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Re: Of Interest To Robotics Folks? Perhaps...
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 30 Jun 2001 15:53:25 GMT
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DanL08 wrote:
> > the point was exactly that.....
> > k'nex EDUCATIONAL division is the group that is releasing the product. They=
> > =20
> > are also not releasing this for retail, just like LEGO
In lugnet.robotics, Matthew Gerber writes:
> 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.
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 commercials on TV. Which makes sense.
I find it interesting that K'NEX products are called "Computer Control Lab"...
sounds a lot like LEGO's "Control Lab" software from 1993/4(?). I also think
its interesting that K'NEX software was written by Technologica in Israel, the
same people that reverse engineered LEGO's Control Lab interface box and made
their own software for it back in the day. I'll admit, though, that the
ability to build a BIG robot really quickly is easier with K'NEX, and the fact
that they have radio-communication is cool.
Ben
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| In follow-up to this thread, I received my LEGO S@H catalogs today. They offer RIS 2.0 for reserve order, shipping 8/8/01. In the system requirements, the following: Windows 98, Pentium II 233 MHz processor, 32MB RAM, 115MB available hard disk (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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