Tasc R30-SB30 ..

[Steve B]

Hi Steve,

a MODIFIED computer took the A group and a PC card (not even a dedicated chess computer!)took the B group

I fully agree on the PC Card side and refused last year the participation of a computer+program even if it was an old pair (Apple II + Sargon III I think).
For the "Modified" computer aspect, I am not against, even if I would not myself come with such computer (and in fact, I don't have any tuned computer) : as far as I know, many (if not all) official championships were done with prototypes or overclocked machines.
May be we should provide two tournament results (based on the same games) ? One for "all participants" and the other for "commercially available computers" ?

trying to add material to the tournament's page regards,
Alain

the championships are not the same thing as hobbyist tournaments Alain
the championships were really testing grounds for the manufactures to bring out their most powerful new programs and hardware
the winner of these matches would then claim the much coveted and financially profitable title of World champion and then release the winning program AFTER the fact in a board with less powerful hardware then actually won the tournament

for fun matches between enthusiasts the only prize after the tournament is usually a slap on the back and an immediate sale of the winning computer on Ebay


however it is your tournament of course and i will enjoy watching the results no matter if you even allowed Hydra and its 2000 processors to compete

i simply ignore all games played by Modified or over clocked(tuned) computers and recalculate the REAL winner

Hardcore Collector Regards
Steve

[Steve B]

On Ebay
looks to be in good condition
no mention is made as to what version of the King program is in this particular unit
seems to be complete except for the all important..crucial even.. velvet pouches for the pieces

speaking of the pieces..they dont look like any Tasc pieces i have ever seen
they look more to me like Mephisto Exclusive pieces which of course would not work with the Smart Board
in fact ONLY Tasc pieces can work with the computer and so they must be OK..i guess

although the seller is not new to Ebay(he has been a member for over two years)he has only 4 completed transactions to his credit

hefty opening bid price of $1900 but i imagine it will sell for at least that much(if those are the correct pieces)
looong 10 day auction...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

Are Those Pieces Up To The Tasc Regards?
Steve

And the auction closes without a single bidder

somewhat surprising i think
considering that R30's have sold for prices well above the opening bid of this one:
http://www.elpeon.com/index.php?mod=20|0

perhaps the $200 shipping to the USA which does seem a tad on the high side?
or perhaps..just perhaps..those were not the correct pieces after all??

Bewildered Regards
Steve

and its Deja Vu all over again for this hapless Tasc R30 auction
now for the second time it closes without ONE single bidder

when it ended up bid-less the first time(last week) the seller decided to re-list it at a $200 Increased price!

now it has not sold for a second time so i imagine if the seller decides to re-list it yet again it will be offered with the now normal "aggravation increase "of $200 bringing it up to $2300


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

Two Strikes Regards
Steve