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VTech Socrates
Educational home video game console
The VTech Socrates is an 8-bit educational home video game console manufactured and released in 1988 by VTech. The console features the titular robot character Socrates, named after the Greek philosopher. The character is similar in appearance to Johnny 5 from the Short Circuit movies.
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The VTech Socrates is an 8-bit educational home video game console manufactured and released in 1988 by VTech. The console features the titular robot character Socrates, named after the Greek philosopher. The character is similar in appearance to Johnny 5 from the Short Circuit movies. It was discontinued in 1996. 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". And in France, as the Professeur Saitout; Jeu Educatif Video, where "Saitout" comes from the French phrase "sait tout", meaning "knows all". VTech also distributed the system in Canada, being sold as the Socrates Saitout; Jeu Educatif Video.
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