Collector's Corner..On Collecting Dedicated Chess Computers

Post by **Steve B** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 1:03 am

MikeB wrote:
MikeB - yea thee Mike B - a blast from the past coming at you Stevie!

Well Well Well
Loooong Time no type Mike
good to see you again

Old Acquaintances Regards
Steve

ricard60 · Post by **ricard60** » Fri May 01, 2015 7:13 pm

I believe this is to high for this model.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Saitek-Kasparov ... 51ceb96137

IvenGO · Post by **IvenGO** » Sun May 03, 2015 4:18 am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MEPHISTO-CHESS- ... 33a1f5b894

mychess · Post by **mychess** » Sun May 03, 2015 9:25 am

The best is in the description :

A original adapter MEPHISTO HGN 5001 in a small reconstituted box (photocopying and cardboard; see photo)

...About pieces , it lacks a black jumper, a white bishop and a white tower

mclane · Post by **mclane** » Sun May 03, 2015 12:02 pm

mychess wrote:The best is in the description :

A original adapter MEPHISTO HGN 5001 in a small reconstituted box (photocopying and cardboard; see photo)
...About pieces , it lacks a black jumper, a white bishop and a white tower

Modena (complete) is maybe 50 or 60. Not 300.

Post by **Steve B** » Fri May 15, 2015 9:52 pm

The Super Rare Mephisto Montreux:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mephisto-Montre ... 33a2bafa4d

aside from the missing box and the photo being upside down...this looks real....

Sweet Regards
Steve

JeffB · Post by **JeffB** » Fri May 15, 2015 9:59 pm

It's not upside-down, it's from Australia!

JeffB · Post by **JeffB** » Sat May 16, 2015 5:21 pm

Hey, collectors - a Fidelity Chess Challenger just appeared on eBay. This is the first model, complete with the ranks and files reversed! (How in the world could a company possibly release a computer with that serious and obvious an error? Didn't anybody there actually play a game on one before they went out the door?)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Fidelit ... 1872071275

I put in a token bid, just to put it at the top of my eBay Summary so I can watch how bidding goes. The computer's definitely an oddity. Would anybody buy it to play it?

Post by **Steve B** » Sat May 16, 2015 5:54 pm

JeffB wrote:Hey, collectors - a Fidelity Chess Challenger just appeared on eBay. This is the first model, complete with the ranks and files reversed! (How in the world could a company possibly release a computer with that serious and obvious an error? Didn't anybody there actually play a game on one before they went out the door?)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Fidelit ... 1872071275

I put in a token bid, just to put it at the top of my eBay Summary so I can watch how bidding goes. The computer's definitely an oddity. Would anybody buy it to play it?

Actually the computer is historical ...
being the very first dedicated chess computer ever released for sale

Numero Uno Regards
Steve

JeffB · Post by **JeffB** » Sat May 16, 2015 6:00 pm

Actually the computer is historical ...
being the very first dedicated chess computer ever released for sale

And the first ever to have a recall issued.

Post by **Steve B** » Sat May 16, 2015 6:03 pm

JeffB wrote:
Actually the computer is historical ...
being the very first dedicated chess computer ever released for sale

And the first ever to have a recall issued.

Thats true
Fidelity released the CC3 only a few months later with the proper notation and tripled the number of levels

Thrice Regards
Steve

BTW...the CC1 input notation is also reversed to match the mislabeled rank and files
so e2-e4 is entered as 5b-5d

JeffB · Post by **JeffB** » Sat May 16, 2015 6:14 pm

BTW...the CC1 input notation is also reversed to match the mislabeled rank and files so e2-e4 is entered as 5b-5d

Well, I'm glad they fixed that so as to remove any possible confusion.

Post by **Steve B** » Sun May 17, 2015 11:19 am

Here's one for those who prefer inauthentic modified dedicated chess computers

a Mephisto Mega IV crammed in with a Mephisto Super Mondial

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... 2c9b253f22

what will the modders think of next i ask you?

Two Mods For The Price OF One Regards
Steve

Post by **Steve B** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:27 am

Steve B wrote:The Super Rare Mephisto Montreux:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mephisto-Montre ... 33a2bafa4d

aside from the missing box and the photo being upside down...this looks real....

Sweet Regards
Steve

Bidding has been ferocious
as I write..
a dozen bids,close to $750 and with more then 4 days to go
we could be looking at a new worlds record here folks

Wide World Of Dedicated Chess Computers Regards
Steve

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Mon May 18, 2015 1:28 pm

Steve B wrote:
Bidding has been ferocious
as I write..
a dozen bids,close to $750 and with more then 4 days to go
we could be looking at a new worlds record here folks

Wide World Of Dedicated Chess Computers Regards
Steve

Amazing considering there is not even a picture of the thing working,
nor a picture of the owner's manual.
No box regards...
L