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Subject: Collector's Corner...On The Subject of Envy

Author: Steve B

Date: 18:10:52 08/19/05


In an earlier thread today the subject of Envy amongst collector's reared its
ugly head

in that thread i stated that i do not want to cause any envy regarding any
chess computers i may have and indeed i NEVER feel envy if another collector has
a computer i want

i offer this example for your consideration..

for some mysterious and inexplicable reason i cannot acquire the not very rare
CXG Sphinx 40  wooden auto-sensory chess computer
it  ran on a 16 bit 68000 processor ,was programmed by David Levy and was rated
about 1900 Elo:

http://www.schachcomputer.at/sphinx40.htm


MANY collectors have this computer
i have posted offers on several sites and in several languages
i have pleaded,begged.demanded,stomped my feet and even threw  temper tantrums
..all to no avail
at one point i even contemplated the taking of human hostages

i even get emails from other collectors announcing that just that very day THEY
acquired the S40

now all of that being said,do i feel envy for ALL of those collectors that have
so easily come by the S40??

I can tell you here and now in a honesty
no

BULLSHIT REGARDS
Steve



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