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OK, I had to post this in rtl because I confess the main inspiration for this was watching Ian's amazing LEGO industrial P&P automations over the years. This isn't nearly as fast as his, but it's the first time I've captured a motion I really like, (...) (16 years ago, 31-Aug-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: Help vintage 1093 Interface A
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(...) Please, can you help me? (16 years ago, 29-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Official New Service Announcement From The BrickEngraver--LONG
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<Snippage> (...) </Snippage> 60's, huh? Although I wasn't there myself, my uncle always said if you remember the 60's, you weren't there. You remembered part of it. Does that mean you were partially there? ;) -Rob www.lifelites.com FUT - O-T.fun (16 years ago, 26-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Official New Service Announcement From The BrickEngraver--LONG
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(...) Steve/Stewart not bad for 40 years of being in a muddled brain of millions of pathways. Even got "access to tools" right. As you can tell, that was a really important book in my youth. And memories from youth are the ones that stick the best (...) (16 years ago, 26-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Official New Service Announcement From The BrickEngraver--LONG
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(...) (URL) Whole Earth Catalog> by Stewart Brand (16 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Official New Service Announcement From The BrickEngraver--LONG
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(...) Back in the late 60's or early 70's a guy name Steve Brand (this if from memory) came out with The Whole Earth Catalog--An Access to Tools. Big rage in the hippie/design/commune/techno geeky subcultures. He essentially provided a source for (...) (16 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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(...) And there's always BrickOS - can be a bit of work to setup, but gives you a GNU C compiler & tools, with C++ support. (URL) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Wireless Power for LEGO Trains?
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(...) There are several (numerous?) wireless power transmission systems in development. Electric toothbrushes were early adopters. Google "eCoupled" for a system aimed at eliminating the hassle of recharging all your mobile gadgets. Steve (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | AW: RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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On Linux, you could use Java-based leJOS for programming the RCX in connection with the associated Eclipse plugin (see ((URL) Nachricht----- Von: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] Im Auftrag von Andrew G. Meyer Gesendet: (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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NQC works like a charm. I take it Ubuntu users prefer a IDE to simplify things. But coding in NQC is not so bad. Open up gedit and code away! (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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NQC will run under linux. Unfortunately my preferref IDE- bricXCC does not work under WINE. (It seems to work for everything except the communication to the brick part). Rob A. (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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So, I am delurking after a year or so to ask if anyone has seen a good way to work with the RCX on Linux. I have available to me RS232 and USB towers, RCX versions 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0, ROBOLAB versions 1.0 through 2.9 (plus bug fix), RIS2.0, as well (...) (16 years ago, 22-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Hmmm... WeDo
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(...) Actually, now that you force me to pay attention, I was thinking of the #8886 Power Function to 9V cable, which can connect to NXT via the NXT to 9V cable. But of course, given that stack-up of kludges, there is a wire pair missing, at least (...) (16 years ago, 18-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Help vintage 1093 Interface A
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Ciao to all, I need your help concerning the vintage 1093 Interface A. I found the 9750 version, with no interface cable and no software :-( Is possible to build-up a parallel cable for PC ? I have noticed that it is compatible with Apple II, IBM (...) (16 years ago, 18-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Hmmm... WeDo
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(...) I think the software used to program the WeDo is written in Labview, the same way the software used to program the NXT is written in Labview. (...) The NXT to 9V cable is for the "old" 9v system that has two wires. The new Power Function (...) (16 years ago, 17-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Hmmm... WeDo
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Today a catalog from Lego Educaton turned up in the snail mail. As I was flipping through it I saw the "WeDo" system advertised in it. OK, so I guess people who religiously follow Lego press releases would have known about WeDo two weeks ago.... so (...) (16 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Win a MINDSTORMS NXT set at Brickfair
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This year at BrickFair, a grand prize of a MINDSTORMS NXT set will be awarded to one lucky person. But, instead of the grand prize simply being awarded to the winner of any event, everyone who enters any of the three MINDSTORMS events will be (...) (16 years ago, 13-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Cant get sensors to work properly
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Hi I have a little problem. I'm using the latest Bricx command center together with my cybermaster brick. My program code looks something like this: task main () { if(SENSOR_1) SetOut(OUT_A)); } Everything comiles nicely but nothing happens when I (...) (16 years ago, 13-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mars rover IV
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After the HALE experiment we turned back to the Mars rover project IV. Remember that we want to realize a fully autonom LEGO Mars rover running on the simulated Mars environment that already served for the previous projects. The idea is to have two (...) (16 years ago, 13-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: HALE (High Altitude LEGO Extravaganza)
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(...) Not necessarily. WALL-E has not been released entirely worldwide. Much of Europe is still waiting for its release. Joe (16 years ago, 31-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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