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(...) If they are seeking a partner to help them with LEGO Games then perhaps they SHOULD be seeing a company that has a proven GAME record. NOT a destroyer of the public good! (...) I would hope that M$ does not get involved at all. M$ is only (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I believe the main reason why TLC has joined with MS is that TLC has stopped growing for the first time in its history and is trying to find a way not to go bankrupt in a fair amount of time! The major cause of TLC to have losses is the ever more (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I would love to see a IRC chat server for lego-robotics! I believe the combination of mailinglist and IRC is perfect! IRC could bring people closer together on talking about this hobby, and offering fast and realtime answers and discussions. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Not to mention that IF someone DID do it (with all the M$ "Safeguards" in place) then the bottomless pit of money from the evil empire would quickly stamp some poor sod into the ground. NQC, LegOS and Legjos had better watch closely and double (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The Destroyer Droid has on the end of the tail (actually pointing forward) three 3 clear-red single-studs. Also the 4 'guns' (2 at each side) have got 2 studs each at the bottom. This makes a total of 11 studs, or can anyone else find more? I (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The difference is that now, Lego are reasonably open about letting people build their own tools like NQC that use the firmware inside the box. Most Linux enthusiasts would tell you that we don't especially need Lego to release all their (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics)
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I like your Diode reversal circuit. Very good idea! Thanks for sharing it. -- Bob Fay California, USA rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Perhaps the biggest problem with Mindstorms is having only 3 sensor inputs. Using sensor inputs to control motor positioning is often a waste of valuable resource. Industrial automation has long used the concept of limit switches to control (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Robosports instructions
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(...) Brickshelf does not host scans of any currently available sets, only discontinued sets and current catalog, etc. (...) LEGO Shop at Home Service shop.lego.com or 1-800-LEGOLAND. Post a message to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade asking someone to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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To Dean (...) LEGO S@H and order a set. How can brickshelf be legal then? PS also what is S@H do they have a website. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dean Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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