) post (...) In certain cases, I'd disagree here. I know there are arguments and attacks which aren't meant for a group for multiple reasons, but do need to be said. I hope you are understanding what I said (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I didn't know that exclamation points (!) give an appearance of shouting, in my language (Portuguese) the "!" point, is used at everyones will, meaning only "exclamation", it's pretty standard here. (...) OK, I got it ! (oops I'll try to use (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Rui Martins wrote in message ... (...) the (...) Ok. I'm not saying it would be a problem, but it would be unnecessary. I feel strongly about a central place to download resources for all DAT-compatible software. Just at this moment, the necessary (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) I'm speaking about a technicallity, the HTTP protocol, sometimes known as the web protocol. (see any URL, ex: HTTP:\\www.ldraw.org) (...) I absolutly agree ! (...) I never ment to SHOUT ? I don't know why, but it appears that here at lugnet, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2) (fwd)
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(...) I suppose that this could be discussed, but it wasn't what was originally being discussed. That's where the confusion came in. (...) I'm not understanding. (...) I realize that. I'm talking about large websites with their own domains. The (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2) (fwd)
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(...) What I mean, and also what I tought others ment too, is that a download tool is usefull to download files (within a Directory and eventually under its subtree), if the files represent software programs or *.dat files or whatever, it should be (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Yesterday I did some tests and I found out, that just the MFC-code is using the user-preferences for proxies and other internet-settings on NT and 98. So I feel at least under Windows I HAVE TO GO the MFC way :-( However a different point is that (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2) (fwd)
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Rui Martins wrote in message ... (...) be (...) it >all boils down to files. I really don't get what you're saying. One was a previous idea for parts, which is what I told you. It was discussed, but I never told you in my email that we were *going* (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2) (fwd)
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(...) There is no reason, at least from my point of view, to have 2 or more different systems to control downloading/updating of software/files, since it all boils down to files. We just need to supply a base URL for each module (either a software (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) OK, we could have a config file, created by the aplication (applet), when there isn't one, which the user could than edit, or even run the applet with parameters, which I believe is posible, but I'm Not sure (haven't worked on Java for 2 years (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Sure but you sayed you would like to have a tool with command-line options (forgetting the fact that I planned to integrate that into my install-tool for MLCad .. cause this was though to be a trial test) and then you start the browser .... Realy I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) Terry is working on it. I think he's been busy, lately. Steve (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I meant you got the point on your second guess. Steve (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well, I think the ideia is to be able to download something right ? So by implication, we are almost forced to use a www browser, so we can build a java applet, which runs within our browser. And if it's run from our personal computer, then we (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) Than we would need a installation tool which also installs the runtime environment first ... naaa then I prefere portable c/c++ code and make the Dll directly ... Michael (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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You cant put java code into a DLL. java sounds good but then the user has to install the java runtime to run the thing. (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Rui Manuel Silva Martins writes: <SNIP> <INSERT JAVA> (...) Ok, let us use Java, never used it but I always like to learn new things :-) Regarding the file, I would like to deal with the generic info file on ldraw.org (currently (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) Actually it can, and it's also a lot easyer, since there are already made packages for each of those protocols. (...) That depends, I think there is a compatibility lib, provided with VC++, at least, which allows to know the file state (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) I think he already mentioned it, and so did I a few e-mails ago. "simple directory with the *current* files" see ya Rui Martins (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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is there any castle helemts available for ldraw, other than the chin guard and neck protector helments? Is there any in development? I need a helment for my knights for my new large castle scene and I cant find any. (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Advanced User/Beginning User Sections at ldraw.org
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Yeah, Sounds like a great idea! Mike (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: Fy282G.In5@lugnet.com... <SNIP> (...) set (...) No please not, if a packadge is combined and compressed it's much easier to download it, and please think on people like me, who just have a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message ... (...) set (...) Better idea :) (...) I knew that - maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not familiar with working with InstallShield and _creating_ installation programs. (...) ?? Sorry I'm not following... -Tim (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm not seeing the benefit of that -- it would make more sense to have a simple directory of the *current* files. (...) InstallShield is a tool whose primary purpose is to create installation programs. (...) Got it in 2. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) Terry is working on publishing a final, all-inclusive download for James work. It will combine ldraw.exe, lp97-13.exe, and lp97-14.exe. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns
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(...) No! No! No! No! No! >:-( No! No! No! No! No! >:-( No! No! No! No! No! >:-( No! No! No! No! No! >:-( See: (URL) musket is a *SMOOTHBORE* firearm (long gun). A rifle is a firearm (long gun) which has spiraling grooves -- called *RIFLING* -- down (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Michael Lachmann wrote in message ... (...) download (...) Great! (...) where (...) Something to work on. Lets work out parts downloading issues and we'll set up something on the site to allow the easy download of the files from your software. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) Take a look at Gtk ((URL) I used it for the GUI of Q3Radiant under Linux and porting it back to Windows took me less than 2 hours. Leonardo (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <SNIP> (...) get (...) Good, thanks, I'll give it a try. (...) two (...) Sure, but if I'm right there are three!!! files (LDraw/LEdit and 2 updates) and they could be combined into one ... since a lot of people (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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(...) I'll work on that. (...) Put a -y on the command-line when extracting. (...) My preference is to keep these files separate. Ldraw.exe is the work of James Jessiman, and the property of the Jessiman family. Complete.exe is the combined work of (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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What I can tell you is that the http code will run on Windows if you used sockets for the communication. However designing an interface in Unix and Windows is totaly different, and this most of the tool if believe. Another possibility is to use Java (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Advanced User/Beginning User Sections at ldraw.org
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(...) or (...) (URL) - the articles halfway down, regarding Kidvention. They have a shaded title for the name and subj, and a four-line preview of contents, and then what groups it was posted to and the date. That's what I'd be interested in having. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Advanced User/Beginning User Sections at ldraw.org
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(...) You mean something like this: (URL) I like the idea of a beginner section. Maybe even a newbe forum that some of the oldtimers could monitor. (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Advanced User/Beginning User Sections at ldraw.org
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Hey.. I've been doing a lot of thinking on how to improve the site based on discussions I had last week at Kidvention and with a few people who have a real interest in making it as easy as possible for new users to get into LDraw. What the general (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Sorry, I guess my previous post may have been a little misleading. The program I am working on (haven't done much with it in the last couple of months, actually), is a general-purpose http download program. It wasn't actually set up to do anything (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns
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My opinion would be: minifig pirate rifle minifig pirate pistol minifig ww rifle minifig ww pistol This keeps everything very simple. If Ldraw users don't know what they are...they probably don't need them in their drawing. as for this: (...) Look (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: guns
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(...) It's in the queue. I'll finish it up eventually. But I'd kinda like to reacquire a steady source of income first, though, if for no other reason than to continue having such luxuries as an apartment, food, electricity, Internet access, and so (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns
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(...) Since Franklin and Todd have weighed in on this, I'll assume the matter is settled. Not to slight anyone else's opinion, but Franklin is the author (well, I haven't seen a rifle.dat yet (hint, hint)), and I've got a lot of respect for Todd on (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Yes sure I'm interested ... in the mean time I did the same for Windows and it worked fine ... so it seems we both solved the question of how to work with http .... but have you build in some logic already (what to download ... if it's up-to-date)? (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2000 23:10:46 -0600, Tim Courtney wrote (in message <FxxIDy.7wF@lugnet.com>): (snip!) (...) Some folks can get *really* defensive of their favorite OS. That's all. (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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On Wed, 19 Jul 2000 2:09:01 -0600, Selçuk Göre wrote (in message <3975621D.DD740346@s...ine.com>): (...) I'd agree there. WinME (Millenium Edition) is more of an evolution than a revolution. Win2000 is the bomb IMHO. (He said, typing on his G4 Mac. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns
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(...) Me too. --Todd (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) IMHO, the disadvantages of "Pirate" and "WW" outweigh the disadvantages of "Modern" and "Archaic"... But I like best what Steve Bliss suggested most recently. --Todd (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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In a previous post, you asked about portability to Unix. I am writing a multi-threaded http download program in Linux. The back end http stuff already works fine. It shouldn't be too difficult for me to make it generic enough for general (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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(...) Millennium is just a new win9x with some additional bells and whistles and will not have any "revolutionary" new things. I doubt the difference between win98 and millennium will be more than the difference between win95 and win98. Of course (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Hy, I did some experiments using InstallShield. I think it's possible to download files from a http server using a additional dll providing the required functions for downloading. But there are some open issues now: 1) I would like some sort of (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New website
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Introducing: LDraw to Building Architecht Plus (for SimCity 3000 Unlimited) Visit it at: (URL) guys! Mike (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Can I get a working version of LDraw Add-on?
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It works after you reinstall??? If I had known that... Anyway, now a bunch of my system files are screwed up. My internet connection quits after a few... Oh well, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Can I get a working version of LDraw Add-on?
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I'm not the only one??? Cool, well that sucks but.... I thought it might have been somthing else but now that I think about it the only change I made to the system before rebooting was installing LDAO. I know that it works after you reinstall (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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In lugnet.cad, Ben Vaughan writes: snip [...] (...) Ben (& everyone) thanks for the pointers. I'll do a little more research as I have a week or so before I can borrow an external SCSI burner for the backup job. I think I'm leaning towards 2k (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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Hy Mike, I like the idea but I will have to have a deeper look into it ... With NT you will not have any problems using two CPU even if MLCad is single threaded (but it isn't some gui things run parallel) but in this case NT will properly give MLCad (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 5:09:22 -0600, Rui Martins wrote (in message <Pine.GSU.4.10.10007...0@is-sv>): (...) Rui, Actually, NT and 2000 have much better memory management that 95/98. 95 and 98 will most likely only perform better on lower end machines (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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(...) I'm aware that this is not a Linux newsgroup, but I just have to comment this, as I find it somewhat misleading. I'm setting followup-to lugnet.off-topic.geek, which is a more suitable newsgroup. I'm sure you could install Linux on a 128MB (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns
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(...) It works for me. Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 18-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part Command (1)
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Hmm, I think I might add somthing to my dat extractor program(1) that would let you choose to convert the name to 8.3 formart when it's run. -Matt (1) http:\\rapturesoft.h...onvert.zip btw the program allows you easier removal of dat files from the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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<snip> (...) bet (...) OS is (...) lines of (...) I installed 2k on a 133 with a 400 meg hd, and had enough room left to install word 97 and a few games, and it ran great too. I installed linux on the same box and x wouldn't work with the grpahics (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Can I get a working version of LDraw Add-on?
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Hi, I was wondering if there were a functioning version of LDraw Add-on I could get. I have Windows98, and last time I tried to install it it screwed up my Explorer file and I had to delete the Windows directory and reinstall Windows. A real hassle! (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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Michael, I believe the reason that NT is faster in big machines is that it can address large amounts of memory more quickly. When I was discussing NT with a Photoshop expert, he said that for 128MB+ machines, it is much faster in NT, as Win9x can (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts tracker, where did it go?
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(...) This site has been dead for some time. The current, but temporary, parts tracker is at (URL) as you suggest. Chris (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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(...) A Bigger Hard Drive ? You have 12 Gig ! Linux Only requires about 128 Megs for system and programs (depending on which ones you will install) plus some extra 128 Megs (Maximum) of swap partition, but since you have 256 Megs of Ram, you can (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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(...) Ok. I'm running a PII 400 with 256mb ram, 12gb HD. I want 2000 cause of networking stuff and forced login when I get to college as well. NT doesn't support USB, which I need, and it also doesn't support a couple of other things (I forget which (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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(...) Yeah, so I've heard. As far as I'm concerned, as long as my Macromedia and Adobe stuff runs, along with MLCad and other LDraw utilities, I'm happy as a clam. I don't play many games at all. But I do waste time online chatting on AIM and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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I am successfully using a cross section of the LDraw related applications in Windows 2000. MLCad, LDraw Add On, L3Lab, L3P Add on, L3P and POV Ray. I have not tried to run LEdit or LDraw since MLCad and L3Lab can replace those pretty well in the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Planes & Requirements for a generic download-tool
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(...) I'll work on this. (...) Security issues. Don't ask me more, because that's all I know. Steve (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: question on naming - pirate guns vs. modern guns
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(...) That settles the "is 'musket pistol' an oxymoron?" question. (...) If we go this way, flintlock is a better-known term, and so is probably a better choice for naming. (...) Is that the long musket or the pistol? ;) (...) (you've got the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Speaking of colors...
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(...) If you want the generally-accepted LDraw codes for various LEGO colors, look at (URL). If you want to see all the colors LDraw can generate, see the MPD color chart at (URL). Steve (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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(...) You probably have a bad configuration on your Win95/98, possibly bad/slow/old drivers, try to updated them. The only advantage that you could have with NT is if you have more than one CPU. Since Win95/98 can't (don't now how to) use more than (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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I actually had MLCad installed on my Windows 2000, worked fine. However, I did have trouble with L3P... But that might have been my fault... ;-) Oh! BTW Tim, you do realize you certain software might not be able to run on 2000, like certain games... (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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In lugnet.cad, Rui Manuel Silva Martins writes: <SNIP> (...) already (...) windows (...) That's somehow new for me, since at home (I'm using a PII 350 with 128MB-Ram) programs like MLCad are definitly faster on NT than on 95 or 98. Sure the display (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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(...) I can assure you that Windows 2000, has the "cmd" program of NT, i.e. the NT, DOS 7.0 compatible command interpreter. Here at work, several colleagues already are using it! And as it looks until now, it has improved on stability over NT. But I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Windows 2000
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I have never tried to run MLCad on 2000 since I do not have it, but until now I did not receive any hint that there are problems. From my best knowledge I can say I did no special thing in MLCad which would hinder it from running on 2000, beside (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Speaking of colors...
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Is there anywhere I can find a list of all specific colors that are used? -Matt Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:frqbms83t15r2kp...4ax.com... (...) to (...) edge (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw utility?
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Hi, I was wondering if there were an LDraw utility like LDLite or L3Lab in which tou could adjust the lighting angle when viewing a file. Or, if the creator of L3Lab could implement a feature like this, it would be great! What I mean is that when I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Windows 2000
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I'm strongly considering purchasing Windows 2000 when I back up and reformat my system in the near future. I'm curious if MLCad and if LEdit will run in them. I know LEdit is for DOS, and Microsoft is doing away with DOS - so does that mean it can't (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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