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  Re: Children are our role models - a profile of the LEGO Company, 2001
 
(...) "Hoo-ahh!" That's us. :-) (...) Ah. I always wondered about that. -Suz (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
 
  LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
(...) Whoa--whoa--wow!--half?!?!? Way excellent!!! --Todd (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
I don't doubt that in the least! I took my RCX brick into VB class the other day and showed it and the manual for programming through spirit.ocx to my teacher. Now he knows what he's asking for on his birthday he said :) Along with 3 other people in (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
Maybe they will listen to AFOL's more now. Andy (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) Yeah. I just hope it doesn't blind Lego to the fact that even *more* AFOL's are into Lego themes OTHER than Mindstorms, or as well as Mindstorms. Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
(...) Indeed. I have purchased, directly, for me and me alone, well in excess of 600 Lego products, only 1 of which is a Mindstorms kit. I can say with a fair degree of certainty that I'm not the biggest spender out there, or even in the top 10. I (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
Harrie wrote: >I'm 46. Did they count me? It's my 50th this weekend! I resent them limiting it to 45! I know no one asked my opinion. And I have a sneaking suspicion I have somewhat more "product" than the average <25. ;) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
I am the TA for a robotics class at the graduate school level and we are using the RCX for the first half, if not all, of the semester. Everyone is having a blast! Jim (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
I'm 46. Did they count me? Harrie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 18:36 Subject: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales! (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStormssales!
 
(...) Since (obviously) there are lots of AFOL's who are >45, that just means that AFOL's represent *FAR* more than half of the owners. (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStormssales!
 
(...) I wrote Gordon's Brick Programmer for Mindstorms after I was 50... ...and then I had to go out and buy lots more lego. Just for testing purposes you understand:-) Malcolm Powell (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
Maybe this is a quibble, but aren't the parents of most "kids" likely to be using Mindstorms in the 35+ age group??? I don't see too many kids coming up with the purchase price out of pocket, but I get a lot of parents asking me what to buy for (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
(...) If memory serves (remember, I'm one of that older group) the registration form asks who bought the set and then what age would be using it. I would bet there are a number of closet Legotists out there who said they bought the set for a kid and (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
(...) Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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