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Hi fellow lego fans. I just found lugnet, after finally purchasing a Mindstorms set. I've been doing some work on LegOS (an alternative to the program provided by lego). I had lots of Lego when I was a kid (managed to keep a fair bit of it!!) but (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hi Ross, Welcome to lugnet.loc.au !! On a day to day basis, Big W is the best place for Lego, if there's one near you; sets are usually 10% less than elsewhere, and old stock can go on sale for 40-60% off. Target's just had a 25% off sale, and (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:Fz26wC.DvE@lugnet.com... (...) Welcome to the group! (...) doing (...) I'm a big fan of the Mindstorms, myself. If you want to get into more powerful programming languages for it, grab NQC. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hi Ross and welcome! I think Dave answered everything quite well. What area are you from? If you're thinking of sticking around on lugnet you might want to consider filling out a roll-call. Just search for roll call in loc.au, copy someone (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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David, Thanks for the info!! I'm mostly looking for Technics type stuff - its a bummer that supplement sets arent available anymore. What's Lego Direct? Is that just a US thing? Is it likely to come to Oz anytime soon? Now that I've re-found all my (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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"Deidre Rushton Brumby" <drb@tasmail.com> wrote in message news:Fz2A3y.3zE@lugnet.com... (...) decide (...) There's no real need to wait for v2, I think. The software in older models can be upgraded via the IR, so the only reason to wait would be (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Do you reckon they might package some of the new sensors in with a new release? That would push the price up but still might be cheaper than buying them separately (I'm hopeful, aren't I?!) (...) I wonder..., did they ever clear 1.0 models out (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Hi, Diedre, (...) Didnt v1 have a mains adapter connection? That would be really handy while developing programs. Maybe that'll get re-instated... (...) What's the weather like in Tas? I just moved to Melbourne from Hobart last December (for work). (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) doing (...) lots (...) really (...) Myer (...) Where are you physically? That will help with the recommendations. Kerry (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I think the mains adaptor was why many people considered 1.0 a better buy than 1.5, it'd be nice if Lego was paying attention! (...) I'm in Hobart. Last night we got the leftovers of Melbourne's windstorm. It is quite a bit better today but (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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"Deidre Rushton Brumby" <drb@tasmail.com> wrote in message news:Fz2BJ9.8Kp@lugnet.com... (...) I can't see them packaging any of the other sensors with the set. At most, they might include a rotation sensor. But they probably won't unless they're (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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This posting is way out of context, but I'm, sure ya'll can answer this one. I'm not up to speed with anything Mindstorm related, BUT..I did see that Dick Smith Electronics was selling the Droid developer kit, for $99. This is the set with that (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Yep. DDK is stand alone, it's quite limited, but you don't need anything else. Heck, you can even go without a computer (except that the destructions are on CD). HOWEVER. To have an R2D2 doing anything more than shaking side to side or (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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"Santosh Bhat" <santosh@student.unsw.edu.au> wrote in message news:Fz2x7H.3FD@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) Hi, I haven't actually played with the DDK, so I'm not exactly sure what it's capabilities are. However, judging by the literature, the DDK (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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