The Amazing Lego DAT Tape Changer

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The Amazing Lego DAT Tape Changer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday January 31, 2002 @05:47PM from the danish-people-must-be-very-proud dept.

lizardboy writes: "This is for the Lego loving computer geek with large backup needs. The Lego DAT Tape changer. It can be interfaced with any platform supporting Lego mindstorms. I have used it with OSX and Linux using dump and NQC with some custom shell scripts. It also works under a Mac OS 9 using Retrospect and RCX."

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Re:Made Too Late by jsprat · 2002-01-31 18:21 · Score: 2, Informative

In this decade, we don't use casettes

Yeah, but some of us use DAT tapes to back up our hard drives...
links to the images by rehannan · 2002-01-31 18:38 · Score: 5, Informative

For those that can't view the crappy iTools slideshow...
The Loader
From the right
Load and unload slides
Tape being unloaded
Arm loader from the rear
system to eject tape
Back of loader
Lifting system
Re:Yah, but can it reboot the Lego Webserver? by tsangc · 2002-01-31 18:41 · Score: 3, Informative

Anybody else remember those old computerized Lego sets for the AppleIIs? I wonder if those could be interfaced to the mind storms, I know of a school that has quite a few of those lying around, it is just that all of their AppleII interface boards died.
Yes. It's called the 4.5V Lego TC Logo system. It uses 4.5V Technic motors and cannot be used with the Mindstorms RCX system, which uses the newer 9V system-motors, connectors, battery boxes, sensors etc.
The 4.5V system also has a ISA PC card version that connects to the same breakout box.
Calum
Re:iTools by Pope · 2002-01-31 19:06 · Score: 2, Informative

it's the custom JavaScript that gets automagically put into the iTools photo albums. FWIW, they don't work in Opera PPC either.

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Re:iTools by lizardboy · 2002-01-31 19:53 · Score: 2, Informative

I killed the standard iTools layout and posted my own.
Lizard Boy
Re:How about a CD Changer by seewolf · 2002-02-01 00:05 · Score: 3, Informative

Party-Optimizer uses such thing
Re:Free Time :: Lego by radish · 2002-02-01 01:01 · Score: 4, Informative

Except their not latin. Lego is danish (I belive it translate's as "play well"). Don't know about Duplo, could be danish as well. There is no plural of Lego:

I play with Lego.
He plays with Lego.
Look at all that Lego.
Look at all those Lego bricks.
Eeek! There's a load of Lego in my server room!

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Re:Free Time :: Lego by Lars+Rindsig · 2002-02-01 02:23 · Score: 2, Informative

Please step aside, gentlemen, I am a Dane. I know what I'm talking about. (Well, I don't but ...)
Lego is danish (I belive it translate's as "play well").
Well, it's actually an acronym consisting of LEg GOdt, which is indeed Danish and translates to "play well".
Don't know about Duplo, could be danish as well.
Don't think so, though. Just sounds neat, I guess.
There is no plural of Lego
Right you are again. We say "LEGO-klodser" ("LEGO bricks") or just LEGO.