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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..The Four Faces Of The Fidelity SC9

Author: Alain ZANCHETTA

Date: 11:52:47 01/06/05

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On January 06, 2005 at 07:09:23, Steve B wrote:

>
>The Fidelity SC9 was one of the most popular Fidelity computers released
>programmed by the team of  Dan&Kate Spracklen,it came on the market in 1982 and
>was rated about 1600 ELO:
>
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/3353&.dnm=1a9c.jpg&.src=ph
>
>In the summer of 1983 owners of the Champion Sensory could send their computers
>back to the Fidelity Factory to have the computer outfitted with the soon to be
>released improvement on the SC9 program (the Super 9)running on a slightly
>higher clock speed(1.6 Mhz-2Mhz)
>
>these upgraded Champion Sensory's are very hard to find:
>
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/3353&.dnm=1b5d.jpg&.src=ph
>
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=4662.jpg&.src=ph
>
>
>
>Due to the commercial success of the SC9, in 1984 Fidelity released the Super
>9..with a faster clock speed and rated at 1650:
>
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/3353&.dnm=5335.jpg&.src=ph
>
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/3353&.dnm=aa33.jpg&.src=ph
>
>finally the "Holy Grail" of all SC9'S
>The Super 9 Deluxe
>same as the Super 9 but sold in the same wooden housing as the Champion Sensory:
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/3353&.dnm=63a1.jpg&.src=ph
>
>Number 9..Number 9.. Regards
>Steve

Great Story, thanks Steve

Best,
Alain



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