VTech Socrates

VTech Socrates
Also known asProf. Weiss-Alles (Germany)
Professeur Saitout (France)
Socrates Saitout (Canada)
ManufacturerVTech
TypeEducational home video game console
GenerationThird generation
Release date1988
Discontinued1994
CPUZ80A @ 3.57 MHz
GraphicsCustom
PredecessorVTech Creativision
SuccessorV.Smile

The VTech Socrates is an 8-bit educational home video game console manufactured and released in 1988 by VTech. The console features a robot character Socrates, named after the philosopher. The character is similar to Johnny Five from the Short Circuit movies. It was discontinued in 1994.

In September 1987, this created is a manual.

The system uses wireless controllers that communicate via infrared reception.

Yeno distributed the system in Europe. In Germany, under the name Prof. Weiss-Alles, which translates to "Professor Knows-Everything".[1] And in France, as the Professeur Saitout; Jeu Educatif Video, where "Saitout" comes from the french phrase "Sais Tout", meaning "Knows All".

VTech also distributed the system in Canada, being sold as the Socrates Saitout; Jeu Educatif Video.

  1. ^ "Yeno Prof. Weiss-Alles (1988)". 23 April 2009.

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