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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