Artifact Details

Title

Muppet Learning Keys Keyboard

Catalog Number

102646944

Type

Physical object

Description

Muppet Learning Keys is an expanded membrane keyboard for early personal computers. The keyboard's 83 keys are covered with color cartoons of Jim Henson's Muppets characters illustrating the various functions of the keys. Muppet Learning Keys is not equivalent to a standard computer keyboard but must be used with some program that defines a meaning for each key or group of keys. The program provided with the keyboard uses color animated graphics and music to teach letters, numbers, and colors. Some other programs available which use the Muppet Keys are the PEAL Series (PEAL Software) and the Muppet Slate (Sunburst Communications). For use on Apple II, Commodore 64, and IBM PC jr computers.

Date

1984

Manufacturer

Sunburst Communications; Koala Technologies Corportation

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Other number $43.95 $43.95 on sale sticker onfront of box [1/21/2005 AA]
Other number 00560-001 REVA 1984 00560-001 REVA 1984 printed on the back of the box [1/21/2005 AA]
Other number 5201A 5201A on red sticker on front of box [1/21/2005 AA]

Dimensions

in box: 1.75 x 16.25 x 16 in

Category

I/O: keyboard

Credit

Gift of Stephen M. Cabrinety

Lot Number

X3958.2007