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Subject: Re: Mephisto Exclusive/Genius module/68030

Author: Earl Fuller

Date: 05:03:21 07/10/04

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On July 10, 2004 at 07:01:06, steven blincoe wrote:

>If one was to find one of those great looking Mephisto sets, such as Bavaria, in
>>Ebay for example, what would be the selling price more or less?
>
>the Bavaria is the board..full piece recognition
>depending  which module is in the board ,the price will vary greatly
>
>the board itself(with no module)is worth around $1000-$1500 depending on
>condition
>back in the 1990's it sold for several thousand dollars brand new
>>
>>I see the Excelsior, new, is around $700.
>
>the Mephisto Exclusive is the only wooden,auto sensory board that can still be
>purchased brand new today
>
>the Magellan/Senator modules are by Frans Morsch and were released in 1998
>they are rated about 2075/2175
>the chief difference between the two being the Magellan has larger Hash  Ram for
>endgame play
>>
>>And that Magellan module is basically an on purpose limited Fritz 6?
>
>Fritz?
>err .. is this a PC prog of some sort?
>dont know anything about this
>had a friend named Fritz though..back in school
>:)
>Steve
>>
>>Thanks, Bruce

Hi Steve, don't forget, there is the Mephisto Exclusive, with the Genius 68030,
module that plays around 2400 or so at 40/2hr.
earl



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