From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Thu May 20 17:04:55 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id RAA01421 for ; Thu, 20 May 1999 17:04:54 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Message-Id: <37441ED1.2C5B3F5E@binghamton.edu> Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 10:40:17 -0400 From: Mirek Goljan Organization: SUNY Binghamton To: cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: "The" Hungarian cube ?? References: <199905201405.QAA28449@ms.globe.cz> The cube is most likely the original Rubik's cube made in Hungary by Politoys in the early 80's. I bought many of those being in Czechoslovakia during the 80's. Basically two types wrapped in a blue cardboard box were sold. The first one has opposite colors w-y, g-b, r-o and it tends to fall apart after a few months of speed cubing. A positive thing is that this type is well suited for speed cubing, it doesn't require perfect aligning of cubicles. A negative thing is that stickers don't last long, the glue is bad. The second type has colors w-b, g-y, r-o, I think. I always changed stickers to get w-y oposite colors. There was a very slight difference between cardboard boxes. This cube requires better aligning of layers before a next move (the construction was a little bit improved), the glue is better, but the plastic used I rate lower. Mirek > -----Original Message----- > From: "John Burkhardt" > > I recently bought a rubik's cube from someone. It was in a blue cardboard > > box that has Hungarian all over it.... ******************************** Miroslav Goljan Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Dept. of EE State University of New York PO BOX 00238 Binghamton, NY 13902-6000 e-mail: bg22976@binghamton.edu ********************************