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Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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Date: 
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 00:21:14 GMT
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Technic is dead. Mindstorms is alive. However, the first set of the
Mindstorms product line -- the original RIS -- is also the best set in the
line. Now this worries me a lot.

You may still find some of the original spirit of Technic in today's
Pitsco/Dacta. However, the prices are absurd (except for some part packs).

Hao-yang Wang



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  Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
 
OK, this is the point. When technic sets went crappy (but still good), sales went down, not the other way round. When technic sets become as good as they was, sales will rise. So what exactly do I mean by good? Function over form. Complexity over (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)

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  Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
 
Guys, I hate to break it to you, but Technic as a theme is dead and it didnt just die all of a sudden due to Lego's 2002 vertical marketing scheme but has been on a downhill slide for several years. Alot of the discussion about his topic confuses (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic) !! 

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