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Re: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:58:26 GMT
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Jonathan Perret <jperret@cybercable^stopspam^.fr>
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> One of my favorite features of Lego MindStorms is its inherent
> accessibility. Although I've read about, and I'm sure I would enjoy the
> BASIC stamp, the fact is that MindStorms is cheaper and easier-to-build. My
> 4-year-old and I have a great time working on MindStorms projects. I'm not
> sure the same would be true of the more advanced platforms.
Agreed. I love Mindstorms because I don't have to mess with electronics ;)
Don't get me wrong about the hardcore programming, though. While I think
you need to go past the limitations to the best results, I'm totally amazed
at what Lego has achieved with their RIS. Teaching programming to kids is
a hobby of mine, and I can tell you I would never have imagined beginning
with multithreaded, event-driven programs (as even simple RCX programs
are) ! Yet they have managed to fit that in an interface that makes it
very natural for beginners to manipulate concepts that I have seen
seasoned programmers have trouble groking.
This is just one of the reasons why I admire Lego products.
Just wait until they get into quantum physics, we'll suddenly have
millions of little Einsteins ;-)
Cheers,
--Jonathan
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