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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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(...) 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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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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(...) Keep on hoping... I happily received the 2 mindstorms kits that I had ordered on Thursday, January 4th. Interestingly enough they came in the original Lego boxes and had not been opened... by that I mean Lego sends them to suppliers in a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I received the same disappointing email yesterday declaring that the units I ordered wouldn't ship for a long time and that my order was canceled. I wrote back asking whether or not they would honor the sale price when they finally start (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) week and (...) For those of us in Canada, Future Shop seems to still be processing orders. The status of my order was previously backordered, "special order from manufacturer." It's now listed as in progress, for whatever that's worth. Also, I (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's all I got too! If they didn't have stock, then the order process should have bounced the order, not wait til they realise there's a flood of orders and decide to pretend to restock at the full price. tut tut! JB (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks to Norman, you can have a look at the reference for yourself: (URL) just a small box in the lower right corner of the page that refers to the upcoming set..... brickhead <astan@gmx.net> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: G6wDwD.1uC@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Joachim, as a member of the German Lego club, I'll get the new catalog within the first days of the new year. It has also been sighted in first shops (e.g. TRU Frankfurt/Main). However, it will become broadly available until the end of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Arnold! On 09 Jan 2001, "brickhead" <astan@gmx.net> wrote in <G6wDwD.1uC@lugnet.com>: (...) Where did you get the 2001 catalogue? I can only get the old ones, here. Greetings, Joachim (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) See (URL) was available in the Fall 2000 LEGO Shop At Home catalog in the US, but not anymore. :-( --k (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has ever worked out a way of communicating direct with the RCX (via serial), rather than using the IR tower. The way I am using the RCX, it is sort of strapped to a notebook computer, so having to use the IR tower just (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) What is this? I've never heard of it. Matthias Jetleb VA3-MWJ (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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