Abstract: A teaching and entertainment device includes a desk-top console which supports a keyboard, an LCD display matrix, and a plug-in cartridge recepticle. A quartet of LCD drivers each control a quadrant of the display under the control of a first microprocessor. A plug-in cartridge is insertable into the console and contains a second microprocessor. Apparatus are provided for establishing a master/servant relationship of the second microprocessor over the first whenever the plug-in cartridge is present.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 6, 1981
Date of Patent:
January 8, 1985
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc.
Inventors:
Richard S. Chang, John Y. Ling, Daniel J. Shoff
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