Impressive Collection Larry!Larry wrote:Hi, and thanks for starting an interesting thread. Here's my collection listed
in order of manufacturers. A lot don't require any notes, but some do.
Mephisto:
Berlin London Pro. I was lucky to get hold of this one. A very well made
and powerful machine. The strongest pressure sensory in the world, as far
as I know. Complete and mint.
Modena
Mondial II
Fidelity:
Elegance. Bought this one new in 1984. It broke down soon after the
warranty expired, I got it going just last year. Beautiful machine, complete
and mint.
Par Excellence. Not many of these come onto the market, I got it on ebay
last year.
Excellence. Plenty of these around, because, new, they cost little more
than half the cost of the later Par Excellence.
Excel Display
Mach3 Designer
Mach3 Excel
Excel 68000
Travel Master. Complete, mint, and working fine. Not many around,
because of a design fault. They nearly all broke down shortly after
purchase. If you've got a working one, leave it in it's open position.
'9' level version A
'9' level version B. I list both because they have a distinctly different
program in them.
'10' level. In it's carry case. If you like winning, this is the computer
for you.
'8' level. Second biggest production run in chess comp history, and
the first dedicated chess comp I laid eyes on.
'7' level. Biggest production run by far, ~600,000 units sold.
'6' level. This one has a display but *no* lights. Tough luck if you don't
know chess notation.
Classic.
Gambit.
CSC handheld
Silver Bullet.
Novag.
Constellation Expert. I bought this used, when it was one year old.
A trusted friend, never misses a beat.
Super Constellation. Bought it a year ago. I bought one new back in
the heyday of dedicated's, and had to sell it the following year to get
cash for the next machine. Definitely a classic machine! Nicknamed the
"Blitz Monster" for it's fast tactical play.
Constellation
Constellation 3.6
Emerald Classic Plus.
Diamond 2.
Obsidian
Sapphire 2
Ruby
Super Forte 'B'
Super Forte 'C', with printer
Milton Bradley
MB's original Phantom. Excellent working condition, but sadly it is
missing it's original box. Otherwise complete.
SciSys
Turbostar 432. I bought this out of curiosity, because it was ScySys
answer to the SuperConnie, and supposedly some 50 rating points higher.
But weaker on Blitz time control. It has the KSO module.
If anyone would like to see a picture of one or more of my machines,
just ask.
all the best
Larry
i am not sure what the CSC handheld is though
do you mean the Mini Sensory?
the normal Champion Sensory is not really a handheld
perhaps you can post a photo of this one for us?
hope all is well Regards
Steve