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Word: coleco (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...microcomputer, there are compact electronic learning aids that can be toted to and from school like a lunch box and cost from under $20 to about $120. Texas Instruments, a pioneer in "talking" computer chips, is the leading producer of these less expensive aids. (Others: Mattel, Coleco, Milton Bradley.) In 1978 TI introduced Speak & Spell, a talking learning aid, which imitated the human voice-questioning, coaching and correcting the user -with an integrated circuit on a single silicon chip. On a later machine, called Speak & Read ($75), a child can complete sentences at three levels of difficulty by pressing letters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Portents of Future Learning | 9/21/1981 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Peak Performers | 8/18/1980 | See Source »

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