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Bradley Dale wrote:
> I got a catalog today from a science store in Toronto, and it has relativley
> low priced Mindstorms. There are Droid Developers for $105.00, and Robotics
> Discovery for $159.95. This is quite close to the American price, so I think
> it is a better value than they would be elsewhere. Invention System 1.5 is
> $299.00, like it always is. I like the Robotics Discovery Set, and it says
> that you can create over 3,000 different behaviours for the robots. Is that
> true? I think a toy like that would keep me contantly amused for years. But
> the TLC catalog says microscouts have only 7 programs. Can this be correct? I
> think that this is what for Christmas. I will ask for this set anyway, since
> it is bound to be more interactive than the Freight & Crane Railway train I
> was previously wishing for (and no, nobody has bought the train yet). PS: I'm
> 13 years old and don't have any previous experience with robotic programming.
Brad, if you can, go for the RCX (RIS) It will be usable for MANY years to come as
you grow.
I have all three units and I can tell you that the RCX (RIS) is the best.
There was another message group that discussed all this in detail.
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=12821
That's the link to it.
Hope That helps.
Dean
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| (...) come as (...) I think the Robot Invntion system is too much money. Since i'm gettng the Cyber Strikers set, a $60 dinosaur book, and perhaps other things for Christmas too, I don't think I'd be allowed to do that. And I don't really like (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| (...) RIS is still selling in the US for US$180 or so - RDS has dropped A LOT in price and our local 'Fry's discount electronics warehouse has them at US$68. Droid developers is hopeless - except perhaps as an add-on set once you have one of the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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