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Re: Spybotics demo followup questions
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Wed, 24 Jul 2002 21:16:01 GMT
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Rob Hendrix writes:
> > Now that I think about it, I didn't really like the reasoning behind making
> > a serial product instead of usb. It actually sounds like an excuse to me...
> >
> > Not quite quoted words were, "this product is designed more for children who
> > have hand-me-down computers with no usb ports. That and the cost of making
> > a usb product is the reason we made it a serial product. This way we could
> > keep the price down closer to the $50 price point - well $60 is close."
> >
> > I'm just not convinced.
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> I'm not totally clear about what you want to be convinced of. That is was a
> good idea, or that price/old computers was the key reason for the decision.
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> Either way, those ARE the reasons, so I'm not sure that I could say anything
> that would help set your mind at ease. If I'm missing something, however,
> please let me know!
Well, I for one hope that you continue to favor serial over USB. It
makes it a lot easier for those of us not on the bleeding edge, and
those of us who use Linux or other alternative OS's. USB is too
sophisticated for something as simple as this.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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| (...) I'm not totally clear about what you want to be convinced of. That is was a good idea, or that price/old computers was the key reason for the decision. Either way, those ARE the reasons, so I'm not sure that I could say anything that would (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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