Path: news1.icaen!news.uiowa.edu!NewsNG.Chicago.Qual.Net!news2.ais.net!jamie!ais.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!intgwpad.nntp.telstra.net!nsw.nntp.telstra.net!ozemail!ozemail.com.au!hmag From: hmag@ozemail.com.au (Terry Allen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Lego Card Info. Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 17:05:42 +1000 Organization: hEARd Magazine Lines: 97 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: slgos2p56.ozemail.com.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.4.0 Xref: news1.icaen comp.sys.apple2:138410 Kind reader of rec.toys.lego emailed me the following, which may spur someone elses memory or a bit more info. Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 23:33:23 -0400 From: "William 'Mr. K' Kenlon" Organization: None MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Terry Allen Subject: Re: Lego Controller Card for Apple II Terry Allen wrote: > > Recently got hold of an Apple IIGS & have been attracting various > equipment from friends who have old cards & things hanging around. One of > these cards is a Lego Controller card. Apparently, it was used for > controlling Lego motors. > If anyone has any information or knows where to find software to use it, > could they please email me & post the info to the newsgroup comp.sys.apple2 > Many thanks for any info. > Terry, Thought you might like to know about a brochure I have (copyright date 1987), the cover of which reads "NO LIMITS -- LEGO(R) TC logo", with an Apple IIe and a LEGO Technic merry-go-round on the cover. On the back of the brochure: "The LEGO Interface A connects to a special slot card that fits the Apple IIe and Apple IIgs computers. A power supply transformer is included in the set. The interface and computer are fully protected against wrong connections of motors and sensors. The interface has a stop button which cuts off power to all output sockets. It also withstands normal wear and tear from fingers and dust." Also in the booklet... Various illustrations and explanations of the TC Logo's objective, and a short philosophical introduction to the system by a bearded, middle-aged man by the name of Seymour Papert (Prof. of Math and Education, MIT). Toward the end of the book is a product list, which has the following items: 9700 Technic Control-0 -- $142.00 Contains over 450 elements and a strong molded storage box. Special elements include 2-4.5 volt motors, 1 optosensor and 1 counting disk, 2 touch sensors, 4 light bricks and 7 sets of building instructions for different models. 9750 Technic Control Interface and Transformer -- $150.00 Specially designed in conjunction with out research team at MIT. This box has 6 outputs from which students can send signals to LEGO motors and 2 input sensors which receive information from the LEGO touch and optic sensors. 950051 Starter Pack -- $450.00 1 TC-0 Set Interface and Transformer Reference Guide 1 Master disk and 1 Backup disk Quick Reference Guide Apple IIe and Apple IIgs slot card and cable [various teachers' & students' guides] Also, the following contact information is given, but beware -- the brochure is eleven years, old and this contact information could be very dated. (And it may not be good in Australia, either.) Sarah McDonald Education Dept. LEGO Systems, Inc. 555 Taylor Road Enfield, CT 06082 203/749-2291 800/243-4870 (ex. AK, CT, HI) I don't know for sure if any of this is relevant, but I thought it might be of some importance, as it mentions a LEGO motor and IIgs card and all. Leg godt, William Kenlon (whose news server doesn't carry ) -- Bye For Now, Terry Allen hEARd - Non-profit Promotion For new music. WWW - http://www.ozemail.com.au/~hmag Email - hmag@ozemail.com.au