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Re: new pics on legomindstorms.com
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 00:20:07 GMT
Original-From: 
John A. Donaldson <(jdonaldson@ghg.net)antispam()>
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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


Laurentino Martins wrote:

> At 15:31 13-07-1999 Tuesday , you wrote:
> > For those of you who are interested, there are new pictures up at
> > legomindstorms.com of the droid development kit and the new scout kit.
> > Unfortunately, both of them look pretty limited, though the idea of an
> > R2-D2 running around the house does sound pretty cool. They will be much
> > better suited for kids than the current product, though, so perhaps there
> > is hope for the "high end" to move up to more sophisticated stuff which
> > will be cooler for those of us who are old enough to see PG-13 rated
> > movies.
> 
> 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 profitable.
> 
> I only wish someone at LEGO read this list...
> 
> Laurentino Martins
> 
> [ mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt ]
> [ http://www.terravista.pt/Enseada/2808/ ]
> 
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics

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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Re: new pics on legomindstorms.com
 
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 (...) (27 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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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 (...) (27 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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