The Tomy Pyuuta Family

It's the ancestor of my beloved Tomy Tutor. Thus, I must honour it -- and hence, this shrine dedicated especially to the Tomy Pyuuta and its spawn. Major portions of the Pyuuta's history were courtesy Hidehiko Ogata and several stock photographs occur courtesy Junya Kubota (see his wonderful web page here). Ogata-san was also the gentleman who engineered the acquisition of my Pyuuta Mk II, for which I will forever be in his debt. ありがとうございます!!!!

Not only should you look at Kubota-san's page, but I also heartily recommend the Pyuuta Palace. Both are in Japanese.

Updates and corrections are naturally welcome. Last modify 1 Jan 2007.

The Pyuutas are also partially discussed on the Tutor Hardware page, since many aspects of the hardware are specific to the entire Tomy line. Subparts:

(1 Jan 2007)History of the Pyuuta
The history and major models of the Pyuuta series.
(1 Jan 2007)Incomplete Catalogue
All Pyuuta-series cartridges, tapes and peripherals are listed with the American versions and releases on the main catalogue page.
Individual Model Pages
These are all of units I personally own; yes, I really do have at least one of each model. Subparts:
- The much later Pyuuta-kun toy is on the Toys page.
- (25 Jan 2007)The Original Pyuuta
  Photographic series of the original Tomy Pyuuta, the ancestor of the Tutor line, as well as scans taken from the manual of the original system. I've also disassembled the unit to demonstrate the firmware and innards, and taken screenshots of major functions to demonstrate the operating system.
- (25 Jan 2007)The Pyuuta Jr.
  Shortly after the Pyuuta's rollout came the Junior, an adorable little console with a surprisingly robust interface. I've scanned portions of the manual and cracked open the case to show the innards, and included an in-depth screengrab series to show off its primitive but unbelievably friendly operating system software.
  - (1 Jan 2007)Modifying The Jr. for Composite Video
    An easy hack to get composite signals out of your Jr. to connect it to American monitors. Should also work for the Mk II. Soldering required; you do this modification at your own risk.
- (1 Jan 2007)The Pyuuta Mk II
  The elusive "Mark 2" was Tomy's final attempt to rekindle the Pyuuta line, this time with American blood. Although I don't have the manual (yet), I've also disassembled the machine to demonstrate *its* firmware and some of its unusual similarities (and differences) to the prototypical American version.

[Thumbnail of the Tutor and Pyuuta at VCF6.]

The Tutor and the Pyuuta (right) demonstrated at Vintage Computer Festival 6.0, awarded first prize in its class (post-1981 manufactured home computer).
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