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Re: Extra sensors available in UK
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 1 Jan 1999 10:29:36 GMT
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Tony Firshman <tony@firshman.demon.co.(IHateSpam)uk>
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In article <F4uunx.C2p@lugnet.com>, Richard Dee
<lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com> writes
> I spent an hour in there in May! I could be mistaken about the location,
> though. It wasn't a "shop" as such. Had a few displays and such, but
> not much in the line of catalogues, price lists.
Ah yes - you are talking about the Dacta workshop area - where you book
for Mindstorms. Yes - they have a _very_ limited offering on display
and all behind glass in boxes - not much better than a catalogue.
Complete sets too - not spares.
In 1997 they had a full scale DACTA shop with a very large offering
including spares/working hands-on models and staff (including DACTA
employees) that knew what they were talking about. Clearly they sold
very little 'cos that became a DUPLO play area in 1998 (8-(#
> Tony Firshman wrote in message ...
> > In article <F4sKtB.KGn@lugnet.com>, Richard Dee
> > <lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com> writes
> > > Windsor now closed until 13march1998.
> > > Dacta parts were available in the Big Shop,
> > > but my past experience was you needed to go to the Dacta
> > > shop underneath the Time Cruiser Roller Coaster, order it
> > > there, pick it up at the Big shop.
> > Dacta shop has not been there all this season - now a Duplo play area
> > (8-(#
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> > Voice: (+44)1442-828254 Fax: (+44)1442-828255
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> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| (...) Still in my dark ages then. Had an opportunity to go, but didn't. Sent my nephew etc. He loved it, bought him a Lego set (decided to get one for myself, too, and the end of Dark Ages ensued!) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I spent an hour in there in May! I could be mistaken about the location, though. It wasn't a "shop" as such. Had a few displays and such, but not much in the line of catalogues, price lists. Tony Firshman wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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