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Texas Instruments SOLAR Little Professor (1997)
| Date of introduction: | 1997 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 5.9" x 3.0" x 0.50" 150 x 75 x 13 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 2.8 ounces, 79 grams | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | n.a. | Date of manufacture: | mth 07 year 1998 (A) |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China (N) | |
| Precision: | Integrated circuits: | ||
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Compared
with the early Little Professor with the LED display this one uses a LCD to ask
the child one of thousands pre-programmed math questions.
Dismantling
this SOLAR Little Professor manufactured in July 1998 by
Nam Tai Electronics in China reveals a well known internal construction. We know
this type of design and even the housing from scientific calculators like the TI-36X
Solar. Please remember that the very first models of the Little Professor
family were based on simple 4-functions calculators.
A very similar styling was used for the products manufactured
in Italy. Compare it here.
+++ UPDATE: The Little Professor is back! Texas Instruments
reintroduced this famous toy in September 2011 on some European countries.
Don't
miss the new Little Professor Solar +++
Don't miss a Little Professor Solar acquired in June 2026 from Texas Instruments to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the original Little Professor.
If you have additions to the above article please email:If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.