Updated - 7/24/97

The Tiger Learning Computer

The Tiger II Learning computer is in WalMart, J.C. Penny and
Target in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Dallas.

Tiger Electronics, normally thought of as a toy company, has
licensed the Apple IIe technology from Apple to produce a
notebook-size version. The target retail price is under
$200.00, with software cartridges costing from $10.00 to
$15.00. The "catch" to the system cost is that there will not
be a media drive on the system (neither floppy or hard disk).
Tiger intends to use solid-state ROM cartridges (remember the
old TRS-80 and Atari 400 computers?) and RAM cartridges for
temporary storage of work-in-progress. Tiger already has
agreements with Optimum, MECC, and Scholastic to license
programs for use with the new computer. It is also looking
into license agreements with Quality Computers and online
services to provide Internet connections.

The group at Apple is also excited about the potential of the
product and will be selling the product in the school markets
for Tiger.

The RAM cartridge available with the system will allow for
approximately 2 Megabytes of storage. Since the system has two
cartridge ports, the user can have the RAM cartridge in one
port and the application software in the other port.

The system will not contain a monitor/LCD but will hook up to
the AV inputs on a TV. A PS/2 mouse, an AC adaptor, and some
number of cartridges will be included with the system. There
is no plan for an internal modem as this would drive up the
system price, but the RS-232 serial port will allow modem
connection up to 9600 baud. The system will also have a
parallel port for connecting parallel printers and a joystick
port.

Contact - Call or write to:

Tiger Electronics, Inc.
980 Woodlands Pkwy, 
Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Tel. (847) 913-8100

Reference names; Stewart Sims
				 Lana Simon