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From: lauren@vortex.com (Lauren Weinstein)
Subject: Re: Radio Shack Armitron
Message-ID: <CuyIBI.4GK@vortex.com>
Organization: Vortex Technology, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
References: <derossi-220894114945@chris_derossi.genmagic.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 21:57:18 GMT
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In article <derossi-220894114945@chris_derossi.genmagic.com>,
Chris Derossi <derossi@genmagic.com> wrote:
>Remember the Amitron robotic arm toy that Radio Shack used to sell?
>Well, I just found out that it is listed in their 1994 Christmas toy
>catalog. It is NOT in their 1995 catalog, so this looks like a one-time
>thing.

Have they listed the original unit or the later "mobile" unit?
The original was a pain to interface, since it used a completely
mechanical motor control system.  The mobile version, in addition
to having full mobility, used a simple electric remote control on a 
ribbon cable which made interfacing a snap.  I have one of the latter.

--Lauren--

