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Texas Instruments Magic Sorter
| Date of introduction: | 1992 | Display technology: | n.a. |
| New price: | Display size: | ||
| Size: | 10.2" x 8.5" x 8.5" | ||
| Weight: | 1 pound 14 ounces | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | 9V | Date of manufacture: | year 1992 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA | |
| Precision: | Integrated circuits: | COP414 | |
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
This
educational toy for toddlers aged 9 to 24 month trains combination skills. You can insert one of
the three shapes into the corresponding tube. Releasing them starts a small
melody.
From
technical aspects the Magic Sorter is boring. Instead the Speech Technology
found in the
Peek-A-Boo Zoo or the Listen & Learn
a small microcomputer from National Semiconductors
controls the three keys and a small speaker. Similar hardware was discovered in
the My Little Computer introduced in 1989.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, July 22, 2002. No reprints without written permission.