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Subject: Re: The Saitek Megathon 2400

Author: JNoomen

Date: 23:57:37 01/13/06

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On January 14, 2006 at 02:54:10, JNoomen wrote:


Thinking it over once again, I now firmly believe there was never a Megathon on
the Spielwarenmesse in Nurnberg! Just in the paperworks :-). So any picture of
this machine could well be a prototype....


>
>Hi Steve!
>
>Actually I have seen the Saitek Megathon on the Nurnberger Spielwarenmesse in -
>I believe - 1991. It was the same period when H+G was presenting the Mephisto
>Risc 1 MB. In the Saitek prospects it surely was called the Megathon, but when
>the machine actually came on the market, the new name was Saitek Risc 2500.
>
>We can only guess why the name was changed, but it seems fair to conclude that
>Saitek Megathon = Saitek Risc 2500.
>
>Mephisto III regards, Jeroen
>
>
>>Here is an entry from Wiki that i never heard of before
>>the Megathon 2400
>>seems that it was never released and the photo is probably an advert  of a
>>Prototype
>>
>>the article goes on to mention that the Megathon was scrapped for the Risc 2500
>>which of course was released in large numbers
>>
>>http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Saitek_Megathon_2400
>>
>>Uncollectable Regards
>>Steve



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