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Re: TTT board marks or not
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Date:
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Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:01:07 GMT
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David Koudys wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
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> > Calum Tsang wrote:
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> > snip
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> > > Calum
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> > So, I seem to recall that at the dinner, people seemed ok with the idea
> > that the bot was to start, "NOT on the page."
> >
> > This was going to eliminate the need for "registration" marks, and the
> > need for everyone to have the Cannon EP-1 Super LAZER 3-4H printer.
> >
> > The idea was KISS. Everyone has access to 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Even my
> > poor FIRST DRAFT of the game board lined up in the center of the page.
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> > With just the plain paper, and the # grid, then it was an easy matter to
> > have your space defined as ANYWHERE in the L shape, NOT on the page.
> >
> > This is what I meant:
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> > This is simple, and has less chance for error:
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> > http://www.thepyroguys.com/images/simple.jpg
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> > This is way more complex and has a higher chance of people printers
> > messing it up.
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> > http://www.thepyroguys.com/images/raster.jpg
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> > Why waste the ink on registration marks. We all know what size a 8 1/2 x
> > 11 bit of paper is. I suggest we use the page itself as the boundary.
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> >
> > Chris
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> what stops the paper from moving around when the 'bots are writing on it?
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> we have pretty slippery table surfaces, after all...
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> Dave K
Tape.
We talked about simply putting a small bit of tape on 2 sides of the
paper, OR if thats a problem then the corners... OR double sided tape
underneath and out of the bots way.
Whatever is simple, and easy.
Chris
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