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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..On Modifying A Chess Computer

Author: Martin Slowik

Date: 14:17:18 07/11/05

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On July 10, 2005 at 07:59:14, Steve B wrote:

>While I agree with your comments on "upgrading" computers, I'd also like to add
>>that reversible changes are may be not that objectionable. Eprom changes are
>>very easily done, for example. In my Mephisto Lyon 32bit I have at the moment
>>the London eprom but it would be a question of a few minutes to put the Lyon
>>eprom back.
>
>Totally Reversible changes are of course no problem for the "Purist " Collector
>indeed the Mephisto Tournament Machine was made to use different Eproms
>my TM has the 68030 eproms for the Porto,Lyon ,VAN ,Genius and London
>of course each of these eproms are originally released authentic eproms by
>Mephisto and not copies
>
>
>>
>>I don't know but maybe modifying the opening book of the R40 is perhaps similar
>>easily done?
>
>i also am not sure..perhaps it is just a bootleg Eprom and the original can be
>replaced
>
>either way..to manipulate an R40 this way is almost a crime
>after all..an R40 is not the same as a run of the mill Fidelity EAG where the
>computer is sent to Herr Buc** and the insides are ripped out and replaced.
>Fidelity EAG housings are not rare at all

Well, they got rarer recently, I think. I sense dark forces sucking all Fidelity
EAG housings from the market...

Yoda Regards,
Martin









>
>i am trying even as we speak to contact the schachcomputer police in Holland
>:))
>
>Detective Regards
>Steve



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