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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..Results Of A Bidding War

Author: Ray Rogers

Date: 11:07:38 07/03/05

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On July 03, 2005 at 06:13:52, Steve B wrote:

>>As you might know, the WCCC or WMCCC was held here about 15 years ago, and I
>>recall that there were indeed some dedicated units playing.  I have always
>>assumed that the Mephisto Vancouver was somehow named for this event.
>
>
>yes it was 1992
>
>Mephisto always named their world champion computers after the host city in
>which the games of the WMCCC were played.
>so you have names such as:
>Amsterdam
>Dallas
>Lyon
>etc
>etc
>
>Postcards From The Edge Regards
>Steve

......but NOT Portoroz. It was called the Portorose. Close though.

Pordantic regardz.

Ray.



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