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sebarile-MOBL <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:Fn2CqL.AHF@lugnet.com... (...) That is one bad corner to cut! I use a jack sometimes, batteries more often though. I was just laying on the couch the other day thinking I needed a (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Consumer Affairs told me that after talking to many focus groups that they decided it was not used and thus cut for cost savings again (standard good corp practice)... and good for them, it seems like they need to cut some corners to stay in (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) This is the big 'down side' of the 1.5. The computers themselves are identical, and you can run 1.5 software on the older brick. For the educational market (dacta stuff), Lego are still supplying all the units with the jacks. The suggestion is (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Steve, and anyone else interested, There should be another way to power the RCX, but I'm not sure if you can get the stuff to do it anymore. (if TLG is replacing them with the old stock 'with a good reason' then that is the best way to go) You used (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Steve, AFAIK, the two RCX versions are identical, apart from the power jack that is. Regards, Arjen "sebarile-MOBL" <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:Fn1xFt.H1C@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) of (...) it (...) Is (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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