Rob Pickering

May I say a big thank you to all those of you who answered my call for help. So many replies from around the World (and Milky Way west!) make this a truly global group. I now have plenty of leads to follow up and now I hope to make some progress over the winter with my Dacta control unit. More help is, of course, would be most welcome. Please remember that I am a pensioner, and had my formative years in a pre-computer world. I remember buying a slide rule when I entered the school sixth form.

Hello, My name is Rob Pickering, and I am new to this forum. I am hoping that someone may be able to give me some guidance. I have read through all the threads, but can’t quite sort out a solution to my problem. I have found a Lego Dacta control interface 70909 (year 1992) in my loft, together with plenty of sensors. Unfortunately, I have no software to operate it. I have an hp computer with Windows 8.1 with a RS232 serial interface. I would be grateful if you could tell me: 1. What software I require, 2. Where I can obtain this software, 3. Approximately how much it will cost. The Lego “Engineer” software looked very good, but unfortunately, it seems to be no longer available. The other software, seemed to exclude Windows 8.1. Now that I have retired, I would love to get back into technical Lego and to get my grand children involved in it too. Thank you for allowing me to post this on your forum.