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RE: Mindstorms in 1999
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 14:32:10 GMT
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mozza <[mozza-lr@mozza.demon.co]saynotospam[.uk]>
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> One possible reason why RIS isn't in the catalogue is simply the price of
> the set - most toy retailers (apart from ToysRUs and "rich" places like
> Hamleys) don't stock things that expensive. Hence the distribution in PC
> World and Maplin - electronics shops rather than toy shops - where 160
> pounds is a relatively cheap item to stock.
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> Note that this keeps Cybermaster and Mindstorms in fairly separate markets
> - nicely avoiding the self-competition problem described earlier in this
> thread :-)
Nice theory, except that CyberMaster is around 180UKD V's
around 160UKP for MindStorms...
What are Lego (UK) up to?
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 | | RE: Mindstorms in 1999
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| (...) [Paul Curtis] In the 1999 UK catalogue, where Mindstorms is already available, there is no mention. Only Cybermaster. I've been to a number of places which sell Mindstorms, and they still have units on shelves. I think I must be the only (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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