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Re: Is TLC killing off RDS?
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Tue, 9 Oct 2001 10:30:11 GMT
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I have uploaded the ScoutSDK to my home page: http://www.ashbysoft.com look
at the downloads section at the bottom of the page.
Phil.
Michael Shiloh wrote:
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> yeah, it has. i was pretty much told as much when i tried to
> buy one for my nephew. i like it because a kid can use it
> without a PC; in fact, i like it so much i got myself one
> too just in case, since it has been discontinued.
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> this is the only set that uses the scout, correct? so does
> that mean they are discontinuing the scout too?
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> all the more reason that i am upset that i have not been
> able to locate the scout SDK. can someone please tell me the
> url to the scout sdk? or, if you have one, can you
> email/ftp/anything me a copy?
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> thanks,
> michael
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> On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, John Heins wrote:
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> > As this set has pretty much disappeared in retail outlets and seems to have
> > disappeared from the latest catalog, I have to wonder if this product has
> > been dropped?
> >
> > Ironically, this set has proven popular as an intro level Robotics set in
> > our Middle school. Once again, TLC seems to have misjudged the market and
> > never marketed this through PITSCO. As most school districts are extremely
> > limited in their purchasing options - Toys R Us does NOT take locl school
> > district PO's - most of the sets here have come through donations.
> >
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| (...) Thank you for making this available. I have been looking for the SDK to no avail. I bought 2 RDS sets at a clearance sale for $60 each. I'm hoping to integrate them into my LEGO train layout. >> Mark << (25 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| yeah, it has. i was pretty much told as much when i tried to buy one for my nephew. i like it because a kid can use it without a PC; in fact, i like it so much i got myself one too just in case, since it has been discontinued. this is the only set (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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