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It would seem to me also that a new model a bit more versatile (more
sounds at the very least instead of just three) would be a great
idea--yet, keep it mechanical and less technical. I have a friend
who has had for years a TV/VCR/stereo repair shop, and amongst all
the zillions of spare parts scattered about, he could easily build a
toy 'tron from all the cassette tape heads and camcorder motors, and
come up with something totally Mattel or Fisher/Price. Something
totally tinkering mechanical Geppetto with an authentic honest
analog sound; about the size of a little Magnus chord organ. That
would be quite the home shop achievement. Who knows, they might wind
up like Optigans and Pixelvision PXL2000's twenty years down the
road if a "run" were ever produced--just because they are cool
plastic toys.