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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..A Puzzling Computer

Author: Martin Slowik

Date: 12:50:09 06/11/05

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Hi Steve,

it's a red one. I was wondering a couple of days ago if it wasn't you who
recently (was it recently?) has been looking for a red NMC?

Not interested in this kind of chess computers too Regards,
Martin


On June 10, 2005 at 20:47:19, Steve B wrote:

>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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