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Re: Kego Constructopedia
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:24:40 GMT
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Brian B. Alano <alano@kiva.!stopspam!net>
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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 to) assemblies that
others have posted. It wouldn't take much
to re-organize it as a Constructopedia. Since a WikiWeb is openly
collaborative, it would be nice if someone (who is aware of Wiki
architecture and style) would create a set of Constructopedia guidelines.
THIS COMMUNITY could help a lot by discussing specific requirements the
Constructopedia should meet.
http://www.object-arts.com/wiki/html/Lego-Robotics/FrontPage.htm
http://www.object-arts.com/wiki/html/Lego-Robotics/WikiTextFormattingRules.htm
Ian Sinclair wrote:
> I just read Mike Plusch's undergraduate dissertation (link near the
> bottom) at:
> http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/Projects/constructopedia/kego.html
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> In 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 couple queries on this page near the
> bottom.
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> From the couple examples he gives, you can only guess at how well the
> database does the job of providing a useable constructopedia.
> He hints at the possibilities of doing a web based version, but I
> assume that hasn't happened.
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> A web based searchable, extendable constructopedia would be most
> useful to technic builders, most notably mindstorms robot builders.
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> I know how many times I've read text based descriptions of mechanical
> systems that have left me scratching my noodle... :-)
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> Of course most include pictures, which greatly helps.
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> But we still don't have the database capabilities. New people come
> along all the time, with the same problems, asking the same questions
> again and again.
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> It would be nice if all of us could benefit from such a database that
> describes the problem, and the solutions with pictures and ldraw files
> where necessary.
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> So what we need is the web based version of Kego or something similar.
>
> Thoughts?
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| (...) ^^^...^^^ (...) ^^^...^^^ (...) ^^^...^^^ 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)
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| 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)
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