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Re: Ideas for new sets?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 31 Mar 2001 06:34:38 GMT
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> I guess what I'm asking is; why isn't the technic concept of a
> highly flexible mechnical building toy still valid?
What exists in the real world and what exists in the minds of some
marketing personnel is often radically different. The play and
educational value of Technic IS still present, but isn't valued as
much by the marketing people at Lego. I suspect they were raised on
Intellivision.
Matthias Jetleb
VA3-MWJ
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| (...) ...and they are marketing to children raised on Nintendo. We are responsible to teach children how valuable a "highly flexible mechnical building toy" is. ---...--- $50,000 for Jill Behrman (URL) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I have a very basic question, on the subject of new sets and themes and so on; If technic "was" a viable medium for kids with latent engineering skills to learn with, why are those kinds of sets not still available? If Lego were selling to the same (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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