Author: bryan whitby
Date: 08:14:23 08/04/05
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On August 04, 2005 at 10:47:53, Steve B wrote: > > >>How to get a free chess computer. Well maybe not today but when I produced my >>computer chess magazine back in the eighties, Mephisto in Germany contacted me >>to see if I would include their chess computer catalogue with every single issue >>I produced for the next twelve months. I sent them my advertising rates and to >>my surprise, instead of agreeing to a cash payment they offered my a brand new >>Mephisto Exclusive complete with leather case (which I accepted). >>The same happened the following year, brand new Mephisto Exclusive complete with >>leather case arrived on my doorstep direct from Germany together with hundreds >>of Mephisto catalogues. When I inquired the year after if they would like to >>continue with our little arrangement, I was advised that the manager I had been >>dealing with had moved on and they weren’t interested in advertising directly >>with me anymore. >>So the bubble had burst but I was a happy chappy. >>Another interesting story from that time was when I was threatened by the not >>very nice managing director of Conchess that I once had dealings with!! But I >>will tell you about that some other time!! >>Just another little note about my magazine. The first person to make an enquiry >>about it was none other than Richard Lang. From that day, I have had various >>dealings with Richard and if any UK readers who are reading this and think they >>might have seen him in Cornwall this week, then you’re correct. He’s there on >>holiday with his family. > > >HI Bryan > >great anecdotes! >please continue them often and early > >what modules do you have? >if you got rid of those as well i am going to start taking nerve pills to calm >me down > >real pity you trashed all of extra copies of your mag >woulda been worth MEGA bucks today > > >Sigh Regards >Steve ............................... Steve Why did I think that you'd be the first to reply?? Anyway, no I don't have the computers anymore!! During the mid 90's I actually got fed up with chess and sold all my chess computers and gave up playing postal chess which I have done for many years (I am a Life Vice President of the British Postal Chess Federation). This thankfully was only a short lived problem and after being divorced from chess for only a couple of years I returned to my long last love. Today, I play chess over the internet, not through the post. Over recent years I have and still am, designing my 'Challenger' piece sets for Palm & Pocket PC chess programs. But my very latest project is still in it's infancy. It's connected with dedicated chess computers and is looking good. Enough said. Bryan
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