Author: steven blincoe
Date: 19:18:10 12/10/03
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Hi Luis One in >particular is the Boris Handroid. It looks like a type writer with a chessboard >where the keys are supposed to be! you picK two of the rarest computers ever made the Handroid was never actually released for sale to the public as the company that made it(Applied Concepts)went out of business there are only two known prototypes in existance today the keyboard is on the right part of the unit The one that I find the most appealing is >the Tasc R40. the R40 remains even today the strongest dedicated chess computer ever released for sale.(ELO-2400..USCF-2600)it was made in 1993 legend has it that about 20-30 of these units were made but only about 7 were actually sold there are only 4 or 5 known owners today the value is hard to say because this depends on if you can get one of the owners to even sell it but i would value it at about $6000-$7500 depending on condition there are however MANY Tasc R30 units that were made.it is about 100 ELO points weaker,looks exactly the same as the R40 and generally sells for about $1500 with the Sensory board Steve How much does something like that run?
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