Author: Steve B
Date: 06:48:42 09/10/04
One of the nuances to chess computer collecting today is to try to learn which computers are really exactly the same although the manufacturer or name is completely different a few examples will illustrate the point: the Mephisto Milano(released in 1991 with an Ed Schroder program and rated about 1975 Elo) was also released by Mephisto under the name"Nigel Short" to take advantage of Short's then stature in world chess competition and his impending match for the world title against Kasparov. the Nigel short was released primarily for the UK market and is considered a collector's item today ,while the Milano is not. another example would be the "Phantom" released by Milton Bradley in 1983 depending on the market in which it was sold,this Robotic(self-moving) computer was released under the following names: MB Grandmaster-North American Market MB Phantom-UK market MB Milton-German Market(and some other European countries) each computer is identical the MB Phantom is considered to be the rarest of the three and the most sort after by collectors today. then there are the cases where the same exact computer is released under different manufacturers or "Badges" as the term is used in collecting Examples of this would be Radio SHACK which sells mainly Saitek computers or for an older example..Conic,Hanimex and Schneider which all sold the same exact computers under their own "Badge" Name Dropper Regards Steve
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