Texas Instruments El Loro Profesor

This wonderful hybride uses the housing of the original Speak & Spell from 1980 with the modern electronics of the first Super Speak & Spell. 

The English speaking sibbling of this Spanish talking El Loro Profesor was called Super Speak & Spell, too.

The main differences between the Super Speak & Spell and the El Loro Profesor are the Speech-ROM's:

Two extension modules were available with a total of 600 new words.

The toy is intended for players ages 6 to 11.

With the similiar El Loro Parlanchin we know a second Spanish speaking Super Speak & Spell. Judging from the codes found on the Speech-ROM's the El Loro Profesor seems to be the successor of the El Loro Parlanchin.

A similiar product was introduced in France with the La Super Dictée Magique and in Italy with the Grillo Parlante Piu.

If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.

© Joerg Woerner, September 25, 2002. No reprints without written permission.