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Re: I am an Idiot (was Pneumatics Are Back!)
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Date: 
Sat, 9 Sep 2000 23:43:47 GMT
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The $59.99 price is a newer, discouted price on the Droid DK; it
originally sold for $99.99, just like the Darkside DK.

"Jeffrey Hazen" <jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net> wrote in message
news:01C01A73.0EA01FB0@northmill1...
> What I found interesting in the new S@H catalog is the price difference
> between the (now older) Droid Developer Kit ( US$ 59.99 @ 652 pieces) and
> the newer Darkside Developer Kit ( US$ 99.99 @ 578 pieces).  Same micro
> scout, different color, fewer pieces, more money.  Go figure.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Jeffrey Hazen
> North Mill Technology
> jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Matthews [SMTP:jmatthew@columbus.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 11:48 PM
> To: lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: I am an Idiot (was Pneumatics Are Back!)
> 
> I was wondering about this...
> 
> Now that I see the parts pack, I can't help but think that this is NOT a
> pneumatics parts kit.  This is a collection of parts that happens to have
> some pneumatics in it.  This is a far cry from bulk pneumatic parts, Brad.
> 
> The old parts packs were much better for our uses!  What we have offered
> before us is nothing less than a blatant rip off!  27.99 US for this crap!
> I am not buying it!  I would like to buy some distinct pneumatic parts, • for
> the model I am building/planning.  I don't need any of the newer Technic
> parts that are offered as part of this pack.  I need only pneumatic parts!
> 
> How hard is that to understand?
> 
> Build On! (or not since we can't get the parts at a reasonable price)
> John Matthews
> 
> P.S.  I am angry about this
> 
> Wilcox, Doug <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
> news:85669FE51E37D411B97900B0D022E9C417F93E@mail.medivation.com...
> > As I was putting up the rest of the scans from the new Technic "Power
> > Packs," guess which one I inadvertently deleted--of course--the • pneumatics
> > set.
> > 
> > The images are now up at
> > http://www.wordsmithdigital.com/mindstorms/newsets.htm .
> > 
> > Doug Wilcox
> > Senior Web Developer
> > iMcKesson Provider Solutions Group-Needham
> > 160 Gould Street, Suite 130
> > Needham, MA 02494-2308
> > Phone: 781.453.2900 x 237
> > Fax: 781.455.7990
> > e-mail: Doug.Wilcox@iMcKesson.com
> > http://www.imckesson.com
> > 
> > "You see, I had this space suit. How it happened was like this ..."
> > (Opening lines from Robert A. Heinlein's Have Space Suit-Will Travel)
> > 
> > 
> 
> 



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What I found interesting in the new S@H catalog is the price difference between the (now older) Droid Developer Kit ( US$ 59.99 @ 652 pieces) and the newer Darkside Developer Kit ( US$ 99.99 @ 578 pieces). Same micro scout, different color, fewer (...) (26 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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