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    Cat by the tail! —Steve Burmaster
   My school principal walked by a display of one of my grade 12 students showing one of his Mindstorms creations. He was so impressed he approached my department head about providing funding for 5 additional RIS sets. I don't think he realizes that (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
   
        Re: Cat by the tail! —Fred Carcanague
     (URL) has several "kits" that are designed for classrooms. The RIS can be purchased in bulk (4 Mindstorms bricks) plus 1600 other pieces. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
    
         Re: Cat by the tail!: Rcx / MindStorms Classroom —Terry King
     Fred, I'm confused by the Pitsco site. Which package are you referring to as the "Mindstroms Bulk" set? Have you seen one of these?? I'm wondering if there is any advantage over 4 retail Mindstorms sets at $199 each or so.... Software: I was (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
    
         Re: Cat by the tail!: Rcx / MindStorms Classroom —Terry King
     *** Forwarded from Tonya, who is having trouble posting here... *** In my opinion the mindstorms sets for $199 are the best deal. If you can buy them locally (Best Buy) then you can even save shipping. Mindstorms RIS includes the exact same parts as (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
   
        Re: Cat by the tail! —Terry King
     Steve, I'm working on some material; will be developing more as I teach some Middle School kids starting soon. Let's try to collaborate here. I am researching other Education links and lists for current Mindstorms users in Education. I will try to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
    
         Re: Cat by the tail! —Ben Erwin
      I've got lots of RCX-educational related stuff at these links: (URL) (this site is moving soon, so act fast. i'll repost when it gets a new address) -ben (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
    
         (canceled) —Ben Erwin
   
        Re: Cat by the tail! —Ben Erwin
   here is another good link: (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
 

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