A short history of the Hindsight Letterbug, circa 1986-1987
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 Bill M. in 1986, helping test the original Letterbug prototype |
The Hindsight Letterbug |
The Letterbug connected to a sample host computer |
In demo mode, the Letterbug crowed about its features |
“Drill and practice” was a popular phrase in the 80s. The Letterbug logo started as a placeholder drawn in Paint but we decided we liked it |
Connect-the-dots was one mechanism for helping with hand/eye coordination |
The most interactive of the demo apps, the racetrack asked kids to drive the car through the track without hitting the edges. Sound effects came from the phoneme-based synthesizer |
The display was not grayscale, so photos looked dithered |
The Letterbug logo on the front bezel
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