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(...) OT: I've seen those before, and another demo I saw when in high school where the laser was aimed through a hole in a speaker cone, and then to a receiver. Anyone got pointers to online circuits to receive and decode such data? I think a remote (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Handyboard/ USB interface
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I have heard of USB to RS232 adapters- I was wondering if anyone has had any luck in using these devices to connect to the Handyboard? I recently purchased a new computer, but it only has 4 USB ports, and no RS232 ports!. (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Handyboard/ USB interface
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i have tested several of these with Macintosh. I haven't tested any with PC, but i assume they should work. see (URL) for info on the Mac solutions. f. In your message you said: (...) d (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) pulleys... and a few extra parts. I was working from memory late at night and had the angled beams in upside down. So, please disregard my earlier post as it works great this way. :-) Another neat neat thing about this layout is that there is (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) at (...) This is something I'd like to know too. I've been trying to make cheap copies using other Lego parts, but nothing's working real well. I'd like to use the originals. Finding old sets around my area is a pain, so any ordering info (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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In article (...) Nope, for some strange reason its not available in the US. Perhaps some legal issue (lawsuit and/or patent dispute) is what prevents it from being sold here. I wound up having someone in the UK purchase a couple of packs and sending (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) I doubt that; it's availble as part of bigger sets (the Indy Storm, for example). (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) I had to work thru a Lego Fan in Italy for my first flex system sets. I really don't understand why there is such a difference in service parts availability due to region. Then again , Lego Group does several things we don't understand. If a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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Todd Bertschi <Cptgldfsh@aol.com> wrote in message news:FJG59D.LxB@lugnet.com... (...) copies (...) the (...) info (...) The cables are available in 5118 Service Pack (try Busy Bee) (URL) Control Center II (try ETS DYA) (URL) Nighthawk (??) (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.robotics)
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| | (no subject)
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(...) (URL) that's better. Adding the extra pulley on the face of the gear was a stroke of genius! Sometimes we get so focused on the task at hand that it never occurs to us to make improvements. I figured with two cylinders I was better off with (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Stepper Motors
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Can anyone give me a sample program on how to control a stepper motor and were is a good place to but some that work good with the handy board. TIM ===== (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) Hey. I just realized. I bought the Indy Storm when it first came out and it DOES have a small set (for the steering). See what happens when you get the big blue Tow Truck and a Zepplin the day after you build it. It's been sitting in a box (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) The reason I speculated that it may have been a legal issue is that several years ago the flex pack was advertised as available from S@H. For some reason they pulled it from US distribution but kept it in Europe. The flex pack has several (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: (no subject)
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(...) I'm glad that worked Ralph. I still haven't done the mod to my version of your compressor yet. Just finished a three day hobby show... LEGO was a huge success with the 8 to 10,000 attendees! Back to my own building. <ICS> (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Error at address 0x0000
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Hello, i have the same problem with the Error at address 0x0000. First i checked the hardware (Ram,Latch...) but i cant't find a bug. In the archive i found this message that descibe a softwarebug on faster machines. But i tested HBDL with a P133 (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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This was on (URL) NEWS - NEW LEGO Toys!! BY: Greg Edwards Here's a great list of upcoming Lego products thanks to Knight! Technic X-Wing Technic Darth Vader's TIE Fighter Battle Droid Minstorms kit Destroyer Droid Minstorms kit AT-AT Mindstorms kit (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO Reverse DNS?
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Hi all... Just a quick question for those of you whose ISPs give you a reverse lookup of the DNS from which your websites have been hit. 1. What is the domain name that TLG shows up as when your site is hit by them? Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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(...) Thanks for the post although I have a hard time believing some of this. I just can't see 4 Mindstorms sets (Just for Star Wars no less). Just seems like overkill to me and doubt that there would be that many. As far as the rest it seems (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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Well, I just thought I'd pass this along--too soon to vouch for its authenticity, but you may be right about there being too many MindStorms sets to be true. I have seen a scan of a Y2K Lego cover that includes more SW figures and does indeed (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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Well, Ralph, I'm not really sure- I've served 12967 pages of the HOWTO as of today, so there are a lot of logs to go through. However, I can say with certainty that it is not lego.com, as there are no records of any hits on my site from there. I can (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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(...) Actually, since I'd assume the Mindstorms sets are lagging in popularity (things like that always have an initial spike and then a downward trend in sales) a variety of SW Mindstorms add-on sets would be just the thing for TLG to boost sales, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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(...) Yeah, having 4 mindstorms kits and two technic sets sounds a bit much! (not that I'd complain if it's true!) Maybe it's just 1 or 2 more mindstorms kits that have multiple models? That'd be kinda like the one that features R2D2 and the battle (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | RE: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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(...) Maybe TLG doesn't care about NQC :-) that's why they don't show up as lego.com...ha ha ha. Seriously, that's what got me curious too. Think about it. Here's a group of folks they can get design ideas from, and yet NOBODY I know of has ever had (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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I've kept every http log file since the dawn of time (1994) but most don't have reverse lookups. I've never been tempted to do reverse lookups on the LEGO related pages. I have on some other sites I run for personal amusement. I have never access (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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(...) It might just be company policy that the internet is not used for web browsing at work. Some places do that. You might want to expand your search to domains that point to key geographical regions which may indicate employee usage. For that (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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(...) Hmmm...companies like that might want to get a clue. The web is a great way to figure out what the competition is doing, or if anyone who you don't even know is competing with you is going to swamp your company with a cool new product... Check (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [OFFTOPIC] Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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In re: DNS and public disclosure: Sorry to take this OT, but I just have to throw in my two cents. There is a big difference between getting personal data (cookies, required logins, etc.) and checking out what domain someone has dl'd from. The (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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Ralph Hempel writes: > Seriously, that's what got me curious too. Think about it. Here's a group > of folks they can get design ideas from, and yet NOBODY I know of has ever > had a hit from lego.com - coincidence? I think not. I've gotten email (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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=>From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> =>... =>Any of the other high-hit sites have a reverse DNS capability? Anybody (well, *almost* anybody) has reverse DNS capability. High-hit sites don't often have the reverse lookup turned on, since it's (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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Once, after doing too many nights of research at the Lego web site, I used that domain as an example in a System admin class I was teaching. I showed the folks in the class how to setup a secondary DNS and just for fun (and since I'd been so (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | IR sensor for Program download to HandyBoard ??
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Hi , I am new to Handyboard and have these IR questions. Can the IR sensor be used to download programs to the HandyBoard? my idea is to dynamically load programs to the handyboard using IR communication . or Can RF communication be used? Is is (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Texas Legomaniacs Unite!
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If you live in Texas or even the surrounding states please post here. I am trying to find out if there is a Texas group, if so where in the state are they active, and if not then how many are interested in starting one. I am in the Bryan/College (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Texas Legomaniacs Unite!
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Check out the newsgroup lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw There have been several people from the houston and austin areas that have recently mentioned that they would like to get together over the Y2K holidays. (...) Joel Shafer joel@connect.net (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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Hmmm. Anybody else out there thinking that there might not actually be a Slave I set for 2000? I'd love to see it, but it just doesn't seem to jive in my head as something that LEGO would do. Here are some of my thoughts: Slave I has very little (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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In lugnet.robotics, Shaun Sullivan writes: <snip> (...) The desert skiff wouldn't be too hard, assuming the pirate ship hull molds are still around. Some mods would be needed, but not a lot... Paul Sinasohn, who would buy them all. (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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(...) I know I got a lego.com hit about a year ago. They didn't really look at much on my site though. --- Chris Osborn Full System, Inc. fozztexx@fullsystem.com 2160 Jefferson St., #240 (URL) Napa, CA 94559 (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mindstorms/reinforcement learning
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Hello, allow me introduce myself to the list. My name is Erik Zempel, I'm a Junior at the University of Michigan in the Computer Engineering department. Two friends and I are hoping to to get some funding for a research project involving (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms/reinforcement learning
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I don't think that NQC by itself will handle your needs. I am not an AI expert (pretty much skipped all AI classes in college), but I expect that would need a decent amount of memory to remember which behaviors have been reinforced. NQC works on top (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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(...) Wouldn't be the first such overlap -- the Launch Command shuttle was out when the Technic shuttle was released, IIRC. (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms/reinforcement learning
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Erik- I have just completed a RL project using legOS, and a class in the Computer Science department here which I am TAing for is due to all submit a set of RL projects by the end of this week. Unfortunately, I'm also swamped with other work, so I (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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