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LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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Wed, 4 Aug 1999 18:57:34 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Todd Lehman writes:
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> Either way that seems really unfortunate because I'm sure it'll be widely
> regarded as a canonical "Step 2" when getting started with MindStorms...
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> Step 1: Buy one or more copies of the LEGO MINDSTORMS RIS.
> Step 2: Buy the O'Reilly book, and get the software it talks about.
> Step 3: Now you can do useful stuff.
My "Step 2" was to just go out on the Internet and find the information I
needed. There's a lot more on the Internet than anyone will ever manage to fit
into a book.
I also think LEGO might not like the book because it shifts the market towards
older, more sophisticated customers who tackle tough problems and ask tough
questions. Most of the people who will buy an O'Reilly book are "engineer
types" who will want to make Mindstorms do way more than it was designed to do.
- Robert Munafo
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| (...) Like, actively discouraging it? Or passively just not encouraging it? Either way that seems really unfortunate because I'm sure it'll be widely regarded as a canonical "Step 2" when getting started with MindStorms... Step 1: Buy one or more (...) (25 years ago, 1-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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