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Dwight,
Good luck with your search. I've included some help below.
In lugnet.people.newbie, Dwight Beebe wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've been trying to figure out how I can resurrect 5 lovely kits. The folks at
> LEGO have been less than helpful. These are programmable kits that ran off
> Apple IIgs computers.
I believe this is what you are talking about:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=555996
> There's an interface with wires that connect to various switches/motors. >What I need:
>
> 1. A chance to talk with a guru about getting these kits working, especially
> through the computer interface.
Look through vintage computer groups. I've cross posted this to our local
computer group. Perhaps someone there is knowledgable about this system.
The only online reference I could find was a mention in a very old article
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/themicrouser/TMUIndex/TMU06-08.htm
Look under Education - Lego
Note: That magazine mentions the mostly British BBC Micro. A search on that name
did yeild many results, but none specifically for Lego. I don't know if the
interface/programming is generic or Lego specific. The only info I had to search
on was pictures.
There was another teacher looking to use this same system. Here's his post,
perhaps you could share resources:
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=21232
> 2. A source for the software (I have the interface card and everything else).
This will be tough, but I do believe it is still in circulation. There is also a
movement to emulate such old systems, so you may have luck searching along those
lines.
> 3. Any helpful advice. I teach k-6 science at a small, rural public school.
> The kids that have seen and built from these kits are drooling over the
> possibilities these kits represent.
The wires and motors are 4.5V systems. You can still find that kind of equipment
online, but be sure to get the wires & connections with a center tab (if your
equipment has the center post like in my picture).
> I apologize for the lack of part/model numbers, etc. as I'm at home and don't
> have the sets at hand.
I would love to have photocopies or pictures of any of the equipment and
literature for this line. I keep a website of vintage Lego information, and this
line of equipment would be an excellent addition.
I hope that has helped a bit,
Clark
Visit my Vintage Parts pages, submissions always welcome:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8642
Marking the difference - Isodomos.com
http://www.isodomos.com
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