Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 08:52:07 08/15/05
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Congratulations Mark, Well Done! Terry On August 15, 2005 at 07:57:33, Steve B wrote: >Congrats once again to Sir Mark Rawlings for correctly being the first member to >correctly name The Fidelity Elite Sensory Champion >kudos to Murat for also giving the correct answer > >while there were several good answers none of these computers were as WIDELY >advertised for their limited production run >indeed the major selling point was the limited number of units to be made > >the Elite SC was heavily advertised as a "Limited Edition release" with only 500 >units to be made and would contain the original owners name engraved on a gold >plaque in the front of the unit together with the number of that particular >computer. >ads were placed in the USCF chess magazine ,and owners of registered Fidelity >chess computers were sent advertising offers. > > >special quality control certificates and certificates of authenticity were also >issued for each unit testifying to the owners name and unit number >each member of the production team would sign off including Ron Nelson(inventor >of the first dedicated chess computer) > >it sold out within weeks of final production at close to $1000 each > >the Elite Champion is a highly valued computer by Collector's Worldwide > >the Fidelity Elite Champion NO.399 >(i am not the original owner): > >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=27fc&.dnm=1c0e.jpg&.src=ph > >here is a photo of the quality control and authenticity certificates >if you download and enlarge the photo Ron Nelson's signature can been seen on >the Blue Certificate of Authenticity ..second from the top line > >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=27fc&.dnm=ec05.jpg&.src=ph > >Limited Regards >Steve
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