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In lugnet.general, Joris Komen writes:
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> I am waiting for confirmation on an I*EARN physical address in Australia which
> may be used as a depot there. I am also desparately seeking Swedishlego network
> contacts, in that we've established a good relation with Sida there to undertake
> computer donation processes.
Or even better still... we can wait for this address! :) If it doesn't come
through for some reason, I am more than happy to help out with this!
Thanks... Mel
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> In lugnet.general, Joel Kuester writes:
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I think this is a great idea, and I agree that Lego play does help to
> > develop 3-d thinking, and I am even willing to donate some of my old Lego
> > Bricks.
> > I do have one problem with this tho, you mention packing old computers with
> > Lego as the filler, and that may not be a very good idea. The Motherboard
> > boxes should survive pretty decently without too much damage, but if you
> > pack a monitor with Lego Bricks don't expect the monitor to make the trip in
> > one piece. Lego settles in fairly dense way, and doesn't have much 'give'
> > en masse. Any box impacts will transfer right through the Lego Bricks and
> > that will break monitors with ease.
>
> We've run a few test boxes typically used for shipping 1 cpu, keyboard, mouse
> and 14" monitor, and put them on some severe bush roads for a few hundred kms,
> without any significant damage - some minor scratching to screen, which we can
> avoid by pasting 80gram weight paper on the screen. The lego settles snugly.
> In shipping computers in a sea container (we've done this 3 times now) the
> packing is done with great care, anyway, and once 220 boxes have been packed
> into the container there is *little* room for movement.
> >
> > Also, is there a plan to teach at least the basics of Lego play? Don't
> > forget that we all get instructions with every Lego set, and it seems
>
> Indeed! There are wonderful resources on the web to this effect, and given the
> power of Mindstorms, we expect that quite a bit of intuitive development will
> evolve. I recall lego in the sixties - before the advent of theme sets, and
> peer pressure <grin> drove my modeling genes without any paper-based
> instructions. I will of course make sure that various generic instructions
> will go out with the bags of lego (like we do with paper airplane kits already <
> grin>)!
>
> > obvious to us how Lego works, but to some who may have never seen a Lego
> > Brick, they may be unfathomable (at least for a little while, and that may
> > keep many from exploring them further).
>
> Cheers and thanks again!
>
> Joris
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| Hi Joel and others! Thank you for your thoughts and queries - first off - here's the first addresses in the US - Academy for Educational Development AED Headquarters 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20009-5721 Tel. 202-884-8000 Fax (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.general)
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