Author: steven blincoe
Date: 19:11:24 06/30/04
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> Steve, > What in your opinion is a rare one? very good question and not so easy to answer... first it would have to be the limited number produced generally a typical dedicated computer will see a production run of about 5000-10,000 units the most produced computer was the Fidelity CC7..about 700,000 units were made and sold the least produced..the Tasc R40..20-30 were made but less then 10 actually sold anything less then 2000 units would qualify as rare secondly..the defect rate.. many of the older computers had very high defect rates so to find one in working condition would make it rare an example of this would be the Novag Robot Adversary about 2000 units were made but its very hard to find a working one other examples would be the Novag Savant..many were made but almost all of them no longer have a working touch screen display the Fidelity Travel Master..world's first pressure sensory portable..defect rate was so high..Fidelity had to initiate a recall program offering a rebate or credit against a trade in and finally the price some computers were so expensive they were avialable on a custom made basis only examples would be..the Fidelity Elite Chess Champion..only 500 were made ..each one numbered and a gold plaque was provided with the owners name inscribed.. or the Elite A/G versions 5,8, 9 or 10 these babies sold for between $6000-$10000 brand new no more then 50 were made of each version Best Steve
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