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Re: Build your own R2!
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lugnet.starwars
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Tue, 25 May 1999 15:54:33 GMT
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cmasi@^SayNoToSpam^cmasi.chem.tulane.edu
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> On Wed, 26 May 1999 21:35:59 GMT, "Sean Mahoney" <mahoney_s@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > I'm still wow'd by the fact no one is talking about this... anyone have more
> > info?
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> > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/en/story.html?s=v/nm/19990526/en/film-star
> > warspromos_1.html
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> There's been information and discussion on this set. There's a brief blurb
> at <http://www.legomindstorms.com/press/whatis.asp#droid>. Also search for
> online news articles.
>
> General consensus (around here) was "Why'd they make his head out of big,
> printed pieces?" and "Why'd they dumb down the RCX to the Mini-Scout?"
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> Steve
At first I thought this too, but as long as LEGO keeps making the RCX with 3 inputs
and outputs then a smaller one may be a good idea. A smaller less exspensive
computer may be able to do things its bigger brother cannot. For example, people
are building the RCX brick into trains to control the trains, but the RCX brick is
just a tiny bit to big, and at $100[1] (?) a pop putting RCX bricks in trains gets
very exspensive. A small computer would fit into the train better, and would be a
lot easier on the pocketbook. For that matter if you needed fout inputs and outputs
I would be cheaper to buy 2 little units than it would buy to purchase 2 big units
just to get that fourth control circiut. Anyway, I hope they continue to produce
both computers.
Chris
1. You cannot get individual RCX bricks from LEGO, but I think you can get them
from Pitsco. I am not certain, but I thought the brick was around $100.
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| (...) them (...) Lego World Shop at home sells them for 129.99 each. This can be found at the mindstorm website. Contact me if you can't find it. I was able to order the remote control. Temp and rotation sensors are available also for 20-25 (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | RCX from Pitsco
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| (...) RCX Brick: Item # N979709 - $120 (plus S&H) Pitsco: 1-800-362-4308 John (of course, drop the ".nospam" to reply...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Build your own R2!
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| (...) When I wrote "dumbed-down", I didn't mean smaller. From the published information, it's not clear, but it's possible the mini-scout will not be programmable. Instead, it will be preprogrammed with 7 "behaviours" which can be initiated. Search (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) There's been information and discussion on this set. There's a brief blurb at (URL). Also search for online news articles. General consensus (around here) was "Why'd they make his head out of big, printed pieces?" and "Why'd they dumb down the (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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