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How are people for November 16th, Friday, for the next rtlToronto dinner? November 9th, Iain and I are out visiting MonLUG in Montreal, and maybe since we had the October dinner so late after rtlToronto9 it would be a good idea to push back onto (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | OT, C64 musings Re: personal challange
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(...) Ah nostalgia. When I was a bit younger, in high school, I liquidated the high school Commodore64 lab of 30 machines, which happened to have been rat infested. The deal was Comspec (a large Canadian computer vendor at the time with many school (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: personal challange
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(...) in the world. But alas :( it is not to be.... I adore my 64! (and i still have one that works! Sometimes I even turn it on and play Paradroids or Fort Apocalypse, though my favourite game was Jumpman... could do all 30 levels straight!) (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: personal challange
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(...) thanks for the offer tho. Dave (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Mosaic project
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(...) Nicely Done Calum and Mario... I'm inspired! Dave (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Mosaic project
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Hi folks, Mario and I finished his mosaic project this weekend. It's a 96x48 mosaic: (URL) was a hell of a lot harder than I had expected. First was the problem that we were working with a limited supply of bricks (dual 1200 piece tubs). We tried a (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | latest train project info.....
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Just to let you know, I've decided to scrap the Genesis Engine altogether... I wanted to make that design, but the (original) club car only has one hole on each of its sides, making a (regular) train motor real hard without putting an additional (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Rubics cube solving robot
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G'Day I have found the home page of JP Brown at (URL) , he has several nifty robots. including the cube solver. Cheers Oliver Play Well ! "Oliver Giesen" <ogiesen@mdsintl.com> wrote in message news:GLIHA0.I04@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: personal challange
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(...) this is what i think i meant. because you have to name each array with a constant A(1) = 100 A(2) = 200 A(4) = 300 this is really no different than just a funny variable naming system A = 100 B = 200 C = 300 BUT if you could do this: var A(n) (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto10 Tentative Rules Preview
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(...) I think you have a point, but I think due to the "spirit of game", I think the fishing line doesn't cross the line. If he wants his gantry crane to use the line to "make it faster" by pinching it....then I (personally don't think there's (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: personal challange
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(...) No Problem. You should check out Dave Baums books on NQC. I have them, and I would be a much better programmer if I had worked through all of the examples. But, I haven't found much time for that. I always spend more time on mechanical (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto10 Tentative Rules Preview
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I only mention it because Iain was so desperate to use it, and at the dinner after rtl9 I recall Chris, after much persuasion said he could. I believe in the end we decided as a group it was ok, for this contest only. Correct me if I'm wrong. Anyway (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto10 Tentative Rules Preview
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(...) Well, here's the question of the week: Should something like monofilament/fishing line be allowed? We've always said basic rubber bands and cotton string that approximates Lego string and rubber bands would be perfectly fine. But fishing line (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Encounter @ COSTCO
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(...) Nope, neither one of those. Since Tim hasn't officially announced the 3 new sets I won't list them here, but if you go the the fbtb link listed above and then go into the HP forum you will see that Tim has basically let the cat out of the bag. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: rtlToronto10 Tentative Rules Preview
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(...) It appears string is missing as a legal non-Lego element in the rules. :-) Derek (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto10 Tentative Rules Preview
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(...) Actually, yes, it's a legal solution, but effective? I'd have to work the stats out on it :) Calum (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Encounter @ COSTCO
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(...) Well, Tim alludes to a few more upcomin’ Potter sets. (URL) Potter Sets 10.21.01 Tim Three more sets will be coming, possibly as soon as January of next year. More details soon. --- So you may just be receiving those very stes!!!!!!!! Oh, and (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Encounter @ COSTCO
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(...) I think the HP Hogwarts Castle has a lot of great pieces, its stunningly beautiful, and coincidently is the same price as Leo's Castle.... ???? Anyways...I will probably end up buying the HP kit...and buy a couple HP sets also...like a few (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Encounter @ COSTCO
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Encounter @ COSTCO Today while shopping at COSTCO on Woodbine I encountered an individual who I believe to be Jin Sato. It just so happens that we were both looking at the New (URL) Harry Potter Castle right next to each other. It was only $99.99 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: personal challange
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(...) ROB, you are the best.!!!!!! this bit of documentation was all the answer i needed. thank you!!! its a shame that you have to use a constant to assign the array. :( BUt this is better than nothing. I guess i have to start to learn NQC (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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