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| This is my first time posting to this newsgroup, so I hope I haven't missed the FAQ. Does anyone know whether the Mindstorms sets such as the Robotics Invention System and Discovery Set will be available year after year, or whether these sets will (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) The current sets will go the way of the dodo bird. Take for example the 1.0. All of Lego's sites and instructions/books etc. mention the 1.5 set and use 1.5 pieces. No mention of 1.0 users. Lego moves on. They may come out with great future (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| In Lego's defense, I think the once-a-year rule (at least when applied to the RCX) is less gimmick and more substance than it usually is for them. The 1.5 really did have more useful parts, and better documentation and parts. Looks like the 2.0 kits (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I wasn't saying one way or the other. All I stated was that Lego products seem to hang around for a year then vanish. (I'm talking individual products here and not brands. [Mindstorms, system etc.]). The later 1.0's came with a free upgrade to (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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