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Re: Automation Project Proposal
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Date: 
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:12:56 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> > If we approach GBC, it should probably be run parallel at a train show.  If only
> > for the fact that it's primarily a display, which a train show gets thousands of
> > people to view.
> 
> From our initial test, there is one thing I can tell you.  It doesn't really have to
> be a "display".  We sat there and watched it run (on and off) for about 7 hours, and
> we didn't get tired of watching it.
> 
> It's not like watching an event over and over, where you already know who's going to
> win...
> 
> > That all said, I personally am not really that interested in GBC.  I'd be
> > certainly more interested in a large scale, non adhoc project like Assembly than
> > GBC, mainly because it models a real world process and I think I'd have more to
> > learn from Iain, Rob and Wayne.
> 
> I suspect it's just like any other event.  It's hard to get excited, if you're not
> interested.
> 
> It would still be interesting to see what some of you guys can come up with.  For
> example, and arm that could pick up balls one at a time, and move them to the output
> bin.  Well, I doubt it could move quick enough to keep up...
> 
> Oh, well.
> 
> Steve

Sounds to me almost as if Stevie boy is trying to lay down some smack in rtlT's
general direction.

At least, that's how I'm taking it...

;)

Dave K
-who has no balls as of yet



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(...) Feh. Calum (22 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, I just don't think it's possible... (22 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) From our initial test, there is one thing I can tell you. It doesn't really have to be a "display". We sat there and watched it run (on and off) for about 7 hours, and we didn't get tired of watching it. It's not like watching an event over (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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