Author: Mark Young
Date: 01:42:44 01/11/05
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On January 10, 2005 at 20:57:37, Steve B wrote: >Undoubtedly due to the very high prices recently achieved by Robot chess >computers,i count no less then FIVE current auctions on Ebay for chess Robots >3 Fidelity 6100 Phantoms >1 MB Phantom >1 MB Milton > >i would be very wary of bidding on this Fidelity Phantom >even though the seller says the computer is working ,he does not have the >correct pieces >he shows the computer with a set of small wooden magnetic pieces > >the correct Phantom pieces are completely different then these >they are very light weight(plastic).taller and thinner >it is highly unlikely that the electromagnets underneath the playing surface >could possibly move these pieces correctly Anyone owning a Phantom would know.... There is no way a Phantom will moves wood pieces. It will only move the plastic phantom pieces, and it only does this well on a clean, and dust free phantom board. > >this could indicate that the computer has not been tested correctly and could be >defective >at the very least,a question to the seller raising this issue would be in order. >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5949109090 > >High Level Alert Regards >Steve
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