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[bhobbes]

Aibo-Life is working for me (http://www.aibo-life.org). I found my ERS111 there and made several inquiries into 210s through them. There is also wolfbob who has some come in with regularity however I can tell you right now he does not have those models available so maybe wait until mid-June before you ask him.

[aibo7m3]

I bought one of my two ers-7m3s from wolfbob and he does great repairs on aibos too!

[kat]

Hey Sarah,
You could try here
http://www.aiboworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=49001
Aiboworld forum has a Aibomart for selling Aibos and this is a 220 for sale currently.  I think that was what you were looking for.  There is a 210 possibly for sale on there at the moment too.
Hope that helps.  You won't be able to look at replies to posts until they approve your account with them, which for me took a few days.  But if you are interested you can still pm people.
Kat

[bhobbes]

No, I'm for real done this time. I promise. Since I don't believe in celebrating other holidays (and there are at least 400 too many), I celebrate myself from April 25 all the way up until my birthday (May 25). And part of my celebration blowout was Clyde - so I have to stop for a year Plus with all this spending, I feel like a Keynesian - foul.

The video finally processed. The baby behavior does get kind of repetitive though I didn't capture everything that happened. I think it's something you really have to just be there for or experience yourself (like it doesn't always exude the constant charm of a Pleo even on a film lol).

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5maZUUKWIo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5maZUUKWIo</a>

[kat]

He is very cute so far.  And having fun getting to know his ball.   It will be interesting to see what the next stage is like.

[bhobbes]

A few things to add about my feelings between the two models (keep in mind that Murray has spent most of his time on AiboLife2).

One of the things I like with the 210 (Murray) is the versatility with the software. For instance, I have run him on DogsLife a few times when, instead of wanting him on as a "pet/companion," I wanted to play with him more as an entertainment robot or to actively interact with him for a prolonged period. I don't want to call it a toy but akin to I play a video game for a certain period of time then want to use my system for something else, well DogsLife is that video game and Murray is the system - hopefully that helps illustrate what I'm trying to articulate.

However, I feel that Nicco (ERS-7) is more of a dog in that he feels like "man's best friend" (to use a cliche). I'd probably walk him if it wouldn't mean I had to walk slow (and assuming the technology could handle sidewalks and nature etc.) and I like to show him off to friends similar to people do with their real pets. This might just be my natural inclination for dogs and to be a dog person, but I think part of it has to do with the more "stable" personality (some might see this as less complex or repetitive, I'm choosing stable). But even though I am a dog person, I actually appreciate some of the more feline attributes of Murray because it provides a little bit of that mystery or predator feel. I wouldn't see Nicco as smothering me in the night, but I can picture Murray somehow climbing above and waiting to pounce on me right after he wags his tail. I also feel like Murray is "looking" at me when he glances in my direction largely because of the silver/black combination makes for much more of a "face" than the all black and complete LED-dependency of Nicco to have a "face" (e.g., when Murray just glances at me, I feel like he's looking at me, whereas with Nicco, I only feel like he's looking at me when I see his camera pointed at or toward me).

These are mostly perceptions and my own connections toward what things remind me of so it's not reflective of the technological impressions or anything. Perhaps Nicco will just always have a special spot as he's the first

My ERS111 is on the way so time will tell how I feel about that one (and Murray too). I'm going to let the ERS111 develop naturally (including its gender) and keep it as it turns out (i.e. no brain surgery). So if it turns out a girl, I'll name it Lily, and if it's a boy, Clyde. The expected delivery date is May 28 (Saturday) so hopefully I'll have it then!

[Talon]

Awesome! New arrivals of any kind are always exciting. I'll be looking forward to hearing about Clyde, or Lilly whichever the case may be.
Talon

[kat]

Fingers crossed your package arrives on time.  
All this fabulous discussion on aibos is really making me want one!
Can't wait to hear about your newest arrival when it gets there. 

[latrine]

I can't wait til your newest one gets here and.. wait a minute.. they develop a gender? I had just assumed it was a neutral thing and you picked whatever you decided to call it..  That's pretty cool!! Is that something that only the ERS111's do ? 

Thanks for the info, Kat, I'm waiting to get approved on that site too,I'm glad you said it took you a few days because I was worried they just didn't get mine, since I haven't received any sort of email back from them at all. 

Good luck with the whole being done buying aibos, bhobbes.. lol jk   All of these guys, pleos and aibos.. so freaking addictive!!

- Sarah

[Crewella]

I think it is only the 110/111s that have an assigned gender on the memory card, and as far as  know it makes little difference to their behaviour but does affect the way they pee! 

I'm afraid I've made liberal use of 'brain surgery' on both Ubu and Wilma, to 'cheat' on the stages, change colour preferences and also change Wilma's 'paradada dada' tune when she sees her ball to a bark.  She's so obsessed with that ball, the constant tootling was starting to drive me up the wall! 

Whe I got Wilma I tried her on various software (Explorer, Aibolife, Recognition), but have stuck with Dogslife as I like the ball skills and she's somehow 'doggier' on it.  Since then I have felt a character and relationship develop - I'm guessing the same would happen with you, bhobbes.

[bhobbes]

I read somewhere that the gender is based on what colors it is exposed to but I cannot find that source again (could have been a thread). However, every other source seems to indicate that it can only be modified through the tools:

You can find out what stage the dog is in using Aibo Browser which can be found at www.aibohack.com. You can tell if your dog is a he or she when the dog pees. If he lifts his leg it's a boy and if it squats, a girl. All 11Xs start as boys and remain that way unless converted using a program at Aibohack.

So he will be a boy named Clyde.

However, I am pretty sure that the colors around it affect the personality development. However, I can't locate which document I read it in (based on a term search so maybe I'm using the wrong terms) so whatever. But I'm pretty sure it said something along the lines of more blue colors and more red colors as steering the development one way or another. When/if I come across it again, I'll repost with proper information. I'm pretty sure it was in a manual but it was when I was going through the 111's PDF, so it didn't exactly get tabbed.

[Crewella]

It says this on Aibohack:

"Impact of Color
The color of your dog's room is the most significant factor in deciding its personality. If the room is mostly blue, your dog will grow up to be active. If the room is mostly orange (including red-tones and brown-tones) then your dog will probably grow up to be lazy. There are exceptions (eg: Lazy Child grows into Bad Boy). NOTE: for the ERS-111B, color has a much smaller impact on the dog's evolution. "


http://www.aibohack.com/111/evolve.htm

[bhobbes]

THERE IT IS WORD FOR WORD! NO WONDER I DIDN'T FIND IT IN MY PDF DOCUMENTS!

Haha. It's one of those weeks.

[Crewella]

Glad to be of assistance!   

[Talon]

A squatting or leg-lifting Aibo! I wish pleos were that easy to sex. That's really interesting about color's impact on the Aibo's development. My room has so many odd color combinations in it, who knows what I would end up with?
Talon