 | | Re: PostScript/EPS (was Re: Scans of My Own Train Stickers Wanted)
|
|
Wow! Thanks for that info Matt. (and thanks to Dan Boger who sent me a note offline) PS/EPS are nifty. I can see the value in using PS or EPS when *you* are the image source. But I still have a question about its use as the payload carrier for (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | PostScript/EPS (was Re: Scans of My Own Train Stickers Wanted)
|
|
Hey Off-Topic Geeks! (esp. Larry, since he asked!) I was going to highlight some of the cool stuff about the format, but the doc below pretty much covers it all. Most important to me is overall workflow (and I have put myself into a complete PS (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: Scans of My Own Train Stickers Wanted
|
|
(...) Why is EPS a good choice for images? I thought it was a bit chatty? I had always assumed that BMP was the best format if image size was no object because it's lossless (although bloated sizewise). But it just uses 256 (or 16M or whatever) (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: Scans of My Own Train Stickers Wanted
|
|
Whoops...off-topic.geek for the printing stuff, off-topic.debate for the legal stuff? Wherever! (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | free cad software
|
|
Does anyone know of any good and free cad sofware for windows(or linux)? I have an idea for something and I would like to try to draw out some plans. -chris ps. it's been >9 years since i touched a cad program so i'm not sure what type of learning (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: ADSL and LAN (was: i neeeeeed help! can't logon to the lego site)
|
|
(...) the (...) access (...) but (...) in (...) server) (...) There's an overview of this, from a UK perspective, here: (URL) 'DSL in practise' section might be of interest to you. HTH Tom. (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: ADSL and LAN (was: i neeeeeed help! can't logon to the lego site)
|
|
(...) The Linksys will allow this. If I recall correctly it splits up a class C subnet (192.x.x.x ??), half for DHCP and the other half as dedicated to MACs. Practicaly everything is user configurable if you don't like the defaults. I use the non (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: ADSL and LAN (was: i neeeeeed help! can't logon to the lego site)
|
|
(...) defenitly you can use DSL with a LAN - what you have to do is have the server do NAT (Network address translation), which means you have multiple computers on the same ip. you can do that with any win98 and higher, via software, and of course, (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: ADSL and LAN (was: i neeeeeed help! can't logon to the lego site)
|
|
(...) Thanks Mike - That sounds like a good way to go - I guess the only thing that would be a loss using the BEFSR41 to handle DHCP is better control over the IP Lease? Looking at the web page I didn't this specified, but I currently have a network (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: ADSL and LAN (was: i neeeeeed help! can't logon to the lego site)
|
|
I have a home network that sounds very similer to yours and had, initially, similer problems. I solved virtually all problems with a BEFSR41 from Linksys. (www.linksys.com/pro...sp?grid=5) There are other similar products on the market but this is (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | ADSL and LAN (was: i neeeeeed help! can't logon to the lego site)
|
|
(...) So here is my question with ADSL - can it be used, and work well with, a private LAN? I have a LAN (Win2k server based) in my house that includes the server being a DNS server, DHCP server and Domain controller. I have this configuration so (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: IR Tower Use
|
|
If you're using Linux, see if Linux IR tools can chat with a tower -- or if some other RS-232 IR device can chat with a Lego device. I haven't had time to do such tests yet. (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: IR Tower Use
|
|
(...) The only IrCOMM I know of is part of the IrDA standard. It provides something that looks just like a typical serial port to the application, but underneath is layered on top of IrLAP (packet based link level prototocol for IrDA). This means (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: IR Tower Use
|
|
(...) nod, but that made me think if we can use the IrComm package, and use a laptop's ir port to communicate with the rcx - didn't get a chance to try it yet - did anyone? Dan (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: IR Tower Use
|
|
(...) Ooops, sorry. I didn't really mean proprietary -- I meant "not normal for remote controls". (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: Mac heads who use iTunes on os9
|
|
(...) Neat! Thanks for sharing those. :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Mac heads who use iTunes on os9
|
|
I know there are a couple of ya. So I thought I might drop a note about the iTunes plugins I have been making. Still in Lame stage but fun. (URL) and updates to follow as I find time to play with the code. Best DaveG (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: IR Tower Use
|
|
(...) This isn't true at all. The tower converts an RS-232 serial transmission directly into IR and vice-versa. It is a pretty standard protocol. -Kekoa (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: IR Tower Use
|
|
(...) You can't really do what you are trying to do. The tower is designed to operate in request-reply mode. It sends a request, waits a few seconds, receives a reply during that time, then turns off. The idle state of the tower is off, and (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: Yet Another torso sticker question
|
|
(...) Actually, I have a Lexmark Z3, and while this may not be a BONAFIDE dot matirx, the inkjet process is still close enough to dot matrix to suck just as much! Lol -Catch You Cats Later! -The Rascal King (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
