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(...) If you read the goal as not lose, then you've read it wrong, at least here in Toronto. A long time ago, we suspected a competitor cheated in a sumo event. Perhaps that person thought the goal was to "Not lose". (...) That's just dumb. That's (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Quite C and BrickOS (WAS: Re: Steve H, C$, me learning C Brick OS)
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(...) You sound as if you've never even heard of QC. That’s rather strange, as one of the few (if not the only one) Mindstorms Connect 4 bots (by Andy Clapham’s: (URL) is programmed in Quite C. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't BrickOS use a (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Quite C and BrickOS (WAS: Re: Steve H, C$, me learning C Brick OS)
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(...) I can safely attest to the fact that Fish do not like coffee. As I am right now struggling with a "clean" install of BrickOS..... can you riddle me this: if I install this QC prg, can I compile and D/L c code written for brickos??? Chris (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I've already done my contribution to SPACE!! for the year. :-) Derek (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually (Calum's not going to like this) I think that was a novel approach. Knowing that it's almost impossible for that 'entry' to cause an opponent to leave the sumo ring (unless it gets tangled in the opponent's sensors), that means the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Quite C and BrickOS (WAS: Re: Steve H, C$, me learning C Brick OS)
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(...) Is there any particular reason why no one seems to be using Francesco Ferrara’s ‘Quite C’ ((URL) not a programmer by calling, so the “finer differences” are neither apparent nor important to me. As far as I can tell QC is basically build on (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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This looks like a lot of fun: (URL) a trick question, seriously, anyone want to build some space? I realized how much space I had from the eighties the other day which will never be used.) Calum (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'll give you my two demonstrated dink worthy situations so far: -Entering in a Lego sticker as a sumo competitor (JeffE) -Battery box thing on PipeRacers (Steve) I've been thinking hard about dinkness, and it's a vague accusation. Make hard (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Lets see if I can recollect something... Hmmmm... (stokes chin thoughtfully...) There was Cinderblock... There was Chris ramp 'bot... Ahh yes, all these things have already been done in an rtl marble sorting competition... (and I missed 'em (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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DAVE, I was thinking about ~YOUR~ marble game, and was wondering about all the ways to be a dink. -if I grabbed my opponents marbles and dumped them outside the box, would calum say i was a dink? - what if I entered some kind of RAMP that made (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You GO Calum! Go Calum Go. Ra Ra Ra. Speakin of which: Yo RTL, I don mean to maka sum frixon, but I gotz sum guud stuff. Gotz 8455z. For U - special - $148.99 CAD - datz $1 off S@H pricez. And of course, U don have to pay da taxes. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes, he does keep the riff-raff out. (Hey, how'd that Phillips guy get back in here?) - Chris. p.s. My favorite Nicholson quote: "Some of the guys were thinking maybe you could play something with a little more pep to it." (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) Can't we all just get along (in best Jack Nicolson drawl from 'Mars Atttacks') Dave K (1) -who appreciates that Tsang guy more and more each day 1- helping pad Calum's resume since 2004 (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) a) You're taking advantage of a media-frenzy situation where the rumour is that Mindstorms and related material is being discontinued. b) We've repeatedly told you that for-sale posts from vendors are not welcomed in this group. There's no (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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HEY! 15 USD is normal MSRP right? I am not gouging which is what you are insinuating why the nasty remarks?? (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Jake (from LEGO) posted a message about Mindstorms (and other stuff) not going away. MOST of the replies said SOMETHING about the 'grey' issue. (which was not mentioned in the original post). This is really NOT an issue for me. It has not ruined my (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) How did I KNOW you were going to BRING that up!? :) MIKE P. what OS did you iinstall your BricOS on? I know rob said 9x... but I dont believe him. Chris There's no 'I' in 'team'. There's four in 'platitude-quoting idiot'. (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Chris, As we discovered the other day, you have fundamental problems with the cygwin part, unrelated to bricxcc. If you can't "make" in the demo directory through cygwin terminal you have a more fundamental problem than bricxcc. I'd be asking (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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YAY!!! I will have support for my favorite OS to June '06 (URL) if only John can get Cygwin to play nice with bricxcc my world will be complete. ;) Chris There's no 'I' in 'team'. There's four in 'platitude-quoting idiot'. (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: RCX 3.0 with 82 ports...Wow!
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(...) I heard it was going to use Blue Tooth technology, and allow you to connect 256 I/O devices wirelessly. The actual controller fits into a 2x2 plate, and runs on 1 lithium battery. It has a 1ghz processor, and 1gb ROM. Someone else said it has (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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