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(...) Until now I've never seen LEGO target a product to grownups. They don't seem acknowledge our existence at all! They probably think we are too less to even pay the development costs of a product targeted at us, a product that it will never be (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think our/their problem is not so much marketing to grownups (I mean, I can buy it whether or not the market it to me.) The big problem is that they will never sell anything that they cannot sell to kids. This means that they are limited by their (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't agree. Although I'm a experienced programmer, I think I can visualize a graphics-like programming environment that would accomplish just what you said. Besides, many kids these days already have the knowledge on how programming flow (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh, I'm sure it could be written- but, at least judging from their other titles, I'm not sure TLG is the group to do it. I mean, if they wanted to do it/could have done it, they would have allowed more than 32 variables in the current (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have one suggestion: Don't target the 8-13 year olds exclusively. Two versions of software perhaps, but BOTH coming with the RIS Base Kit. This way, the kids will still have the easy, colorful, flashy current Development Environment, and the more (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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My Mindstorm kit says for 12 -17 yr olds. I have notice in the current catalogs it now says for 12+ . I guess that is something. John A. Donaldson (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Wow. Didn't it used to say 8- something? I guess not. Hmm... I retract anything I may have said about my sister- I know a lot of kids who will be beyond their software at the age of 12. Well, it is up to them now... -Luis (...) ###...### Profanity (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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