Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 22:01:41 07/08/05
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On July 08, 2005 at 21:58:51, Steve B wrote: >Actually with this chess computer it would probably be better if the player were >color blind > >the Fidelity Poppy Challenger was released only in Europe >it contained the same program and features as the Fidelity Sensory Challenger >8(SC8) >indeed the manuals are exactly the same > >why Fidelity choose these colors for the squares and pieces is beyond me > >but i have my suspicions.. > >the Poppy is secretly housed in the same casing as the Fidelity SC6 with the >display screen >the SC6 was a notoriously poor seller for Fidelity and most probably Fidelity >has many left over SC6 casings > >so they came up with the idea to cover up the display with a sticker and release >the Poppy with the SC8 program (a great selling program ) only in Europe with >a wild and crazy color scheme > > >legend has it that there were other color schemes but i have never seen the >Poppy in anything other then this one > >i caution you to lower the lights and shield your eyes... > >the Poppy Challenger with Sticker: > >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/27fc&.dnm=fc77.jpg&.src=ph > > >the Poppy Unmasked: > >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/27fc&.dnm=f644.jpg&.src=ph > > >Blinded Regards >Steve It is a long-forgotten fact that Fidelity also marketed special protective eyewear, the Poppy Visor, to its Poppy Challenger customers. It was available for $2750, and almost every Poppy customer bought one. Poppy Visor Salesman Regards, Mark
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