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I am looking for a large infusion on roof bricks and came across (URL) there is DACTA set 9265. Has anyone done a part inventory on this set? I would like a little better understanding of what the set contains before buying. -Chris (25 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Pneumatics Teacher's Guide
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(...) There are no detailed instructions. There are some small black and white pictures of finished models. If the pictures are inlarged students may be able to see enough to build the model. The book only contains 35 pages and includes some (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta in UK???
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(...) No problem, just call Commotion on 01732 773399. They're in Tonbridge, Kent. They'll even send you a free catalogue. Conrad. (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Dacta in UK???
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Pitsco sells Dacta products in the US can anyone tell me who sells them in the Uk if at all. Thanks Mike (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Pneumatics Teacher's Guide
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We have the parts but do not have the illustrated color building instructions that come with the sets "Pneumatics I" and Pneumatics II". Pitsco no longer sells the building cards separately. Pitsco still sells the "Pneumatics Teacher's Guide" that (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: I just held a Lego Show!
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(...) snip . . . Dacta publishes the lesson plan as a "Teachers Guide" or an "Activity Pack". They refer to the building instructions that Dacta publishes as "Building Cards". So, you need both even if you already have the building pieces. If you (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I just held a Lego Show!
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(...) Snip I'd love to get all of their stuff. It sounds great. I don't think I can get the school or the PTA to buy any until I look at the lesson plans, and show them how easy and appropriate they would be. I'll buy some of the lesson plans as (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Activity Binders
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Wow! A report from the sorce. gosh. thanks. and welcome! I do like the DUPLO Machines sets, very much. I will have to buy these books. I own a healthy-sized DUPLO collection, including many TOOLO and Gear elements (they're great) yet I am glad to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: LEGO Activity Binders
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Dear Suz and Rob Yes - there is tons of good stuff inside. Designed for a DUPLO collectiuon - but you can do them with 'found' materials too. Should be between 20 and 30 activities in each binder - all integrated math science technology language. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: I just held a Lego Show!
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Pitsco-Dacta has soom good (assumed good, I don't have any of these curricula guides) class room focused materials: Technic I Simple Machines Curriculum (W770999): $27.50 102 page lesson plan guide, no parts Technic I Teachers Guide (W771035): (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I just held a Lego Show!
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(...) I have been mulling this over, too. I am a member of the science support commitee of the parent's organization at my son's school (K-8, ages 6-14 for non-USA). I showed some of the committee members some technic and got volunteered to do a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I just held a Lego Show!
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(...) What I just did wasn't a presentation kind of thing, it was more like an art exhibition where you just go round and look at the exhibits. The other thing I do is a Technic building session every Wed afternoon: the kids call it a "class" but (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I just held a Lego Show!
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Kevin Wilson <70641.507@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:38C42409.2C1679...rve.com... (...) This brings up a point that I've been mulling over for some time. Has anyone put together a "How to do a LEGO guest lecture at your local school"? I've (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Activity Binders
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I assume there is curricula within. -Suz (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: LEGO Activity Binders
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Is there anything in them?? I'd hate to think someone is selling an empty binder for $40 even if its Canadian money. -Rob. Suzanne D. Rich <suz@baseplate.com> wrote in message news:FqM3pE.oF@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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| | LEGO Activity Binders
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I came across this sale while looking for something else on the net. LEGO Dacta DUPLO activity binders from Canada: (URL) anyone has seen these in person, I'd like hear what you think. -Suz (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Brick Layers II book
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(...) Wait till I pneumaticise them ;-) Seriously, I would make #1031 essential reading for all Technic and robot builders. The mechanisms shown therein are fundamental and will crop up time and again in various models. Enjoy! -- C S Soh (URL) where (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: Mini-sets
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You should protect the building instruction cards for the mini-sets because you may never replace them if they get lost or destroyed. Pitsco no longer stocks the cards and said that Dacta discontinued them during 1999. This unavailability of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Mill & Fly Ball Governor
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David Macaulay's book "Mill" can inspire you to build a LEGO Technic MOC model or a classroom project that incorporates both architectural and mechanical features. An old LEGO educational Dacta model can make this project interesting. For a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: Brick Layers II book
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Thank you for the correction. The set with parts has the ID #1030 but the building cards alone have the ID #1031. Weird. My mistake for not confirming the correct URL at Kevin Loch's Brickshelf. More importantly, now we all know that C S Soh dabbles (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: Brick Layers II book
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(...) It should be 1031, here (URL) C S Soh (URL) where air is power (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: Brick Layers II book
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(...) I can't find 1030 (or 9030, in case it was a typ0) at Briskshelf or Pause. Where did you find these scans, Miles? Kevin (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
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| | Brick Layers II book
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You can learn basic LEGO Technic engineering and building from books. What do you know about the new book, ie, "Brick Layers II ..."? Pitsco's 2000 catalog has a new book titled "Brick Layers II: Creative Engineering with Lego Constructions" (Pitsco (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.books)
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| | Mini-sets
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Got a chance to play with these today. They seem like good sets for teaching kids about simple machines. Alan (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta Catalog
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(...) (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta Catalog
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(...) See: (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Dacta Catalog
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Can you subscribe to the Dacta Catalog over the web?? If so, where. (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | 2000 Dacta Catalog
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I have not yet seen a 2000 Dacta catalog. My sources are still trying to obtain one for me. As soon as I get one, I will put scans of it on my web page. Glen Tannenbaum www.geocites.com/glen_lego (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | To Glen Tannenbaum-do you have a listing of 2000 Dacta?
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(25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: 2000 Dacta Catalog?
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I looked at the Pitsco online catalog, and I can't find anything that I was looking for, like road plates, door & windows, roof bricks, etc. Does anyone know if they sell these? (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: 2000 Dacta Catalog?
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"Miles Gentry" <gentrym@gte.net> wrote in message news:Fnxryx.1D7@lugnet.com... (...) should (...) states. I got mine yesterday. (...) or (...) Robolab Investigator, for example is not findable on the web, but it is on page 10 of the paper catalog. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: 2000 Dacta Catalog?
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(...) Pitsco LEGO Dacta told me by telephone Jan 5, 2000 that their year 2000 Dacta catalogs had arrived from the printer only a week ago. So, we should expect Pitsco to mail them soon but not Dec 1999 as the Pitsco website states. You may order the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta 9816 Letters and Numbers
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They are DUPLO 2x2 tiles. see: (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta 9816 Letters and Numbers
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Check out the Construction Site: (URL) Lego Dacta Then Duplo Then Basic Scroll down to: 9816: DUPLO Numbers & Letters Give names to your DUPLO creations, spell out messages, or learn math. These tiles can be used with DUPLO baseplates, Play Walls (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta 9816 Letters and Numbers
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(...) I believe it is duplo. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Dacta 9816 Letters and Numbers
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Does anyone know anything about this set? Specifically, is it a set of 1x1 tiles that could be used for, say, minifig scale boats, or buildings; or is it some other scale/system? Thanks, Larry (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Looking for instructions for 9354
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Hello all. I'm looking for scans of the instruction cards for Dacta set 9354, an older Community Vehicles Set. I have tried LEGO customer service and Pitsco- LEGO DACTA with no success. Any help would be appreciated. Russell (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: Missing sets uploaded - 1977, 1032, 9604
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(...) ow, ow, bittersweet! :-) Question: Where is the number 1977 shown? (I don't see it on the scan.) How do we know that the value pack's official number is 1977, in other words? (...) The copyright on 1033 is also (c)1985 then? Do you know if (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.space, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: 2000 Dacta Catalog?
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Yes, try asking at The Construction Site. (URL) I was in the store about a week ago, I saw some new DACTA DUPLO sets. I wasn't really paying attention though, so can't rememer enough to relate here (sorry). -Suz. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | 2000 Dacta Catalog?
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Has anyone seen whether there will be new Dacta sets for 2000? (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Missing sets uploaded - 1977, 1032, 9604
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I uploaded some sets which are missing from the database. ftp.lugnet.com/incom...g/dropbox7 files are 1977f.jpg, 1032.jpg, 1033.jpg, and 9604.jpg Information on each: 1977 copyright 1983 Legoland Space System value pack containing 6801, 6822, and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.space, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Old Dacta
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(...) 1980, but it was called the Educational Products Department until 1989. --Todd (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.general)
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| | Old Dacta
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When did Dacta come into existence? In what country? Is Dacta US only? What about this set? (URL) This is Dacta? I think so, or the precursor of it. Let me know what you think. have fun! John auctions now: (URL) page: (URL) page: (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 9453: Universal Topic Set @ Construction Site
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(...) Ahhh...9453. slurp! I love this set. :-) though I'm still not sure why. For the longest time I "wept and drooled" over the box. But I couldn't bring myself to dish out the $ for it. I'm glad I finally broke down and bought it. I felt it needed (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | 9702 instructions
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If anybody has this set can they please scan in the instructions for me? (I have the set but lost the instructions) Thanks. Erin -- (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: 9453: Universal Topic Set @ Construction Site
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(...) I saw it yesterday in the store. It looks sort of nice, though I wouldn't buy it. Shiri (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | 9453: Universal Topic Set @ Construction Site
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I don't know if this is old news or not, but the description was interesting: "This is a mysterious set. Not much is known about its origin. Why is it called the "Universal Topic Set"? Where did it come from? Is there any other LEGO set that (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta Storage
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On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Ben Erwin (<38288DB2.18E84948@tufts.edu>) wrote at 21:10:10 (...) Oh Yeah! Go with ZAG. Multiple drawer depths; multiple, customisable, drawer dividers; and the big ones come with castors! (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta Storage
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(...) separately (...) This (...) The (...) that (...) them (...) were (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta Storage
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I didn't know that Dacta had special storage bins that you could buy separately (and empty) -- is there a website where I can take a look at these? I know a fourth grade teacher who had a critical mass of simple machines and other kits in the red (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Dacta Storage
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Due to the cost of these, I've not had any experience with them. I think tha tyou'd be better served with cheaper non-lego storage boxes. Just my thoughts though... Troy Asher Kobin <asherk@pobox.com> wrote in message news:FKt3Fv.80L@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: How to get Dacta #9633 Pneumatics Set
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Having recently bought from Pitsco-Dacta via their web site, I should report that the experience was painless and the parts arrived well packed and in only 3 business days. I placed my order mid afternoon CST on 10/28. The box shipped on 10/29 and I (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Dacta Storage
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I was thinking of buying some of the Dacta storage bins. Does anyone have an experience/comments on these? Thanks, Asher (26 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.dacta)
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| | How to get Dacta #9633 Pneumatics Set
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Many people have asked how to get the Advanced Pneumatics Set (#9633) and the Technology Resource Set (#9609). These are Lego DACTA sets and not the regular Technic sets, aimed at the educational market. They are normally only sold to schools and (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dacta)
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| | 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 (...) (26 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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| | Re: 9377 set
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(...) Hey, y'know what? You don't actually have to live anywhere near Waltham, Massachusetts to buy one from The Construction Site. (Well, OK, you do at least have to live in the U.S., I think :-). But anyway, they have an actual online store that (...) (26 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | DACTA in the UK
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might still be some dacta info on my pages, link below. details of the supplementary parts packs of most interest, i'm sure! (26 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: 9377 set
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(...) Thanks so much Dave I really appreciate your information. That site has all kinds of cool stuff in addition to the Adventurers set. I recommend everyone goes and checks it out. Mark L (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: 9377 set
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(...) Well, Glen Tannenbaum sells it and keeps an online Dacta catalog at: (URL) if you by any remote chance live near Waltham, Massachusetts, you can pick one up at the Construction Site (assuming they still have 'em) somewhere on Moody street (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | 9377 set
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Hello to anyone out there, I am interested in finding out about obtaining a 9377 set - The Temple of Doom. I understand this was released by DACTA and I am having a devil of a time locating even a catalog. Help me if you can. Thanks, Mark L (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.adventurers)
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (26 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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Welcome to lugnet.dacta, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.dacta (group): LEGO DACTA® products. OTHER GROUPS: For complete information about this discussion group server, including a full listing of discussion groups and their (...) (26 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.dacta)
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