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Re: Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!>
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lugnet.general, lugnet.trains
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 14:58:38 GMT
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<Warning!! This post contains speculative musings on possible new products.
These are enclosed by <FUTURE></FUTURE> tags..>
In lugnet.general, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> In lugnet.general, Alex Farlie writes:
> > <WARNING This post contain sepculative ideas on new products.. It should not
> > be regarded as fact. Hopefully TLC/TLG might listen to the ideas in it
> though..>
> [snip alot]
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> Nice ideas, but not too probable since Lego uses 9V direct current and Märklin
> always used alternating current... I think there would be no advantage for
> these two companies to develop a new dcc system. If Lego ever does it will be
> quite simple (for kids).
<FUTURE> One of the 'technical' differences between Marklin's system and
Lego Mindstroms that the joint design tema had to overcome I think..
From the catalouge it looks like the system uses a Marklin firmware but at
the 9V Lego track volatge!!..
</Future>
> I fear that would mean to control not more than 4 engines on track plus not
> more than 8 points.
<FUTURE> Have you heard whats hapening to the train line for 2003? I hardly
call some of those sets Junior..
('Trouble is you can only get them via S@H in the US! :-( ')
Please more Trains Sr TLG!! Esp. now you have your 'alliance' wth Marklin..
</FUTURE>
Alex
> Just my two pennies....
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> Regards,
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> Ben
>
> My "DCC" stuff:
> http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/misc/misc.html#fun
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