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Well I just got back from putting together the TMWDCC DCC processor/encoder board. We etched the first board, and soldered the components to it-we didn't socket in the PIC yet, we have to program it next week. My coworker Mario did the hard work (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Name: Chris Magno Age: quickly approaching 32 Height: 6" 2" Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12 Occupation: Special effects technician. (I blow stuff up) Marital Status: Married Live in: Toronto, Canada. Born, bread, and Raised!!!! First LEGO set: (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) nice....I'm not into any of the space sets....I have too many other favorite themes....but I'd really love to see your "GO" train ... I hope you are able to attend Train2 / and have it ready for it!! Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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That was really interesting! I read the entire post…and wanted more. You’ve really got some history here. And I thought that ‘I’ was cool cause I've been around at the birth of Lugnet. Around the time Ed ‘boxers’ castle first came out. And I've been (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Since I'm new here introducing myself sounds like a good idea. Name: Derek Raycraft Age: 31 Gender: M Height: 5'10" Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 14 Occupation: Software Developer Location: Downtown Toronto Marital Status: single Children: 0 (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) What's that in real units? (...) How many non-LEGO theme parks? Huh? Jeff (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ahem. Could we keep that sort of talk off group? (...) Right. Calum (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think we'll start seeing cross polination in the loc and org groups. The good thing about the volume these days is that probably 905% of North American AFOLs are within a 4 hour drive of enough people to at least occaisionally have a fest (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org)
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Name: Iain Hendry (aka Tony) Age: 19 Gender: Male Height: 192 cm Mass: 72 kg Hair: Short or non-existant Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12 Occupation: Mechanical Designer for Ventax Robot Inc. Location: Innerkip, Ontario Marital Status: Not (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@aol.com> wrote in message news:GGAJv6.G62@lugnet.com... (...) Uh... no... Ben, never mind. :) Iain (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think less. I can't remember the first time I posted on rtl, but it was like 94 or 95, because it was before first year of university. I was definetly reading alt.toys.lego on r-node.hub.org (which became IO.org, Toronto/Canada's first ISP) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) hey Tony....is this your take on why I got discharged??? my "fascination" with pink Lego? Benjamin Medinets (who has 5 different paradisa sets already, only needs 4 more to be "complete") (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ok...OK....so I was slightly misinformed and slightly confused...sorry for the post.... and thank you for clairifying things for me....you and Lar++ I guess if I stopped to read FAQ on some of the things I might not be too hasty with my (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Richard Noeckel" <Shroud_of_kung_fu@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GG8q6u.70t@lugnet.com... (...) :) Iain (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Here’s his web page: (URL) gotta be an e-mail address in there somewhere!) And I believe that you may incur more help by postin’ this in .org.ca.rtlToronto. Therefore, I've taken the liberty to do that for you. -R (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually you're incorrect. LegoFests were events just like rtlToronto events originally initiated in Southern California back on rec.toys.lego around 1995-1996. Most consider them to be any LUG activity. I remember reading about them back in (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Disagree. The DC event (the first one ever held was in DC last year, IIRC) is "Brickfest". Legofest is a much broader term... Definition of Legofest varies depending on who you ask but is surely broader than your definition... My personal one (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org, lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I noticed a few (Calum and Jeff) have put down that they put down their regular attendace in Toronto events in the Legofests.... I don't think the broader toronto community is aware of "Legofest" It is a once a year lego extravaganza (this year it (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Name: Jeff Van Winden Age: 26 Gender: M Height: 6.0 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 15 Occupation: Programmer/Analyst, BCE Emergis Location: Bramtpon (well a bit north...) Marital Status: Single Children: 1 - me Hobbies: Skiing, Cycling, Reading. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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<snip> (...) related) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) second dark age 21 to 24 (not so bad; very much a decline of town) (...) Here's one: Reason for coming out of dark age: seen Lego in Toys R Us and saw the 4561 train set, and had to get it.... so I (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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