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Texas Instruments La Super Dictée Magique
| Date of introduction: | 1991 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 9 alphanumeric | |
| Size: | 10" x 7" x 1.3" | ||
| Weight: | 1 pound 1 ounce | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | 4*C cells | Date of manufacture: | wk 29 year 1992 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA | |
| Precision: | Integrated circuits: | TSP50C42, CMM19031, HD44780 | |
| 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 French talking La Super Dictée Magique was called Super Speak & Spell, too. In Italy we know the Grillo Parlante Piu, with the El Loro Parlanchin and El Loro Profesor two Spanish versions were introduced.
Dismantling
the toy reveals a high-sophisticated printed circuit board with three main
components:
 | TSP50C42 Speech Synthesizer |
| CMM19031 Speech ROM |
| HD44780 LCD-Controller |
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.
Two different La Super Dictée
Magique Cartridge Libraries are known:
| Name | Grade | Words | Description | Module | Wordlist |
| Anglais 1 | 300 | Contains words in everyday use. Helps to master the spelling of a basic French vocabulary. |  |
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| No2 | 200 | Advanced vocabulary to challenge children and adults. |  |
 (FR: 472 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, March 16, 2004. No reprints without written permission.