Author: Keith Evans
Date: 10:38:58 04/03/05
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On April 03, 2005 at 08:28:04, Steve B wrote: >> >>Next up - the dedicated chess computer that looks like an HP 12C designed just >>for accountants. Appeals to both chess computer and calculator "freaks." (Search >>on Ebay for various HP calculators sometime.) Do we have a starting bid? (Darn - >>missed April 1st again) Are there any calculator style units still on the >>market? > > >actually Keith there was one chess computer released that was also a calculator >released by Saitek and it does appear on Ebay every now and again > >it is very very rare and when it does appear it sells for literally thousands of >dollars > >a rare glimpse of it appears below: > >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=567a.jpg&.src=ph > > >The Dedicated Computer That Was.. Regards >Steve I searched on google groups and found that some people purchased them for around $10 when they were closed out in 1994. And here ten years later they sell on Ebay for $1000? Wow! -Keith
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