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Re: TTT board marks or not
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Date: 
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:01:07 GMT
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David Koudys wrote:

> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
> 
> > Calum Tsang wrote:
> > 
> > snip
> > 
> > 
> > > Calum
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 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:
> > 
> > This is simple, and has less chance for error:
> > 
> > http://www.thepyroguys.com/images/simple.jpg
> > 
> > This is way more complex and has a higher chance of people printers
> > messing it up.
> > 
> > http://www.thepyroguys.com/images/raster.jpg
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
> > Chris
> 
> 
> what stops the paper from moving around when the 'bots are writing on it?
> 
> we have pretty slippery table surfaces, after all...
> 
> 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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  Re: TTT board marks or not
 
(...) what stops the paper from moving around when the 'bots are writing on it? we have pretty slippery table surfaces, after all... Dave K (20 years ago, 14-Aug-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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