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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..Summer Giveaway Contest #3

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 19:37:34 08/13/05

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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
>

More info in case this is the computer.

Fidelity Elite Avant Garde Version 10, 2325, model 6117-10, RAM 1024, 25 Mhz
68040 processor.
20 were made 14 were sent to Europe.

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.

Of course Karpov has one of them and Kurt;) Dick beat me on the number, oh wise
Steve.

Terry
>
>>Generally speaking it is fairly difficult to determine the exact  number of
>>computers that were manufactured and  sold of any particular model
>>
>>some  APPROXIMATE figures are known for a limited number of computers:
>>
>>for example the Chess Challenger 7 sold the most number of units at between
>>600,000-700,000
>>the Tasc R40 sold less then 10(although about 25 were made)
>>the Chess Challenger(CC1) -1000 made and sold
>>
>>even when this information is known it was not generally known by the buying
>>public and only those in the business of selling chess computers or collectors
>>gath
>>
>>
>>there is ONE  computer however  where the EXACT number manufactured and sold is
>>known by the  general chess computer buying  public and was WIDELY avertised at
>>the time of release
>>
>>
>>please indicated the EXACT name of this computer including the name of the
>>company that released it and the number of units made and sold
>>
>>the winner as usual will be the FIRST to post the correct answer and will
>>receive free of all shipping costs the Fidelity Excellence(model 6080 and
>>EP12)rated 1800 Elo and programmed by the Spracklen husband and wife team
>>
>>it will include the original box, a copy of the instruction  manual but there
>>are no pieces
>>the Excellence is pressure sensory so any piece set will work fine with it
>>
>>the computer works perfectly with a normal 9 Volt adaptor and can also be used
>>with batteries however the battery door on the underside of the computer is
>>cracked and the batteries tend to fall out so an adaptor is the best way to use
>>the computer
>>the adaptor is NOT included
>>the computer is in very good cosmetic condition
>>
>>i will ship Worldwide
>>
>>the question will remain open until Sunday midnight(12pm EST) August  14 2005
>>
>>the Fidelity Excellence:
>>
>>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=dda9&.dnm=8351.jpg&.src=ph
>>
>>
>>Good Luck Regards
>>Steve



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