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Re: 20 year evolution to get to... where we started
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:35:43 GMT
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On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:45:14 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman)
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> Ho hoo! That's it! That's the set that 6463 reminded me of, but I couldn't
> put a mental finger on it. The prices are interesting to compare, BTW --
> this year's 6463 costs $3.99 for 35 pieces (11.4 cents/piece) and 889 from
> 20 years earlier cost (I -think-) $1.99 for 25 pieces (8 cents/piece). Is
> 40% inflation about right for 20 years elapsed time? (Not that a price-per-
> piece comparison is as meaningful as play value...)
It's on the low side, I'd say, especially considering that there are
as lot larger pieces on the new one. (the dome appears to be usefgul
in Mindstorms context as a reflecting m,irror for the IR port -
haven't tried that yet, tho)
jasper
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 | | Re: 20 year evolution to get to... where we started
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| (...) Ho hoo! That's it! That's the set that 6463 reminded me of, but I couldn't put a mental finger on it. The prices are interesting to compare, BTW -- this year's 6463 costs $3.99 for 35 pieces (11.4 cents/piece) and 889 from 20 years earlier (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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