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Texas Instruments La Balle Magique "Les Bruits Familiers"
Date of introduction: | 1991 | Display technology: | |
New price: | Display size: | n.a. | |
Size: | 6.1" x 6.1" x
6.1" 155 x 155 x 155 mm3 |
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Weight: | 18.7 ounces, 530 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | 4*AA cells | Date of manufacture: | mth 12 year 1991 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China (A) | |
Precision: | Integrated circuits: | ||
Memories: | |||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Nothing else than a French speaking Listen & Learn Sounds We Hear.
Dismantling a similar Magic Melody manufactured in 1992 by (or for) Texas Instruments in China reveals a technology very similar to the various Touch & Talkies. The design of the Magic Melody Tell is centered around a TSP50C11 Voice Synthesis Processor (VSP) and makes use of just one Integrated Circuit:
• TSP50C11/CSM11XXX: TSP50C50 VSP (Voice Synthesis Processor) with 8-bit microcontroller and 16k Bytes Mask ROM for both program and voice and 128 Bytes + 16 Nibbles RAM |
The toy is intended for toddlers ages 6 to 36 month.
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© Joerg Woerner, December 23, 2007. No reprints without written permission.