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(...) I am not real sure where the Amerisuites in Medford is but I will check a map if I get time. There are a few "T" stops (Red Line) in Medford so there is probably a good chance that you can use the "T". (...) I believe Tufts is in Medford so (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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ludo soete <ludo.soete@village.uunet.be> wrote in message news:FJnqLo.87@lugnet.com... (...) part. (...) internally ? (...) I have not cut one open yet, but I'm pretty sure it is an optical encoder. I tried to detect magnetic fields from outside it (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I've heard that LEGO bricks are made from ABS. later, greg (26 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Just by way of clarification, ABS is a terpolymer (alloyed, if you will) of polystyrene: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. Jeff jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net (...) I've heard that LEGO bricks are made from ABS. (26 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <snipped out more gory transit details...> (...) Hmmm, Larry does not live in Boston, and yet he is intimately familiar with the transit system. Coincidence, I think not. The more likely explanation is that he is obsessed with trains, and (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us)
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The Green Line runs real, honest-to-goodness trolleys. They are quiet and fun. One of the sad developments of the last few years has been the disuse of the trolleys in the favor of buses. (For that matter, I now drive a daily 20-minute commute from (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, I WILL admit I had a mockup of a green line car partially completed but I just could not get a center pivot that looked good from the outside, worked, and would at least allow a minifig (turned sideways so he was only 1 stud wide) to (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Happened to be carrying out a parts inventory of my #8485 CC (*not* CCII) which recently arrived from DYA France. Here are the actual measurements of the flex cables - overall lengths followed by the lengths between the notches, in (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.nospam.org> wrote in message news:FJnF0x.rn@lugnet.com... (...) Many thanks Eric. You can bet I will have a folded up copy of those instructions in my pocket Thursday night. Mike G. (26 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us)
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I'm pleased to announce that my book has been printed and is now in stock in our warehouse. It should be showing up in your favorite bookstores soon. The entire book will be serialized online. Currently the Preface and chapters 1 and 2 are online (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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