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Re: Handy Board newsgroup
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Sun, 5 Sep 1999 20:55:49 GMT
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I vote a resounding YES if, and only if, Dr. Martin will give us a
firm publication date for "Robotic Explorations: An Introduction to
Engineering and Design".
- Nick -
Todd Lehman wrote:
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> [Crossposted to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general, & lugnet.announce;
> followups to lugnet.robotics]
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> Fred G. Martin[1] of the MIT Media Lab[2] has expressed interest in hosting
> the Handy Board[3] mailing list[4] as a real newsgroup on LUGNET[5]. Though
> the Handy Board is not specifically designed for working exclusively with
> LEGO elements, it has a strong following among robotics hobbyists, many of
> whom do incorporate LEGO elements into their work. A recent Handy Board
> Expansion Board[6], for example, supports 4 inputs for active LEGO sensors,
> and the Handy Board itself is compatible with 9v LEGO motors. Several
> certified LEGO fanatics here also own Handy Boards. :-)
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> As part of the ongoing mission statement of LUGNET to "enrich the online
> experience for the LEGO enthusiast in a growing number of new ways,"[7]
> we (that is, Fred and I) have met and believe that this would make an
> excellent addition to the lugnet.robotics.* newsgroup hierarchy, as it would
> increase the Handy Board's exposure to the outside world (the LEGO community
> at large, and the robotics community in particular) and vice-versa. Fred is
> also very excited about the Handy Board list gaining real threading and
> searching via news and web access.
>
> If we go ahead with this, there will be a lugnet.robotics.handyboard group
> which is gatewayed with the existing Handy Board mailing list for a two-way
> message exchange, and Fred will point any new people wandering in to the
> LUGNET sign-up rather than the existing listserv signup, as he would prefer
> a gradual migration away from the current listserv. We will also start the
> new newsgroup out with the full 6000-message archive of the Handy Board
> list.
>
> Does anyone see major problems with this? It will mean some number of
> non-LEGO people entering our community, but from what I've seen on the
> current Handy Board mailing list, these people are mainly very mature
> adults, and many of these folks may already be LEGO fans but just not know
> it yet. :)
>
> BTW, the Handy Board isn't your average run-of-the-mill device for hobbyists
> that just happens to be mildly related to LEGO. It's a very special device
> because it was designed by the same people who designed the MIT Programmable
> Brick[8], the Mini Board[9], Crickets[10], and related research, one or more
> of which ultimately inspired[11] LEGO MINDSTORMS[12].
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> Finally, it should be noted that Dr. Fred Martin, a research scientist at
> the MIT Media Lab, is not associated with LUGNET; similarly, the Handy Board
> is not associated with or endorsed by with the LEGO Group.
>
> --Todd
>
> Footnotes:
> [1] http://www.media.mit.edu/~fredm/
> [2] http://www.media.mit.edu/
> [3] http://el.www.media.mit.edu/projects/handy-board/
> [4] http://el.www.media.mit.edu/projects/handy-board/maillist/
> [5] http://www.lugnet.com/
> [6] http://el.www.media.mit.edu/projects/handy-board/hbexp30/
> [7] http://www.lugnet.com/admin/plan/2.html
> [8] http://el.www.media.mit.edu/projects/programmable-brick/
> [9] http://www.media.mit.edu/~fredm/papers/mb/
> [10] http://www.media.mit.edu/~fredm/projects/cricket/
> [11] http://www.media.mit.edu/~fredm/mindstorms/
> [12] http://www.legomindstorms.com/
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| [Crossposted to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general, & lugnet.announce; followups to lugnet.robotics] Fred G. Martin[1] of the MIT Media Lab[2] has expressed interest in hosting the Handy Board[3] mailing list[4] as a real newsgroup on LUGNET[5]. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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