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Subject: Collector's Corner..A Puzzling Computer

Author: Steve B

Date: 17:47:19 06/10/05


the computer is the Novag Magic Castle
programmed by Dave Kittinger who always denies it
:)
with a whopping  two levels:
1)bad
2)even worse

why the puzzlement?

well,it is considered a highly collectable item
certainly by no means rare,and usually not expensive to buy

i cant exactly put my finger as to why most collector's have one or want one

i imagine it must be the novelty of the Castle looking down over the chess board
or possibly the  pieces which are hand painted( and the only dedicated computer
to have hand painted pieces)..so perhaps this adds to the mystic

the last Magic Castle to appear on Ebay sold for practically nothing but i think
the condition was less then good

now another appears in what looks like mint condition and complete with box
manual etc

it is now at $166 with 3/4 of a day to go(as i write this)


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5205194288

Mini Mouse Regards
Steve




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