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Re: Technic's only in a coma (WAS Re: Technic's Dead )
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lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.dacta
Date: 
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 18:12:37 GMT
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"TWS Garrison" <tgarrisBASSo@ISmath.BESTpurdue.edu> wrote in message
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> 
> I don't involve myself with TECHNIC, and the fact that DACTA is usually
> irrelevant to Castle makes it largely irrelevant to me.  It is my general
> impression, however, that DACTA products are a) hideously overpriced and
> b) available only to those willing and able to jump through the hoops
> Pitsco erects to frustrate those who want to buy Lego.[2]  If these
> impressions (true or false) are common among Lego buyers, I can understand
> why few would be interested in DACTA.


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I have only ordered from Pisco twice but both times were pretty straight
forward.  Call them up, tell them I want items such and such and so and so,
give them my address and CC.  Three or four days later I have a box of
parts.  No different than anyone else I have ordered LEGO from.

Mike


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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
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http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot



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  Re: Technic's only in a coma (WAS Re: Technic's Dead )
 
(...) Well, technically DACTA is already as dead as the DUPLO, err, dodo: (URL) middle of the page announces the DACTA is now "LEGO Educational Division". This press release raises three interesting questions: 1) Is this rearranging the deck chairs (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.dacta)

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