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History

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Launch

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The Tommy Tutor was launched in Japan in 1983.[1]

 
Sarah Purcell in 2001.

An attempt was made to market the system in the USA, with Sarah Purcell acting as a spokeswoman in some marketing materials.[2][3] These materials emphasized the ease of use of the system.[4]

Legacy

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The computer is remembered for being fairly sturdy, and good for both education and games.[5]

Noted game developer Masahiro Sakurai recounted using some publicly available Tommy Tutors in Maicon stores as a youth when he was out of allowance money.[6]

This game console was mentioned in episode 11 of the 2020 anime Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You.[7]

Technology

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While the specifications of the Tutor are often compared to some Texas Instruments computers, design differences make them quite differences in practice.[8]

Games

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Consumer View

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    Tomy Tutor with controllers.
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    Tomy Tutor from the front.
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    Tomy Tutor from the front.
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    Tomy Tutor from the rear.
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    Tomy Tutor from the rear.
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    Tomy Tutor from the user view.
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    Tomy Tutor from the top down.
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    The Tomy Tutor controllers.

Part View

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    Tomy Tutor casing.
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    Tomy Tutor casing.
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    Tomy Tutor casing.
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    Tomy Tutor casing.
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    Tomy Tutor open.
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    Tomy Tutor open.
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    Tomy Tutor open.
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    Tomy Tutor open.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard and power supply.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard top.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard top.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard top.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard top.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard top.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard bottom.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard bottom.
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    Tomy Tutor motherboard bottom.
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    Tomy Tutor keyboard from top.
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    Tomy Tutor keyboard from bottom.
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    Tomy Tutor Power Supply.
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    Tomy Tutor Power Supply.
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    Tomy Tutor Power Supply.

External Resources

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Wikipedia has related information at Tomy Tutor

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tomy Tutor

References

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  1. ↑ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tomy Tutor computer". oldcomputers.net. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Little Orphan Tomy Tutor: The Myth, The Marketing, The Muddle (The Purcell Pamphlet and the Tomy Tutor Demonstration Cartridge)". www.floodgap.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "11 Celebs Who Tried to Sell You PCs in the 1980s" (in en). PCMAG. https://www.pcmag.com/news/11-celebs-who-tried-to-sell-you-pcs-in-the-1980s. 
  5. ↑ Loguidice, Bill (2 January 2018). "A look back at the weird, terrible keyboards of '70s and '80s PCs" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/a-look-back-at-the-weird-terrible-keyboards-of-70s-and-80s-pcs/. 
  6. ↑ "Latest Sakurai column discusses childhood and games that shaped him". GoNintendo. https://gonintendo.com/stories/361467-latest-sakurai-column-discusses-childhood-and-games-that-shaped-h. 
  7. ↑ Martin, Theron (December 14, 2020). "TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ‒ Episode 11" (in en). Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/tonikawa-over-the-moon-for-you/episode-11/.167388. 
  8. ↑ "The Little Orphan Tomy Tutor: Texas Instruments vs. the Tomy Tutor". www.floodgap.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.


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