I had a similar computer but I dont think it talked. it did spelling. math and other stuff. I cant remember the name of it but it was definitely a toy computer from the 80s. anyone remember what it was called? its light brown and it was a one piece unit with a speaker near the screen and the screen was a red LED Text display.
I still have mine too and the original box is still being used to house Christmas tree balls from the early 80s. I remember laughing at how it pronounced the word "biscuit." I'm not sure why.
I just found this thing in a Philadelphia local thrift store, in box and everything. It's actually a Sears product. Mine came with all these different readalong books and expansion cartridges with more words for it to say, as well.
I had one of these as a child. It was eventually regifted to my cousins when we got an actual computer and not just a rebranded speak&spell. I had no idea where my parents got it from. Folks here claim it's from sears, I've seen websites claim vtech made it. No idea, myself. On a sidenote, text to speech really hasn't gotten any better from this moment on. The most advanced systems today still sound like a semi-concussed norwegian is reading your text.
@Mistraker The box says Sears and Robuck. I still have mine and I bought one off eBay a few years ago. I'll make a video to respond to this one. It has the original box and a few games.
@Mistraker I had the VTech version of this, it was known as the Talking Lesson One, the one I had I believe was made in Hong Kong, but I believe later models were made in China.
I had one of these back in '86 as a tike. Good ole days.
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TheHL2Guy 1 year ago
talking computron.
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I had a similar computer but I dont think it talked. it did spelling. math and other stuff. I cant remember the name of it but it was definitely a toy computer from the 80s. anyone remember what it was called? its light brown and it was a one piece unit with a speaker near the screen and the screen was a red LED Text display.
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
The voice sounds like a vintage 1986 grandstand major muinor keyboard. Did this come out the same year?
funmike1987 2 years ago
I still have mine too and the original box is still being used to house Christmas tree balls from the early 80s. I remember laughing at how it pronounced the word "biscuit." I'm not sure why.
jzer21 2 years ago
omg- i have one of those!
I've had it since i was little. I am soo gonna find it in our attic! I use to play hang man on that thing all the time!
tendersin 2 years ago
I just found this thing in a Philadelphia local thrift store, in box and everything. It's actually a Sears product. Mine came with all these different readalong books and expansion cartridges with more words for it to say, as well.
morethanshapes 2 years ago
its just "a talking computron" haha. theres no markings of a manufacturer. i stumbled upon it randomly one day at a thrift store.
anrw8 2 years ago
This is a talking computron from Sears.
For the longest time I had the original packaging/carts for it.
ENTER THE NYUMBER.
imperialpilotx 2 years ago
I had one of these as a child. It was eventually regifted to my cousins when we got an actual computer and not just a rebranded speak&spell. I had no idea where my parents got it from. Folks here claim it's from sears, I've seen websites claim vtech made it. No idea, myself. On a sidenote, text to speech really hasn't gotten any better from this moment on. The most advanced systems today still sound like a semi-concussed norwegian is reading your text.
Mistraker 2 years ago
@Mistraker The box says Sears and Robuck. I still have mine and I bought one off eBay a few years ago. I'll make a video to respond to this one. It has the original box and a few games.
LeakFreak 1 year ago
@LeakFreak There is one on eBay right now for $6.99. Just put this item # into the search bar while on eBay, 320545302570.
LeakFreak 1 year ago
@Mistraker I had the VTech version of this, it was known as the Talking Lesson One, the one I had I believe was made in Hong Kong, but I believe later models were made in China.
Lachlant1984 3 months ago
@anrw8 They're made by Vtech, at least that's the case here in Australia, I had one once, it was a Vtech Talking Lesson One.
Lachlant1984 3 months ago
I really like the look of this machine... The screen looks real sci-fi, and sounds very vintage.
Is it a vtech, What's it called?
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squidfanny 2 years ago
thanks!
anrw8 2 years ago
Cool, especially with the voice "glitch" and pitch bending. Good job!
jonjb2a 3 years ago
i have no idea what's happening but cool haha
skampertags 3 years ago