Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 10:25:30 09/20/04
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On September 20, 2004 at 12:29:15, Steve B wrote: >Most collector's are well aware of the gaff in construction and programming of >the very first chess computer ever released for sale to the buying public. >The Fidelity Chess Challenger was released with the ranks and files reversed and >the more input system followed this "backwards" notation. > >Lesser known however is another infamous gaff by the short lived Omikron company >in releasing in 1983 the only chess computer they made . >a full sized wooden auto-sensory,the Bogul 5.50 ASB was released with the >commonly seen in films gaff of a dark square in the lower right corner instead >of white,thereby becoming the only known chess computer ever released to botch >this up >at an initial price tag of over $500 very few were sold >no wonder the company tanked soon thereafter > >The Bogul today is considered one of the rarest if not THE rarest chess computer >ever released for sale > >:) >Steve So it is a collector's items. So often that is the case. The ugly duckling that nobody wants beomes the greater collectible. That is also true with automobiles. The Edsel comes to mind. Best, Michael
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