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Re: What about the Micro Scout?
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:06:34 GMT
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Dennis Clark wrote:
> IMHO, its a waste of plastic. The whole DDK is a big disappointment to • me.
> The Microscout has 7 programs built in that do just about everything you • can
> expect it to do with a single motor and a single light sensor - which is • to
> say, not very much. There is a 'P' mode for future programability • expansion,
> but the Lego folks say that the RCX can't talk to it, but, someday, maybe, • the
> Scout will be able to, they think... Support doesn't seem to know any • more
> than we do on the issue - we'll have to see, still, what can it do really?
I agree with Dennis in full. The MicroScout is *very* limited, suitable for
kids. My 6 and 8 children love it but...
> As for the rest of the DDK, average. I am really bummed that you only • get
> HALF of the R2D2 Dome! Half! What on Earth are they thinking at LEGO?! • It
> does look pretty good from the front, but at any other angle it looks • kinda
> twisted.
...they too are badly disappointed by the half R2-D2 head!
BTW, I think this is the 20th message where Dennis expresses his
(well-funded) disappointment about the half R2-D2 head :-)
All that stated, I find the DDK has a good range of pieces, mainly white. I
would have preferred it as a RIS Expansion Set, with no MicroScout (and
complete RD-D2 head!). But I'm 39 an imagine the set is targeted to younger
kids...
Mario
http://www.geocities.com/~marioferrari
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| In lugnet.robotics, Mario Ferrari writes: [snip] (...) I feel like that famous Roman senator (whose name I have forgotten right now of course", who closed every speach he made with "Cartago dalenda est!" On the other hand, I don't just vent to the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) IMHO, its a waste of plastic. The whole DDK is a big disappointment to me. The Microscout has 7 programs built in that do just about everything you can expect it to do with a single motor and a single light sensor - which is to say, not very (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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