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Subject: Re: old and very old programs(Somewhat O.T. )

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 16:37:25 01/28/01

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On January 28, 2001 at 18:09:31, Torstein Hall wrote:

>On January 28, 2001 at 16:41:00, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>On January 28, 2001 at 11:58:17, Torstein Hall wrote:
>>
>>>What a horrible cover that Fritz 1 had. Really a collectors item for the ugly
>>>program box museum!
>>
>>Yes, but it has a certain charme, like a horror movie poster from the fifties...
>>Vincent Price, and Frankenstein's bride in the background. But this was a
>>special "deluxe" edition by boeder; I think the original CB cover didn't have
>>much of a picture.
>>
>>But in those days, you were lucky if there was a box at all. I have purchased
>>several chess programs which came in a paper envelope.
>>
>>My favorite is the Sargon III cover, with that artistic photo.
>>
>>It would be nice to discuss, what is the best chess photo ever... the Cowderoy
>>website has many examples - but this is off topic. Maybe I start a thread in the
>>GCF.
>>
>>Regards,
>>M.Scheidl
>
>I also like the both the Sargon covers and the Colossus Chess X cover quite a
>lot. Another thing... What is that man, who obviously has spent most of his time
>sleeping under a bridge, doing on the Chessmaster covers? Or perhaps its father
>Christmas comming with another chessprogram to put under the tree. Anyway, it is
>has always looked pretty satrange to me.
>
>Torstein

HE LOOKS LIKE HE ISN'T EVEN WORTHY OF THE TITLE !!

MAY THE TRUE FATHER OF CREATION FIND YOU WORTHY OF A BLESSING !

Yeah , I really loved this one : thanks Mr Merlino .



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