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Texas Instruments Magic-Ball "Der sprechende Spielball"
| Date of introduction: | 1990 | 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 08 year 1990 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China (A) | |
| Precision: | Integrated circuits: | ||
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Nothing
else than a German speaking Listen & Learn Farm Animals.
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 |
Don't miss the French La Balle Magique and the Spanish La Bola Mágica using the same yellow housing.
The toy is intended for toddlers ages 6 to 36 month.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, November 12, 2003. No reprints without written permission.