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Re: Of Interest To Robotics Folks? Perhaps...
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 29 Jun 2001 23:53:33 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, DanL08@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 6/29/2001 7:16:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,=20
> ecox@bigpond.net.au writes:
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> > As a blunt but appropriate reminder; what software do you get when you buy= • a=20
> > brand new copy of LEGO Mindstorms RIS 1.5 =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s all Windo= • ws based tripe!=20
> > There is no out of the box MacOS support.
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> > Come on K=E2=80=99Nex. I hope they give LEGO a run for their money (and ma= • rket=20
> > share).
> > =20
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> the point was exactly that.....
> k'nex EDUCATIONAL division is the group that is releasing the product. They=
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> are also not releasing this for retail, just like LEGO
GAH! It sure is hard to follow the robotics stuff from outside LUGNET when
it shows up like this. Anywho...right, K'Nex is releasing as educational
only, but they ARE making a concerted effort to support MacOS right out of
the box...LEGO has always counted on aftermarket support, educators, and
hobbyists to work it out, and bow to kvetching infrequently, if at all.
We'll all see if/when LEGO gets 2.0 out if it'll finally be the answer to
our wishes for Mac...unfortunately, LEGO is good at stumbling out of the
blocks, especially with something that SHOULD be good or has been hyped up.
Matt
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Well, you have to look at it from Lego's perspective. If they try to support two, three...twelve minority operating systems, how much will it increase their sales? Now, if they spend that effort on making their Windoze package yet fancier and (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Of Interest To Robotics Folks? Perhaps...
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| (...) In lugnet.robotics, Matthew Gerber writes: (...) I believe that LEGO Dacta ROBOLAB 1.0 (Mac and PC) came out at the same time as LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System software 1.0. Its just that only the Mindstorms stuff got the cool (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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