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Message #09431



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Timothy Flytcher" flytch@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:33:45 PST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Score: BEAM 9- Railroader 4


Jim I had a little truble with getting to "telerobotics" had to move my
widow up and up again... and could only see just the top of telerobotics...
maybe you could ad a slider to your list???
Timothy...
>Yes check out any link on my page,http://www.geocities.com/boter_99 under
>Telerobotics.

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9432 Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:34:49 PST [alt-beam] Re: Score: BEAM 9- Railroader 4 beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Timothy Flytcher" Jim I had a little trouble with getting to "telerobotics" had to move my
widow up and up again... and could only see just the top of telerobotics...
maybe you could ad a slider to your list???
Timothy...
>Yes check out any link on my page,http://www.geocities.com/boter_99 under
>Telerobotics.

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9433 Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:48:30 +1100 [alt-beam] Re: List messages getting unnecessarily HUGE beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Rob
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Dave,

I hadn't even thought of your signature as it's become so familiar over the
last 4 or 5 years. Everyone's entitled to sign their message as they
please. I meant that it is better to trim the unnecessary bits when quoting
a message. Some have quotes of replies including quotes of replies
including......

Rob

Dave Hrynkiw wrote:

> At 04:20 AM 1/20/2000 , Rob wrote:
> >And how about deleting the signatures too as long as it's clear what the
> >reply is to.
>
> Jee, like I didn't see _that_ one coming. 4 line sigs are acceptable
> "netequitte" from the sources I've consulted.
>
> Don't take the suggestion so personal! I'm just looking to make list msgs
> more readable.
>
> -Dave
>


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Dave,

I hadn't even thought of your signature as it's become so familiar over
the last 4 or 5 years.  Everyone's entitled to sign their message
as they please.  I meant that it is better to trim the unnecessary
bits when quoting a message.  Some have quotes of replies including
quotes of replies including......

Rob

Dave Hrynkiw wrote:

At 04:20 AM 1/20/2000 , Rob wrote:

>And how about deleting the signatures too as long as it's clear what
the

>reply is to.

Jee, like I didn't see _that_ one coming. 4 line sigs are acceptable

"netequitte" from the sources I've consulted.

Don't take the suggestion so personal! I'm just looking to make list
msgs

more readable.

-Dave

 





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9434 Fri, 21 Jan 2000 01:03:25 -0700 [alt-beam] Re: List messages getting unnecessarily HUGE beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Dave Hrynkiw At 12:48 AM 1/21/00 , Rob wrote:
>I hadn't even thought of your signature as it's become so familiar over
>the last 4 or 5 years. Everyone's entitled to sign their message as they
>please. I meant that it is better to trim the unnecessary bits when
>quoting a message. Some have quotes of replies including quotes of
>replies including......

Whups. My apologies.....

-Dave
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"Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
http://www.solarbotics.com



9435 Fri, 21 Jan 2000 19:52:57 +1100 [alt-beam] Re: Incredible gear motors beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Rob A good person to ask seems to be Bert Van Dam. http://home.concepts.nl/~bvandam/

Under BEAM is his Mini Walker http://home.concepts.nl/~bvandam/beamwalk.html

Rob

adam-m wrote:
Do these specifications sound interesting?

> Gear motor: 1cm x 1cm x 1.3cm
> 2-9v 8mA draw!!! (no load) 32 rpm
> surprisingly torqey
> 15 grams - VERY light
>
> They could even be smaller, because they are surrounded by a plastic case that
> i have not cracked open yet. The source? LEGO. These are the micro
> gearmotors for the mindstorms sets. I believe the cost is $17 CAD each. When
> i saw these motors i practically freaked.
> Absolutely perfect for heads, and 2DOF heads - because they are so light. With
> their low current draw, micro walkers are a possibility. I'm going to order
> some and try them out. Never seen gearmotor specs so promising.
> You can order them direct from LEGO. www.lego.com
> Nowhere near as powerful as a BG mirco, but so much smaller, lighter, and less
> draw.
>
> I think a micro walker would be a very interesting project....

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