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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Robin Harbron wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote:
> > Is there any reference in the packaging or literature to
> > <http://www.giinteractive.com/cgi-bin/search.pl/giintsearch?f_success=cat_blocks&e_groups=blocks&f_sort=catpages
> > GI Interactive>? A few years ago I won a promotional set on Ebay for Dell
> > computers that was likewise crafted of MEGA BLOKS.
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> Hi Dave - no, no reference at all except to IBM.
>
> > Also, is there any way
> > you'd be willing (or able) to scan the box, literature, or a picture of the
> > kit?
>
> I don't have ready access to a scanner, but I have now taken a few photos -
> some I left at the highest res my camera can do. They're at
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/macbthpsw/IBMBLOKS/ibmbloks1.jpg> through
> ibmbloks4.jpg.
>
> Notice how they have 2x5 bricks in the diagram at the bottom of pic #4? :)
> And a couple of the actual bricks in pic #2 are really dirty looking. I
> haven't opened the package.
>
> Robin Harbron - macbeth@tbaytel.net - <http://my.tbaytel.net/macbeth>
Thanks for sharing!
Note that this is a promotion from IBM Canada (given the URL) so maybe they were
showing loyalty to a Canadian company and not as worried about IBM US having won
a gig with LEGO US ???
Just guessing.
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