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    Lego blew it AGAIN... —Tom Stangl
   I got the 8458 Silver Champion a couple of days ago. In the instruction booklet, it shows a web browser (looks like Netscape on a Mac) open to www.legotechnic.com. OK, fine, go to (URL) .... Unable to locate server. <sigh> Here's a penny, buy a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)  
   
        Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Jennifer L. Boger
     (...) hmm... it's registered to a MacGenuius.com.... *boggled* (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Mark Sandlin
     (...) <snip> Please open the pages of your Ultimate Lego Book: pp26, 27 - Lego Chess and Rock Raiders appear in Mac windows (these are Photoshop documents, however, check out the zoom size and the file size in the corner) pp28 - Another Photoshop (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
    
         Macs Rule, PCs drool! (was Re: Lego blew it AGAIN...) —John Neal
      Thanks for those astute observations, Mark! We Mac users know that Macs are superior, but it's nice to rub it in once in a while:-) FUT.fun -John (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
     
          Re: Macs Rule, PCs drool! (was Re: Lego blew it AGAIN...) —Richard Marchetti
      (...) The same tired line again and again... Do you own stock or something? Macs don't multi-task the last time I checked. All boxes and platforms are only as good as the purposes they serve. I can code on a piece of paper with a pencil. The box (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Lawrence Wilkes
      (...) All your analysis shows is the small minority of publishers who lay out books like this still use macs, where as the average member of the public (i.e. Lego customers) use PCs. It should not surprise you that the boxes, manuals, adverts and (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
     
          Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Mark Sandlin
      (...) I didn't say it was suprising. (...) At the time, that -was- superior technology. (...) I'm aware of that too. I'm a graphic designer and I use a Mac at work as well as at home. (...) I'm not talking about "outside of the USA." Since the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
    
         Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Frank Filz
     (...) Having had my attention called to this page, notice that the first version of the Rock Raiders dump truck bin appears to possibly be DUPLO! FUT: lugnet.underground Frank (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.underground)
   
        Lego blew it YET AGAIN... —Tom Stangl
     Go to (URL) Web Extra Choose "Build the Street Sensation" Choose "Download building instructions tool to your computer" Download the offline building tool (takes forever even on a T1). Install it. Run it. Problem 1 - it requires Shockwave 7.03r1 - (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)  
    
         Re: Lego blew it YET AGAIN... —Werner Hatschka
     (...) Another Bug: If you're a User of a german windows version, the browser jumps to (URL) the OK Button, and..... (URL) a Loop forever ??? Cookies are turned on and Flash is installed (I can see the spinning Brick) Werner P.S. Every new Flashpage (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
    
         Re: Lego blew it YET AGAIN... —Maico Arts
     As a matter of fact, I have the same problem, but instead of using a german version of Windows 98, I use a dutch version... Does anybody know hot this problem can be solved? Please don't tell me to change to an English version... Greetings (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
    
         Re: Lego blew it YET AGAIN... —Werner Hatschka
     Every non english Version is unable to open the new Flash Sites. Lego will fix this soon ??? Here is their info from 2.October: (...) To see the new pages go to (URL) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
   
        Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Sean Harrington
     (...) Yeah, the funny part is that I bought the legotechnic.com, legotechnic.org, and legotechnic.net domain names about two months ago (check out the WHOIS database and you'll see it's pointed at my DNS servers, just like my macgenius.com domain (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)  
    
         Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Ben Gatrelle
      If they don't offer, ask them to reimburse you for your expenses plus a little extra for your time. Take it in LEGO sets if they'd prefer it to cash. (...) and (...) database (...) domains, (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
     
          Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Gilles S.C. Lamant
      (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
    
         Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Tom Stangl
     Make them reimburse you the registration fees! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
   
        Re: Lego blew it AGAIN... —Tom McDonald
   (...) I went there, but apparently more pocket change is needed: There was an internal error on the server in processing this request. -Tom McD. when replying, most restaurant servers have internal errors processing spamcake requests. (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 

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