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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) John, This would be neat in the short term, especially for little PDAs and such that don't have a standard DB9. But the biggest benefit (in my opinion) would be in classrooms. With a low power transmitter, there would (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Can the IrDA Port on the laptops be used in lieu of the tower ? Has anyone tried that ? Maneesh (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, I was just curious if there is any interest in having an IRC chat server for this mailing list. I manage a chat server for a major gaming company, so I have the experience in installing, maintaining, and securing a chat server. I can provide (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have been following this thread for a while and it suddenly crossed my mind that the originator of the thread may have had a slightly different requirement than the current thread's interpretation is addressing. I traced out the circuitry in the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Another option for repairing scratches on a CD are toothpaste. Using your fingers and light pressure it is often possible to smooth the scratch enough to make the CD readable. Note: You don't have to remove the scratch just smooth it out enough that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: CM-RCX comm
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(...) Yes, the Off() does a shortcircuit simulating a ON state from a TouchSensor point of view. The Float() does the oposite, getting a OFF state this way. (...) I'm using NQC, because all this has to run on a CyberMaster, with it's fixed standard (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I once used a CD repair kit to successfully restore an audio CD that had a rather deep groove (CD half inside player, spindle became lathe). I had to grind it down with very fine sandpaper, then very very fine sandpaper, then very very very (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't think so. Common wisdom was that it is impossible, until recently. Then someone mentioned that a common spec for PCs (PC97) requires IR chips to support a mode called Consumer Electronics IR (CEIR) that could talk to an RCX. See for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 3800 Ultimate Builders Set - what is this?
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Hi Arnold! On 10 Jan 2001, "brickhead" <astan@gmx.net> wrote in <G6y2Dx.97p@lugnet.com>: (...) Where can I sign up? :-) (...) I'll have to wait then. (...) Just had a look. I already decided to buy one! Greetings, Joachim (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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