Author: allan johnson
Date: 20:19:30 03/26/01
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On March 26, 2001 at 16:49:49, Lin Harper wrote: >On March 26, 2001 at 10:16:35, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>I know where to buy one of these. New. It may even have a warranty. It's been >>sitting in a display case in a retail store for about ten years. The reason >>this is possible may be that it has the original retail price attached to it, >>and the guy who owns the store is not a very good businessman. >> >>This is the machine that used under-the-board magnets to move pieces around >>automatically. >> >>Is anyone bouncing up and down in their chair now? If so, please let me know, >>and I'll see if I can talk the guy down. >> >>bruce > I remember seeing one of those things in a store window in > Sydney. It was set up and going, the pieces reset themselves after > each game. A collector's item now. If it breaks down you won't get > it fixed AFAIK. > On the subject of old tabletops, the one that intrigued me most > was a Scysis, with a little crane lifting and moving the pieces. > The guy that owns it should try to auction it at ebay. Yeah that would have been at Peter Parr's Chess Discount Sales store. I don't know whether it is still available though.He's got a good selection of chess computers both dedicated and PC. His local phone nmber is 92112994 and his web page is www.ozemail.com.au/~p Cheers Allan
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