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Re: 8482 Technic Cybermaster
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 24 Sep 1999 08:13:45 GMT
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In article <8E4AEB785evardmcsanlgov@lugnet.com>, Remy Evard
<evard@mcs.anl.gov> writes
> At a local Zany Brainy, they have a display of a number of set 8482,
> "Technic Cybermaster". A sign says "a Zany Brainy exclusive", and
> they're going for $230.
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> This set has me a bit puzzled, but I'm not sure I want to spend $230
> to answer my questions...
Don't.
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> So this all sounds Mindstorm-y, but this set doesn't have the
> same feel as the Mindstorm sets and it doesn't say Mindstorms on it.
It is programmable, but it's really designed to be controlled via the
radio link from a PC. I found it a bit disappointing. It's aimed at 12
year olds (that is, *real* 12yos), and they appear to have got it just
right.
It's mostly all about controlling the mobile unit (which has 2 motors
built in, 1 motor port & 3 sensor ports) with a joystick.
The only thing I found neat was that each sensor has a different
resistance, so it knows which sensor is attached to which port.
There's got to be another use for those, but I haven't investigated
Mindstorms yet.
--
Tony Priestman
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