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Texas Instruments Grillo Parlante Piu
| Date of introduction: | 1991 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 9 alphanumeric | |
| Size: | 10" x 7" x 1.3" | ||
| Weight: | 17 ounces | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | 4*C cells | Date of manufacture: | wk 19 year 1991 |
| AC-Adapter: | AC9199 | Origin of manufacture: | USA |
| Precision: | Integrated circuits: | TSP50C42 (CSM42030), TSP60C19 (CMM19035), HD44780 |
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| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
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 Italian talking Grillo Parlante Piu was called Super Speak & Spell, too. In France we know the La Super Dictée Magique and in Italy the Grillo Parlante Piu. With the El Loro Parlanchin and El Loro Profesor two Spanish versions were introduced.
The main differences between the different Super Speak & Spell sibblings are the Speech-ROM's:
 | La Super Dictée Magique: TSP50C42, CMM19031 |
| Grillo Parlante Piu: TSP50C42/CSM42030, CMM19035 |
| El Loro Parlanchin: TSP50C42/CSM42031, CMM19036 |
| Super Speak & Spell (91): TSP50C42/CSM42030, CMM19048 |
| El Loro Profesor: TSP50C42/CSM42031, CMM19054 |
The toy is intended for players ages 6 to 11.
One Grillo Parlante Piu Cartridge Library is known:
| Name | Grade | Words | Description | Module | Wordlist |
| No1 | 200 | Contains words in everyday use. Helps to master the spelling of a basic Italian vocabulary. |  |
 (IT: 3.3 MByte) |
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, May 6, 2007. No reprints without written permission.