Tomy Tutor
| Tomy Tutor | |
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| Manufacturer |
 Matsushita
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| Type | Home computers |
| publication |
1982
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| processor | Texas Instruments TMS9995 |
| random access memory | 16 KB |
| graphic | 32 × 24 with 16 colors (text) / 256 × 192 with 16 colors (graphics) / 4 monochrome sprites |
| Sound | 3 channels (2 music, 1 voice), 8 octaves |
| Disk | Cartridge , cassette |
| operating system | GBASIC, Tomy Basic |
| successor | Pyuuta Mark 2 |
The Tomy Tutor is a 16-bit home computer from the Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy . He was sold under the names Pyuuta and Tutor.
history
The home computer appeared on the market in Japan in 1982 . Matsushita took over the production. In the UK he was marketed as a grandstand tutor . There and in the USA it did not come into business until 1983 . Overall, the system was not very successful.
Successor models
The successor Pyuuta Mark 2 (also Tutor MK II) with a full-fledged typewriter keyboard was only available in Japan in 1984 . Furthermore, a game console appeared under the name Pyuuta Jr.
hardware
The system architecture is similar to that of the Texas Instruments TI-99 / 4A, which means a certain degree of compatibility. However, the CPU is different from the model which has a Texas Instruments TMS9900 .
Technical specifications
- VDP : Texas Instruments TMS9918 ; Resolution 256 × 192 pixels , 16 colors, 4 sprites (monochrome)
- VRAM : 16 KB
- ROM : 32 KB
- Sound : 3 channels (2 music, 1 noise ), 8 octaves
- Connections: Joystick ( D-Sub "Atari", 9 pin), RF , composite video , I / O , cassette recorder
software
Programs
As with most home computers of the time, the tutor / Pyuuta also had its own BASIC dialect , " nihongo basic " with a character set for Kanji . The GBASIC and Tomy Basic programming languages have only been implemented outside of Japan. Tomy Paint was installed in all devices.
Games
During the relatively short presence on the markets, a few games appeared, including implementations of well-known arcade machines :
emulation
Released on the C64 with Tutti (TUTor Tiny Implementation) and Tutti II emulators . In May 2003 an SDL based emulator for Microsoft Windows was released . The Tomy Tutor can also be reproduced in MAME .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tomy Tutor - InkluPedia - the free & friendly wiki. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ MobyGames: Game Browser. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .