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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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(...) 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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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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<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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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