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Subject: Re: Fidelity Phantom

Author: Charlie GOLD

Date: 07:20:42 03/27/01

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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










  A GREAT machine-I have one that is in good condition. It even has a level
whereby the machine will try to lose.  charlie



>  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.



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