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Re: Wall Street Journal on Lego Mindstorms
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Thu, 10 Dec 1998 23:43:39 GMT
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In article <slrn76vtf4.sa0.mattdm@jadzia.bu.edu>, Matthew Miller
<lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com> writes
The Wall Street Journal has a nice (albeit technologically simplified)
article today on Lego Mindstorms' popularity among adults.
Even more odd then that http://www.legomindstorms.com/ is pretty adult
hostile.  "Parent's email" in the questionnaire, and a 1924 limit on
birthday!

... and how many children's sets are bought by and for parents (8-)#

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The Wall Street Journal has a nice (albeit technologically simplified) article today on Lego Mindstorms' popularity among adults. It's not, to my knowledge available on-line, and for copyright reasons I won't post it all here. But here's a couple (...) (26 years ago, 10-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)

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