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In lugnet.trains, Sonnich Jensen writes: Latest news on points and crossings (one member of the www.1000.steine.de Forum phoned with Lego® marketing): - both sets will be discontinued (transformer also) and only a new transformer will appear in (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In one way this is good news. A new transformer means that trains will continue in one form or another. My guess is that the 'new' transformer will include some expansion port like the grey 12V transformer. This matches with other rumours I (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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There might be a pretty good reason for this: The current points switch the current as well, and for an automated layout it is not very usefull; so new points which DO NOT switch the current are needed. Maybe things make sence anyway. We can dicuss (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Frank, Thanks for your input on this. It seems that a new transformer could be the "backbone" of an expanded 9-volt line with automated everything... Bryan "Frank Buiting" <frank.buiting@infopulse.nl> wrote in message news:G575zq.J4C@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, what I want to see is DCC with automated everything. That would be the holy grail IMHO. I would gladly buy all new motors, points, transformer(s), etc to convert them over to DCC. Steve Martin martinsa@mail.com (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Sure I would like a DCC too, but the question is - is LEGO building a DCC for children - they are the goal of Lego I belive? Michael Steve Martin <martinsa@mail.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: G59G2K.226@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Michael Lachmann" <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message news:G5AGqn.IpD@lugnet.com... (...) If TLC can create a language for children powerful enough to control Technic robots, I'm confident they can also make a similar type for trains. Also if (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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But I believe the RCX-story is the reason why Lego has problems now, in Austria the RCX-sets are sold very good, but they are not used by the children, but by theire parents! So it could imagine that the target-group of people are adults in this (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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