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The end of an all-too-brief era
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 7 Jan 2004 15:20:32 GMT
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I had heard it here before around here... but had hoped it was just a
rumour.
LEGO Mindstorms is going away.
Toys R Us, at least in my area, has stopped carrying Mindstorms
products, and according to the fellow I spoke to about it that works
there, LEGO is discontinuing the entire line.
This really bums me out because it was the Mindstorms line that really
triggered my interest in playing with LEGO in the first place, and
although I do indeed love playing with the bricks themselves, I'm still
extremely disappointed about this.
Well, at least I can still fool around with what I've got... I'm mostly
disappointed because this not only means there will be no future
improvements to the RCX, but it also will mean that the development
outside LEGO for Mindstorms products will start to stagnate, spelling a
drawn out demise for products like NQC, BrickOS, PBForth, et al.
Even my wife, who isn't really big on LEGO herself, is kinda bummed out
about this. My kids all think LEGO is making a mistake.... "They always
do this. They stop making the really *COOL* sets and don't come out
with anything better."
Anyways... I'm just expressing some frustration here. Sorry for
dumping, although I wouldn't be suprised if others here shared my sentiment.
>> Mark
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) I don't. Does nobody remember the rumour of RIS 3.0? Nothing ever disproved it (and in fact several sources confirmed it, which were all publicized here). I'm sticking with that hope. And besides, just because the line discontinues doesn't (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
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| (...) Has this been confirmed or denied by anyone from TLC ? At Lego World, the folowing question was asked... Q: is there any future for the Mindstorms line? A: yes. (URL) a bit like an urban legend to me. (like a floor person at a TRU would know (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
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| (...) Dear Mark, I do not believe that they will stop production (maybe development) - at least not regarding the educational part of the system. But as of today I sent the following eMail to LEGO Customer Service: "... Especially because of several (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
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| (...) I'm sorry, but the person you talked to at Toys R Us was mistaken - MindStorms is continuing. This is not the first post I have seen expressing concern on the subject, and I think it is time to put an end to the myth. There are more MindStorms (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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