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  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
Jonathan Knudsen writes: > Lego still thinks they're making this for kids. There are currently 772 people on the mailing list. (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
Russell Nelson wrote in message <19990209222043.3265...wr.com>... (...) ... add a few more from Lugnet, and how many of us have more than one RIS? :) LINC (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
(...) _That_ many? Jees.. add 21 from lugnet email, and probably plenty from lugnet nntp & web access.. makes at least 1000 adult users, with probably 1500 or more RCXs between them. Makes you think, doesn't it? That's a significant percentage of (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
(...) Any one interested in a age poll? I think that it would be fun to know the average age of the people on this list. Maybe someone could set up a webpage with a polling function? If there is any interest that is... That would also make the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
Harri 'Junkarn' Manni writes: > Any one interested in a age poll? I could implement it by sending private mail to people. While it would be interesting for us, it would be relatively useless for Lego since they already *know* that this mailing list (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
(...) I have used a site that is hosting free voting space and a simple way to create polls, unfortunately that's the result to.. :) If you want to try, please do. (URL) Manni - 070-5850517 -o) -"Do not take life too seriously.You will never get out (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
(...) In a December Wall Street Journal article, John Dion at Lego estimated they would sell 80,000 units in 1998. So we're not really such a big percentage of the total, even though we've got a pretty big group here. Jonathan -- Did you check the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
(...) Don't sell yourself (and the rest of us) short. 1+% of a product run that large is nothing to sneeze at. Daniel "Dan'l" Miller Senior, School of Aeronautics and danielmi@ecn.purdue.edu Astronautics, Purdue, Indiana "Stadtluft macht frei." - (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Mindstorms in 1999
 
(...) Exactly. With over a %, we're probably the largest gathering they're gonna find anywhere outside Legoland designers that can have all they want :) Jasper (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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