1976 Texas Instruments Little Professor Quick Review - Vintage Handheld Gaming From 1976.

Описание: Little Professor Quick Review

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Introduced in 1976 the Little Professor was one of the first personal electronic educational toys on the market. Many call this device a calculator but it was more like a simple mathematical game device.

It originally cost $20 in 1977 dollars. In today's money (21014) this would run about $75 dollars.


Usage:
When the user turns the Little Professor on and selects a difficulty level, an incomplete equation such as "3 x 6 =" appears on the LED screen. The user has three chances to enter the correct number. If the answer is incorrect, the screen displays "EEE". After the third wrong answer, the correct answer is displayed. If the answer supplied is correct, the Little Professor goes to the next equation.[2] The Little Professor displays the number of correct first answers after each set of 10 problems.

The Little Professor was first released by Texas Instruments on June 13, 1976.[4] As the first electronic educational toy,[5] [6] the Little Professor is a common item on calculator collectors' lists.[7]

In 1976, the Little Professor cost less than $20. More than 1 million units sold in 1977.[8]

The second generation Little Professor was designed by Mark Bailey whilst working for Raffo and Pape. In a brief interview in 2013 Bailey stated 'I've designed everything from private jets to pregnancy tests but Little Professor remains the highlight of my career.' Critics tend to agree.

An emulator of the Little Professor for Android was published in 2012.


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