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    Kego Constructopedia —Ian Sinclair
   I just read Mike Plusch's undergraduate dissertation (link near the bottom) at: (URL) it he describes a lego technic contructopedia built using FileMaker Pro. The database does not appear to be available for download, but there are some images of a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Kego Constructopedia —Suzanne D. Rich
     Ian, Did you also read this page? It's worth a careful, close reading. (URL) introduces the concept and describes the project as a web-collaborative one. Also mentions a general target timetable...) -Suz. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: Kego Constructopedia —Ian Sinclair
     (...) Thanks Suz. I missed that paragraph near the bottom... <ICS> -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: Kego Constructopedia —Robert Munafo
     (...) web site, but there is hardly ever a LUGNET message with this tagline where the topic of discussion is expanded upon by the website. Asking if you've checked the website "first" makes it sound like you're going to find relevant information (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: Kego Constructopedia —Alex Wetmore
     From: "Robert Munafo" <munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> (...) great (...) where the (...) The email list does it automatically. It has cut-down onthe number of people asking "How do I remove myself from this list?", so it is a useful thing to have in my (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: Tagline (was Re: Kego Constructopedia) —Brian Alano
     The fact that there aren't messages with questions addressed by the website indicate that people ARE checking the site first, maybe because they read the tagline before posting their question! (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Kego Constructopedia —Brian Alano
   The Lego-Robotics WikiWeb could be constructed as a Constructopedia It would be very easy to create a Yahoo!-style category hierarchy, and the search utility just about takes care of itself. I have added a few pages to it, documenting (and linking (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Kego Constructopedia —Todd Lehman
   (...) ^^^...^^^ (...) ^^^...^^^ (...) ^^^...^^^ Brian, Just a couple of general comments on word usage... If at all possible, it is probably a good idea to avoid using the word "Constructopedia" in a context such as this. I don't want to see you or (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        word ownership (was Re: Kego Constructopedia) —Robert Munafo
   (...) I agree that we shouldn't rely on Papert's 1995 precedent on "constructopedia" to protect us against LEGO in this case, however it is also useful to be clear on this "ownership" thing. No-one owns any word. Constructopedia(r) is a registered (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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