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    Cybermaster??? —Rachel Kingston
    Hi Fresh from a scintillating experience in the cybermaster group. Its very zen (The sound of one hand clapping and all that) go there now to relax and recuperate from the pressures of modern life. Seriously though, I am after some expert advise, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Cybermaster??? —Arjen Gerstel
     Rachel, Cybermaster isn't bad. It's just a bit limited compared to RIS. It includes a large brick with a radio receiver and 2 built-in motors. You can hook up sensors to the brick and build a car that reacts to its environment. RIS, however is also (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Cybermaster??? —Tony Priestman
     On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Rachel Kingston (<FL38zC.LDy@lugnet.com>) wrote at 14:16:24 (...) The following comments are aimed at the products as they come out of the box: The Cybermaster unit has three sensor ports, two built in motors, and one motor (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
    
         Re: Cybermaster??? —Rachel Kingston
      (...) Thanks Tony and Arjen :-) If the Mindstorms has no instructions, would a 10 year old find it totally overwhelming, especially one who had not had a lot of Technic experience? When you say there are no instructions, are there no starter tips or (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: Cybermaster??? —Tony Priestman
       <gulp> On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Rachel Kingston (<FL3wnM.43t@lugnet.com>) wrote at 22:47:46 (...) I've no experience of 10 year olds, but I would imagine some practice beforehand might be helpful. (...) Yes, there are tips, hints, and even pictures. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
      
           Re: Cybermaster??? —Arjen Gerstel
        Tony Priestman wrote in message <4oHxBjBZFKL4EwFt@yo....co.uk>... (...) it (...) Well, I admit I don't own any of the RIS expansion sets, but from what I've heard, people seem to be happier spending their cash on regular technic sets for (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: Cybermaster??? —Stefan Steinbauer
       Rachel Kingston <Kingston@spirit.com.au> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: FL3wnM.43t@lugnet.com... (...) Maybe in the beginning. *read below* (...) ideas? There are some basic robots to build and also some hints or tips which are quite useful (=visual). (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
    
         Re: Cybermaster??? —Tom Boucher
      Tony Priestman <Tony@you-rang.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:VWWaejAe4EL4EwD...n.co.uk... (...) Unfortunately/Fortunately depending on your viewpoint Mindstorms RIS 1.5 now includes instructions to build the models, but there is still plenty of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Cybermaster??? —Rachel Kingston
   (...) Hi everyone :-) just wanted to say thanks for all the expert advice, you'll be pleased to know my 10 yr old daughter will be getting the RIS for xmas, I'll give the cybermaster set a miss and go for more Technic instead (for birthday, if she's (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
 

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