one thing I remember is that if you put the sensors into raw mode, you could distinguish pretty accurately between multiple touch sensors on the same input based on their slightly different resistances. so you'd do this https://lejos.sourceforge.io/rcx/tutorial/essential/hardware/sensors.html then piggyback two touch sensors, say left and right, on the same input, then you could measure the values for each sensor and plug in some hard coded thresholds to save a precious input slot (there's only three).

Pretty much my only interest in LEGO, post-toddler stage, was Technic and Mindstorms, too.

it's a bit sad to think that they probably killed it at least partially due to how much more money branded kits make in comparison.

I just looked at the new Technic inventory on LEGO's website and it's all branded vehicles.

@pervognsen @dotstdy you might like Akiyuki’s videos on YouTube if you liked Mindstorms as a bairn!

lego ceo getting up on stage... bugattis bugattis bugattis bugattis bugattis bugattis bugattis bugattis

@pervognsen @dotstdy we had this stuff instead, it was awesome (there was also an East German Lego clone with universal plastic bricks, but for building 'machinery' the metal kits were much better)

@floooh @pervognsen Yeah I had a meccano set which was generally more interesting than lego, I didn't really have very much lego technic or any mindstorms stuff at home because it was expensive, so I only got to use it at school.