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Subject: Re: on the value of old dedicated chess computer's

Author: allan johnson

Date: 16:33:42 05/16/04

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On May 16, 2004 at 09:28:45, steven blincoe wrote:

>>I have a Mephisto Lyon 32 bit which seized up on me about 12 months ago.Oh well
>>I said to myself that's the end of that.In the end I took it up to a local Dick
>>Smith's electronics shop[they have a big chain of stores here in Australia] and
>>asked them to do what they could.I got it back in a week and it works fine. Cost
>>me 50 bucks.Sure it might be that the problem I encountered proved minor
>>nonetheless when I took it in they didn't act as if I was asking them to do
>>something very specialised.
>
>very clever!
>to be honest, i would not have the nerve to walk into a local electronic's store
>and act as if i were bored as all get out and just plunk down the computer,and
>say fighting  back a yawn..so..when will you have it back to me?
>:))
>
>in all seriousness though..was it the board itself that was defective or the
>program module ?
 Well foolishly I didn't think to ask but I couldn't get a display in the
program module and the board's lights weren't all working.
Al>the Mephisto boards are easier to fix then the actual program module and as
you
>know the Mephisto Exclusive board is still being sold and serviced by
>Saitek\Mephisto
>
>
>
>>Possibly, but people collect for all different reasons Steve.
>
>of course you are right
>
>Best Regards
>Steve



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