Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 19:27:27 08/13/05
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On August 13, 2005 at 19:51:46, Terry McCracken wrote: >On August 13, 2005 at 19:45:45, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On August 13, 2005 at 15:43:49, Dick Schneiders wrote: >> >>>On August 13, 2005 at 15:42:57, Dick Schneiders wrote: >>> >>>>On August 13, 2005 at 15:30:22, Dick Schneiders wrote: >>>> >>>>>On August 13, 2005 at 12:31:24, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On August 13, 2005 at 08:31:23, Steve B wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>I have no idea Steve, but I'll take a shot. >>>>>> >>>>>>The Fidelity Elite Version 10 by Fidelity Elctronics, in 1990, about 10 were >>>>>>made. This is all a guess:o) >>>>>> >>>>>>Terry >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Well, I always seem to see these contests late, but this is what I would say >>>>>also, Terry. >>>>> >>>>>I think it was exactly 10 of them, and Anatoly Karpov got one of them. >>>>> >>>>>Dick Schneiders >>>> >>>>It was the Fidelity Elite Avant Garde Version 10, 2325, model 6117-10, RAM 1024, >>>>25 Mhz 68040 processor. >>> >>>And I will say the number made was 20 and not 10 - I changed my mind! >>> >>>Dick Schneiders >> >>Yep it was more than 10 I believe, but I'm not sure on the number? I think 14 >>were sold in Europe, and probably 10 in the US...? >> >>Elite avant-garde (Vers.10) >> >>1990 were manufactured the most expensive standard chess computer of the world. >>He was together built only on order by Fidelity engineer Ron Nelson specially >>for the buyer. It cost proud 11,000, - to US dollar and accordingly small was >>the edition. But are to have arrived nevertheless allegedly 14 piece to Europe. >> >> >>I'll say 24 units. >>Hmmm, this is like bidding on the Price is Right, but in this case the >>number!:o) >> >>Terry > >Karpov got one so 25 units!:)) This is bad...if it is the Fidelity Ver. 10, Dick you have the number right it is 20! approx. anyway. So if we're on the right track, which somehow I feel very unsure, then Steve will have to be King Salomon...
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