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Subject: 
Re: Lego to stop building Mindstorms?
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Sat, 10 Jan 2004 22:12:23 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ray Sanders wrote:
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
http://slashdot.org/articles/04/01/10/150259.shtml?tid=159&tid=186&tid=98&tid=99

Maybe this is a good time to scoop up a second RIS. Goodness knows I need it.
I'm really disappointed that they aren't making one last push on the robotics
front. What if they released a 'bare bones' set that contained one touch sensor,
RCX, two motors, and enough parts to make the Acrobot? Could they price that
under CAN$100? What if there was a really aggressive television advertising hype
blitz? What if there was some kind of (god forbid) Bionicle tie-in?

I guess that's what the Spybotics were...

Still, the fact that an RIS2.0 costs the same as a Gamecube and three titles
(read: 80+ hours of entertainment) is absolutely inexcusable.

Mike
Chris: Glad you got brickOS working. Sorry I couldn't make the dinner --
project, university apps, connect4 bot, etc... btw anyone know a secret code to
put on my Waterloo Mechatronics information form that will guarentee admission?
:)



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