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Re: LRGOAA & MichLUG Joint Meeting?
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lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, lugnet.org.us.michlug
Date: 
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 23:12:40 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
   I’ve made a couple trips to IndyLUG meetings, expecting a cold responce from from the “train” guys, only to be very welcome by other AFoLs.

Based on the general atmosphere regarding BIONICLE on LUGNET about a year ago, I didn’t expect a warm reception at my first MichLUG meeting either, but I was pleasantly surprised (my one big complaint was the fact that it’s quite possibly the biggest meeting that I’ve attended, so I felt a bit lost in the crowd sometimes). Chris still gives me a little grief over my chosen theme, but I’m going to get revenge on him by slipping a MOC with some BIONICLE parts into a Train display one of these days. >:)

   Turns out, most of them have Mindstorms, but a lot are still in the box. I guess most of them don’t know how to build a robot. :)

I’ve bought a couple sets myself, but not the RIS. I got the two Star Wars kits because they were Star Wars, and I got two of the expansion packs and three Spybots for specific TECHNIC parts. My hangup on getting in MINDSTORMS stems from my preference for form over function, the cost of building up the necessary components from scratch (vs. what I already spend on other themes), and a current low level of interest in learning how to program for RCX. I have an idea for using a microscout that might require jumping that last hurdle, provided it will actually work (do you happen to know if it’s possible to keep it running a single program indefinitely, or will it always go into standby mode after a while?).



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  Re: LRGOAA & MichLUG Joint Meeting?
 
Personally, I have about as much interest in building a lifelike train as Larry has in building a sumo robot. But that doesn't stop me from trying to attend any type of LEGO meeting (LUG, LTC, MUG, LRG, Brickfest...) I've made a couple trips to (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)

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