Shawn Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 (edited) Hello, maybe you're talking about this? http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/0/0/6/5/7...12430198_tp.jpg Nope thats not it I remember it had a little owl on the right side of the screen also. I pictured it in the drawing but I just remembered that it was a brown owl wearing a graduation hat and he had a wand or pointer in one of his hands. It was NOT in the style of a laptop at all like the ones that have came out in the last 10 years or so. I belive this would have been one of the very early Whiz Kid computers. I got it in the mid 80's. I googled like hell but can't find even one pic of it Edited February 10, 2007 by Shawn Sr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 (edited) Ok, this is my idea: V-Tech, somewhere in the first half of 80s decided to add an educational product line. Maybe they saw a decline in the videogame sector. So, V-Tech edu, based in USA, simply used the design of the CreatiVision and the carts, changing the colors from black to "white", since this is more suitable and less aggressive. That cart has a finished label, and can't be a proto. Maybe they did a small test market launch...don't know. Then they decided to produce dedicated hardware. I think we must look for a console shaped like a CreatiVision, named Whiz Kid, that has no display, but must use a television. Just my idea. Edited February 10, 2007 by Nicola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I used to have a Talking Whiz-Kid, and it used those types of cartridges. The Whiz-Kid came with a built-in "bank" of games, which could be accessed by the cards that came with the system. These cards were recognized by the system using a numerical keycode that the Whiz-Kid scanned upon inserting the card. In the event that the card could not be properly loaded, you could also manually enter the number of the "game" (on the card) that you wanted to load. Additional cards were sold for the system, and each package of cards came with these cartridges which programmed the new games into the unit. I never owned any of these cartridges, but I saw them in stores and wanted them as a kid. That was, of course, before they stopped making the Whiz-Kid... and when it was also no longer interesting to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADrigal Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 rockam: that's very useful info! by the way, I contacted both Albert and Video, who appear to actually own those carts. I got no reply from them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Oh, sorry about the lack of a reply. I only have one of those carts, and don't know where it is at the moment (IF I even still have it, that is) So sorry, I can't take it apart and get a scan of the chip or anything. I'll look later, but I don't know if I'll find it or not. IF So, I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADrigal Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Oh, sorry about the lack of a reply. I only have one of those carts, and don't know where it is at the moment (IF I even still have it, that is) So sorry, I can't take it apart and get a scan of the chip or anything. I'll look later, but I don't know if I'll find it or not. IF So, I will. /me gets VERY angry! please don't miss to actually search for it... it's *very* important to the creatiVision community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADrigal Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 (edited) A quick reply. The new site is ready at www.madrigaldesign.it/creativemu/ I also released the "FunnyMu" emulator, v0.44 "unofficial by MADrigal". The downloads page also has the BIOSes, ROMs and a very useful GUI named "CreatiVe-UI" for use with FunnyMu 0.44. Still a few bugs to fix... next days... Edited February 17, 2007 by MADrigal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 rockam: that's very useful info! by the way, I contacted both Albert and Video, who appear to actually own those carts. I got no reply from them When did you write me? Can you send it again? Thanks, ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Sorry Madrigal, I couldn't find my cart, It's probably in the dungeon of old unloved games LOL. I'll keep my eye out for it though, and if I ever run across it (That's how it happens right? YOu can't find it ifyou look, but if you don't look, you'll trip over it on a daily basis) I'll post ascan then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADrigal Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 @ Abert: I sent you PM around 10 days ago. You have PM now (just sent it) @ Video thanks btw :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcruEmu Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I had a Whiz Kid but it was a blue & grey one. The body was blue and the keyboard was grey. The keyboard was at the front and it opened and closed to cover the screen thing. It had a spot at the back where light had to come in to light up background of the screen even thought the text was electronically displayed. It took carts and the barcode cards. cards went in the front and carts went in the side. Anyone remember the one I'm talking about? EDIT: From memory this is what it looked like: Here it is!!! I've been looking for this all morning. I had one of these also and loved it. Good drawing by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I had a Whiz Kid but it was a blue & grey one. The body was blue and the keyboard was grey. The keyboard was at the front and it opened and closed to cover the screen thing. It had a spot at the back where light had to come in to light up background of the screen even thought the text was electronically displayed. It took carts and the barcode cards. cards went in the front and carts went in the side. Anyone remember the one I'm talking about? EDIT: From memory this is what it looked like: Here it is!!! I've been looking for this all morning. I had one of these also and loved it. Good drawing by the way THATS IT! YAHOO! You found it! A very small bit of my sanity has returned to me by veiwing this picture. Thanks Now I just gotta find one of these Whiz Kid machines. What year is that wish book from anyhow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcruEmu Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Sears Wishbook 1985 http://www.wishbookweb.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Sears Wishbook 1985 http://www.wishbookweb.com/ The buttons have the exact same design as the Computron, also a Sears product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Well I guess now we know for sure what the cart goes with, since it's in the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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