Author: Steve B
Date: 17:53:01 11/23/05
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Dear Reader >I read all your notes about old computer and for the same reason I feel myself >entitled to ask you some extra things. as you are probably the only one reading them i feel obligated to answer but which computers? the ones i mentioned today? if so.. >Firs, the current Elo rating of the machines; 6080B-1800 SE12-CONTAINS 1983 WC Budapest program-1775 Super System III-1375 >second, how, when and where you bought them, a brief history of your >adquisition. 6080B i bought from a Swiss collector 5 years ago..arms length transaction SE12-bought from a US collector 3 years ago..he was near death from a terminal illness,, i waited till the end..i got a GREAT deal SSIII i bought in 1980 a little after it was first released >Third, what the press of that time, magazins et all, said of the machines. all the machines had great press and each machine was supposed to be the second coming of Christ Samole was a marketing genius and so he praised the SC12 and Excellence in every computer magazine that would accept his money for the SS III.. it was a techical marvel with all of the attachments and special carry case and Novag spoke only about these things and rarely mentioned its poor playing ability Editors Reply Regards Steve
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