I don't suppose anyone here just won this beautiful dealer demo unit: https://www.ebay.com/itm/176181401961
400, 4x 420, 440, 470 -- this thing was an interesting piece of kit.
I'm curious what's on that single EPROM, 65A or what.
Challenger 65V on eBay
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Re: Challenger 65V on eBay
Nice early system. I wonder who did get it and what they will do with it. Here's hoping the winner will post something here or elsewhere.
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I was the second place bidder on this one. I could have gone farther but I set my last bid to $1350ish. I was pretty sure I'd lose and was good with that. I thought it would go for s lot more. These things are getting to be too expensive, and I already have a unbuilt 400 board. I just thought the dealer info and case design was amazing. I didn't even realize there was a 'Challenger' before the 1p. Took my several days to realize it had a 400 board in it.
Never seen one of these before.. Im assuming the number produced would be vanishingly low?
Never seen one of these before.. Im assuming the number produced would be vanishingly low?
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I've seen one before at a VCF a decade ago, but wasn't in the know about OSI stuff at the time to appreciate what I was seeing.
There don't seem to be too many out there in the wild.
There don't seem to be too many out there in the wild.
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The "1P" was actually a later Challenger model, introduced after the Challenger, the Challenger IIS (serial), the C2-4P and C2-8P, and at least one model of Challenger III. The C4P/C8P and the Series II C1P were introduced later, and were more like upgrades to the C2/C4/C1P lines.