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Calum Tsang wrote:
>
> In lugnet.loc.ca, Tim Strutt writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.ca, Eric DeGiuli writes:
> > > My local Winners has several copies of the Robotics Discovery Set for $80,
> > > 5533 Red Fury (Model Team dragster) for $40, and 6455 Space Simulation
> > > Station for $25. Check it out, you never know what you'll find. By the
> > > way, these sets just arrived in the past month or so, so there is still hope
> > > of finding older sets at nice prices.
> > >
> > > Eric DeGiuli
> >
> > Thanks for the heads up on those sets.
> > I found a couple 9735's for $90, and a 6455 for $25 which I bought.
> > Nothing else though. I was really hoping to find the 5533, but no such luck.
> > I hit every Winners in Ottawa too. Oh well. C'est la vie.
> > I'm still debating whether to go back and get one of the 9735's.
> > That would be my first venture into the Mindstorms world.
> > The more I think about it, the more I think I will.
> > TTYL. Play well.
>
> Thanks as well Eric, Chris, Mario and I got 9735 RDSes. The manager marked
> them as $39.99, so I suppose we got a good deal on them-Elsewhere in Toronot
> they're all $89.99. There are 5533's all over Toronto too, so if you're in
> area you could pick one up here. It may also be a matter of time until they
> hit out in the National Capital region.
>
> The RDS is pretty neat. It comes with two motors, two touch sensors, the
> Scout (which is unusual on its own) and an good assortment of Technic
> pieces, plus some whimsical bits like a large pair of bug wings and eyes
> (which is amusing since I just watched Starship Troopers on TV). It also
> comes with a Cyberslam cannon which has amused me significantly even if
> Chris has a Matrix like assortment of them already. I've never had a
> Cyberslam cannon, so it's rather neat to fire it at things and watch it
> bounce off.
>
> Programming the Scout is different-you do it all from the control panel and
> it's meant for kids so it should be relatively easy. I haven't really
> focused on it enough, but I suspect it can't be that hard. I encourage you
> to check it out, $89 isn't a bad price at all. But if you want to get into
> Mindstorms, you should really get the RIS at some point. The RDS makes a
> great toy for kids but is really useful only as a starter or as a parts
> expansion pack.
>
> Calum
You CAN program the Scout with NQC... Just like an RCX... Makes a GREAT
slave to the RCX as it understands MSG codes.
Dean
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Dean Husby
LUGNET Member #320
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| (...) Cool! I never knew you could output with the Scout as a target. I never noticed this before-it looks like a recent feature. This $39 deal is looking better and better! The more and more I look at it, the cooler I find the RDS package to be. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Thanks as well Eric, Chris, Mario and I got 9735 RDSes. The manager marked them as $39.99, so I suppose we got a good deal on them-Elsewhere in Toronot they're all $89.99. There are 5533's all over Toronto too, so if you're in area you could (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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