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  Re: Could somebody use this program?
 
I'm planning to release version 1.5 of MLCad soon, after that I would like to introduce some things like compatibility to LDLite. I think release 1.6 should be the point where I slow down basic developments on this thing except somebody wishes (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  R: R: Save arrays in VB5
 
Fantastic. All this time I believed it wrong. I checked and of course it's true, either on VB and on old QB. Thanks for that. Roberto -----Messaggio Originale----- Da: Joel Shafer <joel@connect.net> A: Roberto Amato <RobertoAmato@mclink.it> Cc: (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: HB for science project?
 
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 10:00:02 -0600 (...) i have used a few PICs, but they have to be programmed in assembly language. but just recently i have found a compiler called C2C which converts C code into assembly code. C2C provides assembly code for (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Lubricating Cylinders
 
(...) Yeah. Apperently this one came from Denmark where thier headquarters is located. My question: If they are just going to e-mail me saying that they can reply yet, then why didn't they just send a reply to from Denmark. I mean it's just more (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Light Sensor in Mindstorms
 
Wes Matchett <wes@augustschell.com> wrote in message news:37FA8820.BA3709...ell.com... (...) I think it is a phototransistor. (...) You betcha. I don't know if it is layman enough, but there is a detailed description of the Light sensor at: (URL) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  RE: Rotary electrical coupling
 
It's interesting you mention this. I have also started to use RJ11 and RJ45 connectors in my constructions. It is a neat and compact way of routing 2, 4, 6, or 8 wires around. I am working out the most neat and compact way of stuffing them into a (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Re: Blue Air Tanks
 
I've used a very light aluminum air freshener can called OZUIM. It's about 7-8 inches in length and a little over an inch in diameter. My guess is it is about 3 to 4 times the internal volume of the blue tanks. By removing the spray nozzle and using (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Blue Air Tanks
 
Zany Brainy stores in the U.S still have a stock of the submarine model with the air tank. KL (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders
 
Hi everyone! can anyone recommend a place where i can get pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders, and hopefully at reasonable prices? my team and i are planning to build a robot making use of those cylinders. has anyone done the same? any advice would be (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  LEGO robotics dis'd in CACM Forum.
 
Howdy, Has anyone seen the October issue of Communications of the ACM? On page 13 is a letter critical of the recent article, "Using Autonomous Robotics to Teach Science and Engineering," that appeared in the June '99, page 85. The article is all (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Blue tanks
 
Lego shop at home has the sub discounted to $25.00. It's a deal! You get pneumatics stuff, including the blue tank, and a lot of other handy technic stuff like long yellow beams. JB (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Blue tanks
 
(...) Unfortunately, the sale expired on 30 September, IIRC. I don't know about S@H's policy on holding firm on such dates; might be worth a phone call to check on it. Cheers, Roger (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO robotics dis'd in CACM Forum.
 
BAH! (to the writer of the nasty letter in the ACM communications) If one but peruses the Robot Store catalog (www.robotstore.com)--which I actually use as a source of inspiration for Lego 'bot building, one will see that Lego is by far the least (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  RE: LEGO robotics dis'd in CACM Forum.
 
"Also, while LEGOs (sic) are a wonderful tool for encouraging creative play in children, they fall flat as a university educational or research tool. LEGOs (sic) have so many structural limitations, and LEGO geartrains have such poor frictional and (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  RE: pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders
 
Reasonable is a such a subjective term ;>) You might look at (URL) They have a very broad assortment of small pneumatic stuff. Internationally available Parker http:/www.parker.com has all the big stuff you'll ever need... not necessarily cheap, but (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Blue tanks
 
(...) The Fall S@H still has it for $25 - a very good LEGO deal. DLC (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Blue tanks
 
(...) Very true...and I'm glad to see this is still on-going. Now, if only I had the -current- catalogue to which you make reference... Cheers, Roger (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  RE: Blue tanks
 
(...) I think S@H is mailing these one by one or something. I have seen "I've got it yesterday" messages for a couple of weeks now, but I still don't have one myself. Tilman (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Blue tanks
 
(...) <laughter> Now, if my alleged luck holds true-to-form, I'll get back home tonight and find one in my post-box, having kvetched about it here in public.... Cheers, Roger (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO robotics dis'd in CACM Forum.
 
---...--- (...) check out: < (URL) > It list for DM 499, which works out to US$ 260 ... later, greg (26 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)


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