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Re: new trains
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 17 Jan 2001 01:39:30 GMT
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Jonathan Johnson wrote:
> Personally, I wouldn't think that they would go as far as computer
> controlled layouts considering most individuals would not want to move
> their computer close to their track nor do they usually have enough
> space for even a temporary layout in whatever room a computer might
> typically reside. Besides, operating a layout still needs to remain a
> fairly simple task otherwise Lego risks losing the younger market.
> While the older crowd would go "Ooo" and "Ahhh", it would lose an
> element of innocence, simplicity, and awe that results from taking
> little blocks of plastic and creating whatever we can dream up.
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> Anyway, I think a better solution might be along the lines of having a
> regulator with essentially a small array of rheostats or dials or
> sliders so that it looks similar to an audio mixing board. Each
> slider corresponds to a certain wheelset code (A, B, C, etc.) and each
> wheelset has a dial on the bottom to tell the wheelset which code to
> pay attention to. This would be a system similar to the X10 and the
> like that allows you to control the lamps and appliances in your
> house. This would allow you to set all of the engines on one train to
> the same number or letter. You could also have multiple regulators in
> the same area just powering separate lines. This allows Lego to keep
> a simple and intuitive system that would not be a far cry from the
> current system. Also, it would not be difficult to produce; just a
> couple of IC's and voila.
For cost reasons I'd think LEGO would create a Micro-Scout sized computer with a
little screen that would allow you to program each train into the system like
DCC. A Scout type screen would be all that would be needed. Small and efficient.
Of course it would have "Dumb" mode that would just control one train to work as
part of the legacy mode.
Dean
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