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Re:Decline of play and rise of sensory issues in preschoolers by rurounijones on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @11:25PM (#10189502)
When I was in school with the BBC micro and the LOGO turtle we had an actual physical turtle hooked up to the machine via a long cable.

Needless to say this was much more popular with us than just the screen. I am sure it is partly for the robotic'ness of it but we would often walk around with the turtle as it was moving. So what you are saying and linked to I can well believe.

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Re:Decline of play and rise of sensory issues in preschoolers by juanuys on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @08:00AM (#10190877)
This sounds great. Do you have any more information on the mechanical turtle? (consumer kit, or a side-project by an industrious teacher?)
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Re:Decline of play and rise of sensory issues in preschoolers by rurounijones on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @08:56AM (#10191100)
This was a consumer kit aimed at schools. Looks like there were many different types as obitoo has another that I have never seen.

http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/asset78077_1582-.html

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Re:Decline of play and rise of sensory issues in preschoolers by 7Z7 on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @11:19AM (#10191956)
Huh! Ours, and the ones I saw on telly as a nipper, did not look like an actual turtle! It was just a smooth hemisphere with gubbins on display, inside.
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Re:Decline of play and rise of sensory issues in preschoolers by obitoo on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @08:19AM (#10190941)
Here he is , as i recall it was a kit http://www.classicacorn.freeuk.com/8bit_focus/logo/logo.html
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