The My Little Computer is featured in the Texas Instruments
Incorporated leaflet Follow the Learning Path� dated 1991. (original) (raw)
This Speaking Educational Toy for toddlers trains combination skills. You can insert one of the twelve different picture cards and start the game or play one of the four Children's songs. One out of the 4 LED spots on the leftmost column will glow and the child must point with the arrow keys to the corresponding answer.
The technical part of this product is straight forward. A small microcomputer from National Semiconductors, often found in cheap toys like the Quiz-Kid or the wonderful Monkey See, controls both the LED's and the keyboard. A similar microcontroller was used in the later Magic Sorter.
The four songs stored in the My Little Computer are accessed with the four arrow keys:
Number
Title
Activity
Early Learning Skill
1
Follow Me
Repeat the pattern My Little Computer gives you
Sequencing and memory
2
Follow Me
Repeat the pattern My Little Computer gives you
Sequencing and memory
3
Dinosaur Twins
Match identical dinosaurs
Visual discrimination
4
Shapes & Colors
Match colors and shapes
Color and shape recognition
5
Shoe pairs
Match similar pairs of shoes
Visual discrimination
6
Animal Faces & Tails
Match animal fronts and backs
Advanced visual discrimination
7
Shape Count
Match identical quantities of objects
Counting and visual discrimination
8
Color Hunt
Match colors
Color recognition
9
People & Their Tools
Associate people's occupations with their tools
Socialization skills
10
Dress-Up Maze
Matching clothing and objects with body parts
Socialization skills
11
Toy Triplets
Match similar types of toys
Categorization
12
Start-to-Finish
Sequence events in order of occurrence
Sequencing
13
Make-an-Animal
Match animals heads, middles, and tails
Advanced visual discrimination
14
What Comes next?
Sequence activities in order of occurrence
Sequencing
15
Number Match
Match a number with a group of objects
Number recognition and counting
16
First Letter Match
Match beginning letter sounds
Letter recognition
17
Animal Hide & Seek
Match parts of animals
Advanced visual discrimination
18
First Letter Choice
Identify beginning letter sounds
Letter recognition
19
People & Their Hats
Associate attire with occupation
Socialization skills
20
Number Hunt
Match a number with a group of objects
Number recognition and counting
21
First Letter Maze
Identify beginning letter sounds
Letter recognition
22
Telling Time
Tell and match time in both digital and analog representation
Telling time
23
First...Second...Third
Sequence pictures in time order
Sequencing
24
Spell-a-Word
Spell three-letter words
Spelling