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On Thu, June 23, 2005 11:18 pm, Alexander Horoshilov said: (...) I doubt there would be a big market for $10 programs. If you're trying to avoid the complexity of downloading programs, what if they just had a bunch of programs already in the RCX? (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Actually you just hit on something that would be a great asset for those of people who: *aren't interested in programming *don't have the required skills *don't have the time to write programs *are extremely lazy like myself and are looking (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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Sorry for not trimming.... Wouldn't writing some programs to go with the constructopedia that ships with the Mindstorms kit be a giveaway lossleader/download to introduce users to buying 'your' build instructions and programs? Say that you do a full (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Expansion kit, as I'm thinking about it, is not $10-20 program only. It will also include all parts needed for the robot. So complete kit would cost $25-30, two times cheaper than current expansions. I may be wrong with all these prices, but (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, it is very good summary for people, who are targeted. I think that many of them do not like current RCX sets, but may like if something is changed. (...) Sorry, I do no think that this codebase would be very popular without support from (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I still think that plug-in conception is still very important. Download program from PC - is complex task, yes it is. Why do not eleminate this step? (...) Main goal of computer exclusion is to decrease complexity, not costs of starter set (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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