History of video games/Platforms/VTech Socrates

History
The VTech Socrates was preceded by the VTech CreatiVision.

The VTech Socrates was released in 1988 at a cost of $130. Marketing for the system emphasized it's educational value. The system featured a robot mascot named Socrates, who borrowed its name from the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates.

Compute
The VTech Socrates uses either a 8-bit TMP Z84C00AP-6 CPU, which is based on the Z80 and is clocked at 3.58 MHz or a similar Zilog Z84C0004PSC.

The VTech Socrates had 64 kilobytes of RAM.

Input
The system came with a wireless keyboard, and an optional touchpad and optional wireless mouse and mouse pad were made available.

A voice cartridge add on was available for the system.

Notable games

 * Amazing Mazes - Maze game
 * Around the World - World geography software
 * CAD Professor - Uses the mouse add on.
 * Facts 'N Fractions - Math software
 * Game Wizard - Logic
 * Hodge Podge - Word games
 * Memory Mania - Memory game
 * Numbers, Shapes, and Letters - Uses the touchpad add on.
 * State to State - United States geography