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Re: Lego-animated building instructions
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Sun, 20 Dec 1998 13:13:10 GMT
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Original-From:
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Laurentino Martins <lau@*AvoidSpam*mail.telepac.pt>
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At 20:06 19-12-1998 Saturday , you wrote:
> Oh god! First Lego Mindstorm, then Cybermaster, now Robolab and The
> Intelligent House as well!
> What I & Sam (son) saw in the shop was Lego-animated construction
> instructions for building this hopping monster thing that jiggered about on
> the counter, and you had an extendable poking weapon with which you had to
> hit sensors. I wasn't very impressed with this as a game, but I was with the
> software, which had excellent graphics for taking you round the `workshop'
> and other areas, as well as the building instructions. I think (though not
> sure) that this was Cybermaster.
Looking at your description, I'm 100% sure it was a CyberMaster.
> Andy Bower (15th Dec) reckoned that this was actually better than the
> on-the-surface superior Mindstorm because the Mindstorm software was
> basically good for not much. He also criticised the line-of-sight infra-red
> connection, but isn't that used just for downloading the program? It doesn't
> have to be in communication the whole time, does it?
Nope. MindStorms works pretty well without any assistance from the computer.
CyberMaster also, but you better you not have very BIG programs for it.
> I might as well come clean and say that I've already bought him
> Mindstorm for Christmas, but am wondering if I did the right thing? Should I
> exchange it, or get Cybermaster as well? Now, or some time in the future?
> Also, I thought that I would have some fun with Mindstorm as well, but
> if it is as useless as A. Bower says....
NO!!
MindStorms is what EVERYBODY would have bought the first place, IF it was sold at their countries!! You've done the right thing - trust us!
MindStorms is the BEST! :-)
A Merry Christmas to all the great guys out there that maintain this great list!!
*<||:-)
Laurentino Martins
[lau@mail.telepac.pt]
[http://www.terravista.pt/Enseada/2808/]
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