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Subject: 
Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:09:34 GMT
Original-From: 
Andy Gombos <gombos_2000@yahoo.com=avoidspam=>
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I think that there was some evidence a while ago about LEGO reps reading the
lists. At least they are hearing us, now we need to see if they are doing
anything about it.

Andy

John Barnes wrote:

> Wow! I am so pleased to know that LEGO are keeping an eye on
> how those of us, who are actually prepared to express our opinions
> in a public forum like this, feel about their products.
> 
> I suspect that there are entirely different divisions within the LEGO
> organization responsible for different product areas. I just hope that
> the Mindstorms guys are listening too, and pick up on the steady
> message from just about every RCX user out there;
> 
> "we need more i/o" and "we need more kinds of sensors"
> 
> Now, having said it, I just have to sit and wait to see what happens.
> It's kind of like praying for rain :)
> 
> JB
> 
> > In lugnet.starwars, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > > Threepio should have a target on his chest.
> > 
> > In lugnet.starwars, Greg Majewski writes:
> > > And his head should pop off if you hit it
> > 
> > As a representative of LEGO, I hope you understand that I must refrain from
> > responding to the subjective comments (to which you are certainly entitled)
> > in this string, but I will answer to the two functionality suggestions
> > mentioned here: the head and arms of #8007 do, in fact, pop off when contact
> > is made with the model's "breastplate."
> > 
> > Please continue your discussion here on LUGNET (and not in my e-mail box, I
> > implore you!): we are "listening."
> > 
> > 
> > Kiernan Mathews
> > Producer, LEGO Direct
> 



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  Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
 
(...) This is certainly true - but when I think "I need more I/O" - I also think "I/O should be modular and infinitely expandable". I don't want *any* practical limit to the number of motors and sensors. A mere 'Mark II RCX' with (say) 5 inputs and (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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Wow! I am so pleased to know that LEGO are keeping an eye on how those of us, who are actually prepared to express our opinions in a public forum like this, feel about their products. I suspect that there are entirely different divisions within the (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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