Author: Dana Turnmire
Date: 23:35:40 12/10/04
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On December 10, 2004 at 21:32:25, Fernando Villegas wrote: >After 4356470000 defeats to softwares since the existence of 500 Mhz computers >or better and 1995 vintage or better software, I consider enough is enough. I >can bear a defeat, two defeats, ten defeats, but not indefinite defeats. In >exchange, how delicious to play a unit that can beat you but also can commit >some mistakes and being beated by you! >How pleasurable to take a real thing in your hands, put it in the desk, perhaps >even use a chess clock and then go on without knowing in advance that you will >be in tatters around mopve 30 and surely lost in move 40 at most. >How delicious to be facing a machine that will be not ask you an upgrade every >weeek in order to humiliate you faster! >How nice to stay playing chess instead of looking programs playing chess! >How easily you can get a cheap plastic unit or, if you please to do so, a rich, >flavoured, tasty, expensive wood one! >How wonderful is to be part of a shrinking but real comunity that talks of his >real machines, make deals, sell or auction his, get spare parts, etc! >BTW, any of you knows when Hiarcs 10 will be available? >I almost cannot wait.... >Fernando Amen!! I just recently won a Tandy 1650 on Ebay for a little over $12.00 including shipping and handling. That was the first chess computer I ever had (about 20 years ago) and the model I won looks almost like mint condition including manual and original box. I may even get back into playing tournament chess!
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