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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 16 year 1987
AC-Adapter:   Origin of manufacture:  Italy
Precision:   Integrated circuits:  CD2702, CD0281, 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.

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
Les Mots De Base   123 Contains words in everyday use. Helps to master the spelling of a basic French vocabulary.
(FR: 533 kB)
Les Mots Difficilies   203 Advanced vocabulary to challenge children and adults. LesMotsDiff_Module.jpg (56858 Byte)
(FR: 577 kB)
Les Animaux Familiers     Spelling of the French names for a variety of familiar animals and their surroundings.    
Les Magasins De La Rue   171 Familiarizes with the French words for the goods on sale at the newsagent's, the boutique, the butcher's and the grocer's. LesMagasins_Module.jpg (61333 Byte)
(FR: 442 kB)
Les Extra-Terrestres   134 Lern to spell the French words associated with the favourite sci-fi stories. LesET_Module.jpg (60354 Byte)
(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. MightyVerbs_FR_Module.jpg (54374 Byte)
(US: 414 kB)
Vowel Power
(Europe)		 2-4 140 Vowel sounds are often irregular and create pronunciation as well as spelling problems. VowelPower_FR_Module.jpg (54411 Byte)
(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.

© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.