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Subject: Re: Chess Computer Memorabilia Auction

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 19:59:44 11/18/02

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On November 18, 2002 at 22:57:04, Mike Byrne wrote:

>In the past , I have refrained from posting in CCC the commercial products that
>I have occasionally auctioned in eBay.  The auction below is not for a
>commercial product but for an original, authentic program (19 page booklet) from
>the historical first encounter of World Champion Garry Kasparov and the premier
>of IBM's Deep Blue held in Philadelphia, PA in February 1996.
>
>I attended the final and 6th game won by Kasparov.  I would guesstimate that
>maybe 500-700 people attended this game live.  Everyone who bought a ticket
>received a program.  At the end of the match, a few people left their "free"
>programs behind.  Yours truly picked a up a few of these and maintained them in
>their prisitine condition.  I have decided to sell one at this point in time -
>really just to see what kind of interest is there in "chess computer
>memorabilia".  I have no plans to sell the others.
>
>
>By the way, the world "premier" is on the cover for those of you who are
>wondering why I used that specific word.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1789361572&rd=1
>
>Thanks for looking and good luck if you decide to bid.
>
>Michael Byrne

That was supposed to be "word" and not "world" in the sentance preceeding the
link.



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