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Re: Extreme Creatures, Cybermasters, etc?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:19:47 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm./NoSpam/org
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Robert McIntyre <rjmcinty@eos.ncsu.edu> wrote:
> 1. MS vs CM; are they essentially the same except where the program is
> stored and executed? If so, what kind of range are we talking about with
> CM?
No, they're actually fairly different.
Cybermaster Mindstorms
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Designed for "play" Designed for inventing
Two built in motors Two external motors
No motor/light outputs (?) Three outputs to wire to motors or lights
Three inputs Three inputs
Radio link to PC Ir link to PC
It's not clear yet how compatible the internals are. Current alternative
development tools for Mindstorms _don't_ seem to work with Cybermaster.
> 2. Has anyone gotten the Extreme Creatures expansion set yet? If so, care
> to give a review? Lego website doesn't have much in the way of practical
> info.
I don't have it, but I've seen it, and I'd give it pretty poor marks, unless
you're looking for (not very many) decorative pieces.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| (...) Well, I can't give you a complete list of what's in it because I started mixing pieces from it and the basic set almost immediately, but here's a list of some of the pieces: Purple: 2 2x2 medium slope 2 2x2 medium inverted slope 8 2x4 technic (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Extreme Creatures, Cybermasters, etc?
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| Besides, the CM cd-rom encompasses an extensive and impressive 'computer game' sort of adventure, with lots of computeranimatons, like a LEGO ISLAND cd-rom title in itself. Very well done; must have been a work of labor for the production team. Eric (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Extreme Creatures, Cybermasters, etc?
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| Hello All! I'm kicking around the idea (pretty seriously) of finally picking up a Mindstorms, and had a few questions: 1. MS vs CM; are they essentially the same except where the program is stored and executed? If so, what kind of range are we (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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