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Texas Instruments La Dictée Magique

Date of introduction:	1983	Display technology:	Fluorescent
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 13 year 1985
AC-Adapter:		Origin of manufacture:	Italy
Precision:		Integrated circuits:	CD2702, CD2801, CD2352
Memories:
Program steps:		Courtesy of:	Joerg Woerner
		Download manual:	(FR: 1.771 kB)

Nothing else than the French speaking version of the Speak & Spell (Type 2).

Don't miss the German Buddy and the Italian Grillo Parlante.

This La Dictée Magique is an early one. Please notice the gold lettered "Texas Instruments" on the display screen (gone on the pictured one) and the large "TI" logo on the keyboard. Later models got a slightly different design. Get a later model here.

A lot of educational and speaking products were sold in France, currently we know:

France	United States
Les Balles Magiques	Listen & Learn
Le Clown Magique	Magic Clown
le Calcul magique	Maths marvel
Les Nombres Magiques	Math Star
L´Ordinateur Magique	Mouse Computer
Le Zoo Magique	Peek-A-Boo Zoo
La Musique Magique	Speak & Music
La Lecture Magique	Super Speak & Read
La Super Dictée Magique	Super Speak & Spell
La Dictée Magique	Speak & Spell
Le Petit Ours Magique	Teddy Touch & Tell
Le Super Livre Magique	Touch & Discover
Le Livre Magique	Touch & Tell

Press the Play button and get some
real La Dictée Magique tunes.
(MP3 files provided by Martin Pscherer)

In addition to the ten different English speaking Speak & Spell Cartridge Libraries five French speaking "Module Magique" were introduced:

Name	Grade	Words	Description	Module	Wordlist
MODULE No1		123	Identiacl with the later "Les Mots De Base" module.		(FR: 533 kB)
Les Mots De Base - MODULE No1 -		123	Contains words in everyday use. Helps to master the spelling of a basic French vocabulary.		(FR: 533 kB)
Les Mots Difficilies - MODULE No2 -		203	Advanced vocabulary to challenge children and adults.		(FR: 577 kB)
Les Animaux Familiers - MODULE No3 -		182	Spelling of the French names for a variety of familiar animals and their surroundings.		(FR: 0.2 MByte)
Les Magasins De La Rue - MODULE No4 -		171	Familiarizes with the French words for the goods on sale at the newsagent's, the boutique, the butcher's and the grocer's.		(FR: 442 kB)
Les Extra-Terrestres - MODULE No5 -		134	Lern to spell the French words associated with the favourite sci-fi stories.		(FR: 466 kB)

Please find the manuals of the listed modules in the Download Section of the Datamath Calculator Museum.

Name	Grade	Words	Description	Module	Wordlist
Mighty Verbs (Europe)	4-6	120	Adding s, ed, and ing to verbs that require doubling a constant or changing y to i.		(US: 414 kB)
Vowel Power (Europe)	2-4	140	Vowel sounds are often irregular and create pronunciation as well as spelling problems.		(US: 391 kB)

Please find the manuals of the listed modules in the Download Section of the Datamath Calculator Museum.

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