Author: Andreas Guettinger
Date: 08:34:20 09/02/05
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On September 02, 2005 at 10:41:41, Steve B wrote: >>I think to remeber some of those 32-bit WM-Mephistos (Vancouvers etc) were made >>in very low quantities and sold for something like 15 000 DM at the time, which >>would be around 8000 Euros. I think only the 68030 versions. Please correct me >>if my memory is failing me. > > >no Andy > >the 32 bit Mephisto Weltmeister modules were readily available here in the >states and sold for about $1000 (modules only)as brand new Do you want me to dig up the old Computer Schach und Spiele magazins from the late 80s? :) I think some of them were sold at a prize of a cheap car brand new. http://www.schachcomputer.at/schweizer.htm Mephisto Almeria 68020 - 30 MHz (eines der 6 Original-WM-Geräte von 1988 - # 3, spezielles Münchenbrett, fest montiertes Modul, mit Ventilator – Handelspreis 1988 = unverschämte, kleinwagenmässige DM 15'.000,--!!!) They had special version of the Muenchen board and the modul had a ventilator. This collector writes that only six of these original-WM-computers existed, rebelling regards Andy
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