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Re: wishing upon a star
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lugnet.db.inv
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Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:54:32 GMT
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In lugnet.db.inv, Dave Lovelace writes:
> My approach, so far, was brainstormed as follows:
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> A seven-digit alpha-numeric number, with the digits each symbolizing • attributes
> of each part in question. Example: B1100Bl is a brick (B), 1x1 (11; if it
> was an 8x16 this number would be 8G, G equalling 16, and anything larger than
> 36x36 {ZZ} would be considered a baseplate and would be in its own category),
> with no modifications or imprinting (00, which can go from 00-ZZ, allowing for
> 1296 mods for EACH size brick), and finally Bl (Blue). This struck me as the
> simplest approach, and easy-to-remember as well for the more basic parts.
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> From this system, should there be any doubt what part P4600Bk is? :-)
As easy as this might be for basic plates and bricks, most of us know the real
Lego part numbers for those anyway - and this would get pretty hairy when the
part isn't a basic shape. I think that any eventual part classification system
must use TLG's real numbering system. Sanjay said that he had some photocopied
pages of TLG's parts catalog. These would prove tremendously valuable in my
work, and would likely help you, too...
Naji
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| (...) It's odd timing that you guys are discussing this now. There is an idea in its infant stages right now that I'm trying to develop with my father and wife, both of whom are programmers. The idea is a complete database of every single Lego part, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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