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Re: Of Interest To Robotics Folks? Perhaps...
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 4 Jul 2001 13:54:19 GMT
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Andy Gombos <gombos_2000@yahoo.com!NoSpam!>
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Matthew Gerber wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, sjbaker1@airmail.net writes:
> > Edward Cox wrote:
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> > > And did you expect to see MacOS support? We all know by now that LEGO has
> > > absolutely no intention of supporting MacOS users "out of the box" - and by
> > > that I mean there is no MacOS software support provided with RIS x.x.
> > > Remember that ROBOLAB is sold by LEGO under Dacta as an Educational value
> > > add product.
> >
> > Mac's are a MUCH larger share of the schools market than they are of the
> > home market - so it makes sense to support them with Dacta - but less
> > (economic) sense to support Mac's in the home.
>
> Ummm...B.S.! I also have to bring up that...THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE THE MAC
> PRODUCT! Why don't they just bundle it in the Mindstorms level product? Why
> are they gouging Mac users an extra hundred bucks? Also, if Mac is such a
> big part of school robotics, why in God's name wouldn't TLC want to support
> those Mac home users, anyway? This seems really simple to me...
If they included the mac prodcut, then Windoze people would feel cheated because
they are getting an inferior prodcut. If they release both RoboLab versions for
RIS, then what makes schools want to buy the more expensive Dacta stuff? Teaching
Materials? You can buy them seperately.
Andy
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| (...) because (...) Then the Windows users could just use ROBOLAB then, because it works on PC's too. :) (...) Well, the box is better for one. A compact plastic tub with a lid instead of a big cardboard box with a flimsy plastic tray. Some teachers (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Ummm...B.S.! I also have to bring up that...THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE THE MAC PRODUCT! Why don't they just bundle it in the Mindstorms level product? Why are they gouging Mac users an extra hundred bucks? Also, if Mac is such a big part of school (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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