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Re: Holobrick vs Real McCoy (was Re: star destroyer?
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Tue, 31 Aug 1999 13:30:56 GMT
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On Mon, 30 Aug 1999 19:12:45 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman) wrote:

> Man, that would be great!!!  You could build any set even if you didn't have
> all the pieces you need, because the holodeck could create any pieces that
> you're missing!

Only if the computer will violate patent, copyright, and other intellectual
property laws. :(

> Man, but what I'd really wanna use the holodeck for would be to play inside
> a LEGO model after it was built! -- to exist at the scale of a minifig.  You
> can't shrink yourself, but you could ask the holodeck to make the pieces
> gigantic.  :)   "Computer:  increase model scale five thousand percent."
> And the pieces would *be* that big!  "Yeah man! let's drop down through the
> atmosphere of Saturn and go Mynok hunting!!!  Reeeooowwwww!  Blap, blap,
> blappppp!  Fizzoooooo!"

Just wear thick shoes -- those studded decks can *hurt*! :)

Steve
--
More tiles!  I must have more tiles!



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  Re: Holobrick vs Real McCoy (was Re: star destroyer?
 
(...) I was thinking the same thing-- hopefully squishy bricks will be the rage by then;-) -John (...) (27 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: star destroyer?
 
(...) Well, if *I* were Emperor, I'd need that space just to fit my Lego collection. Well, it wouldn't all be for Lego, but I would need a logistics base for the Lego-bearers, modelling slave droids, collection administrators, piece acquisition (...) (27 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)

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