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Re: Mindstorms in 1999
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Wed, 10 Feb 1999 02:39:54 GMT
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Jonathan Knudsen wrote:
> ...
> Overall, Lego seems to feel that the RCX was
> overkill and they are stepping back a little.
> While I was expecting to hear about a new
> RCX with four inputs and four outputs, I
> instead saw smaller machines. While this is
> good news for my book (the RCX platform
> remains essentially unchanged), it is a little
> disappointing vis-a-vis Mindstorms. Perhaps
> someday they will recognize their adult
> audience and make things more complicated
> rather than simpler.
Argh! Does that mean that the RIS will be disontinued soon?? I wanted to
pick up at least one more this year (and the toy store is sold out at the
moment).
> > Mark
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | RE: Mindstorms in 1999
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| Why wait...Pitsco has the RCX brick (without all of the other RIS stuff) for $120US. I just ordered another one and it is in stock. Don't have the number handy, but you can get there from (URL) Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Mindstorms in 1999
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| Wow. I REALLY hope that Lego does not stop production of the Mindstorms RCX as we know it. I don't know about other places, but here at RIT we are SERIOUSLY considering using them to do some Karol the Robot type artificial intelligence projects with (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mindstorms in 1999
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| Hi everybody, I just got back from the Toy Fair in New York. Here's a report of what's coming in the Mindstorms product line this year. This is all from memory, so don't expect everything to be 100% correct. I can't remember the official names of (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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