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I am about to buy some bulk packages of black bricks. But for less money I could go to Toys-R-Us or elsewhere and get a bucket of *all kinds* of bricks. So my question is: Are those in the 'bucket' as good a quality, or will my robots fall apart due (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ping-pong popper
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(...) If you have one of those Klutz LEGO Creations books handy, they show a working ping-pong popper in the second half of the book. That should give you some ideas; I wouldn't lift the entire design for risk of plagiarism. You'll definitely need (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Serial-IR Tower Cable
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Oooops.....add to that pin 7 to pin 8, and pin 8 to pin 7 (thanks JB) Jeffrey Hazen North Mill Technology jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Hazen [SMTP:jeffrey.hazen@...hmill.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 06, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Serial-IR Tower Cable
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Just happened to be playing with my DVM at work...... 9 pin female to 9 pin female 2.........3 3.........2 4.........4 5.........5 none of the other pins seem to be connected. Jeff Jeffrey Hazen North Mill Technology jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Remember Mind Control from the good old days, way before the turn of the century? (If you don't: it's a Visual Basic program which interprets (most) RCX code and sends it to the RCX; along with some real-time control functions). Since NQC and other (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Is the cable that connects the IR tower to the PC just a standard 9-pin to 9-pin serial, or is it a nullmodem? (I have two towers but only one cable after a recent Lego collection acquisition, and would like to get a second one--but I already have (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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A dutch magazine called "Computer Idee" had a seperate booklet with this months issue. It had building instructions (photographs) to build a CD changer for changing CD-Rs when making multiple copies of a disc. It didn't look like it was done in (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | RE: Pneumatics Are Back!
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No, nothing is marked as "limited availability." Doug Wilcox Senior Web Developer iMcKesson Provider Solutions Group-Needham 160 Gould Street, Suite 130 Needham, MA 02494-2308 Phone: 781.453.2900 x 237 Fax: 781.455.7990 e-mail: (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pneumatics Are Back!
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(...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pneumatics Are Back!
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I've finished updating the images of the 2-page spread of Technic accessory packs. (URL) Wilcox Senior Web Developer iMcKesson Provider Solutions Group-Needham 160 Gould Street, Suite 130 Needham, MA 02494-2308 Phone: 781.453.2900 x 237 Fax: (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all I am in a class that uses Legos (mindstorms and others) to build robots. I have to build a ping pong popper. Has anyone done this before? Mine needs to have 4 simple machines in it., Any help would be great. Thanks Tina (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pneumatics Are Back!
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Doug, thanks for a good job. (...) (chassis, pneumatic) are significantly higher than those of regular models (with the same parts) sold by Lego in old good times (say some five years ago, when Technic was really Technic, not Slizers or similar (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Speaking of pneumatics, does anyone know how to get those parts in Germany? I know where I can pick up some leftover parts sets with the pistons only but I haven´t been able to find the tanks anywhere... (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ok. My concern was that they were dropping those in favor of the new packs. I don't have the newest catalog yet, but the last one I have has "All Accessories Limited Quantities! Order Now!" on the page where that's listed. So they have that (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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You can order the 2" piston separately, #5108, $2.99 for ONE. Doug Wilcox Senior Web Developer iMcKesson Provider Solutions Group-Needham 160 Gould Street, Suite 130 Needham, MA 02494-2308 Phone: 781.453.2900 x 237 Fax: 781.455.7990 e-mail: (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) cylinders? (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've posted scans of the more interesting "Power Packs" in the Technic line. (URL) Wilcox Senior Web Developer iMcKesson Provider Solutions Group-Needham 160 Gould Street, Suite 130 Needham, MA 02494-2308 Phone: 781.453.2900 x 237 Fax: 781.455.7990 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Ultimate Lego Robotics Storage Case
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Since bringing my robots to the office (See the Lego Breaks thread), my one lament was that it wasn't very easy to transport robots and pieces back and forth to work (in my RIS, Code Pilot, and Research Sub boxes), which meant that I couldn't very (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Glad to see this one survived. (...) Sure. Hopefully my catalog will come soon, but y'know... :) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I just got the new US Explore New Worlds (Shop@Home Lego catalog) in the mail today. The service packs have partly gone away, but there are a slew of useful, cool Technics parts packs, including: 5129 Wheel Pack (Chrome hubs & rubber treads, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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