Author: Erik Stillum
Date: 12:20:20 10/23/05
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Very interesting album. The Nigel Short was sold on Ebay a few weeks ago. I had never heard about it before and did not bid on it. Some of the computers I had never even heard about. What about including the Excel Mach IV (6110), if only just for my ego :-)). Regards from Norway where the chess computer season now really starts soon. Today the first snow fell... Erik On October 23, 2005 at 11:53:20, Steve B wrote: >Rarity is a term that is heard frequently when collecting the old computers > >i have given my definition several times on these pages > >IMO,limited production and high defect rates are the two single principal >determinates in considering if a computer is Ultra rare > >while many computers are expensive this does not indicate rarity > >a prime example of this would be the Tasc R30 which sold for $2000 when first >released but several thousand were sold > >an example of computer's that are Ultra rare due to high defect rates would be >the Novag Robot Adversary, Savants and Fidelity Travel Master >all of these computers sold in large quantities but it is almost impossible to >find examples of them today in perfectly working condition > >on the World Famous site of Austrian collector Kurt Kispert there is a page for >"Rare" computers >however many of these computers are not really all that rare and many rare >computers do not appear on the page >indeed Kurt himself told me he considers the selection there more of a >collection of "Interesting" computers then rare ones > >i have set up an Album for what I consider to be the most rare computers,modules >and auxiliary items in my collection > >the listing is not in any particular order and is only MY opinion of the rarest >items in my collection > > >Ultra Rare Collection: >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=/fc80 > >Kurts Rare Page: >http://www.schachcomputer.at/rar.htm > > >Best Regards >Steve
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