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Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 7 Jan 2004 16:40:22 GMT
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Mike Thorn wrote:
> And besides, just because the line discontinues doesn't mean all the
> RCX's disappear off the face of the earth. We still have the core
> component.
Right... just because Commodore stopped making the C64 that shouldn't
stop C64 development because of all the people that bought them in the
first place?
Sorry... it doesn't work like that. The RCX and the Mindstorms line
won't die instantly, of course, but the days are definitely numbered, at
least as far as the general public is concerned.
As others have pointed out, the educational market will most likely
continue, but as I'm not a teacher and I do not represent any
educational entity, my options in that venue will be very limited.
>> Mark
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| (...) If IBM hadn't produced their PC's and the Macs never broke into the market we'd still be using C64's. The key thing is that the C64's became outdated and obsolete. The RCX is far from outdated OR obsolete. ~Mike (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Are you under the impression that you must be connected to education to purchase from Pitsco? If you are under that impression, it is not true. Anyone with a valid credit card can purchase from Pitsco. If you don't have one, then you are out (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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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)
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