Author: Luis Smith
Date: 19:31:05 12/10/03
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>you picK two of the rarest computers ever made I have a keen eye don't I? =O) >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 I think I'll stick to the software thanks for the information though =O) > >Steve > > > > > > > How much does something like that run?
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