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22 April 2025: I got my hands on the one magazine containing a picture of an actual Grandstand Tutor, and that picture is posted. However, my scanner has been scanning other things: I've finally got, of the ones in my possession, every Tomy Tutor User Group newsletter scanned to .pdf. You are not alone!
18 March 2024: Wow, it's been awhile. Updated the Incomplete Catalogue with some of the great new hardware that's out and some more obscure Japanese entries. Tutti II and XTOMYDEV are due for some refreshes and that's next.
25 September 2020: Updated Tutti II with a 64-bit macOS version for 10.14+ (will run as early as 10.12) and a minor bug fix to the 32-bit version. Development is now on Github. I'm sure Apple will break it on 11.0 because Apple.
23 August 2020: Updateapalooza! In fact, I have so much stuff to put up here that I've decided to stop, put up what I've got, and then I'll get working on more! The big news is the Yahoo! Groups Tomy Tutor archive -- all the messages from 2001 to 2019 -- plus a special new page on the Japanese Demo Cartridge, and a greatly expanded Toys page with screenshots of the Pyuuta-kun! I've also added more scans to the Pyuuta and Pyuuta mk II pages, added more entries to the Incomplete Catalogue, and done all those custodial cleanups nobody ever notices! It's always a good day to play with your Tomy Tutor!
18 October 2019: We've moved the Tomy Tutor Online User's Group to groups.io in anticipation of Yahoo! Group's meaniepants announcement they are shutting down. The files are there and I have all the archived messages. If we can't put them up there, the messages will be archived here.
17 September 2017: Another big update! Tutti II 2.0 "Tutti Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang" now has improved faster graphics, lots of fixes, and all-new high quality sound emulation! New demotapes, including four of the Japanese Pyuuta tapes converted for the Tomy Tutor! More screenshots and entries are on the Tomy Tutor Catalogue, plus expanded BASIC programming keywords, an updated trade list and various other custodial changes.
22 June 2016: GRAPHIC mode goes where no Tomy Tutor has gone before: 64x192 with independent pixel colours using the GRAPHIC 64 semigraphics mode! Fully compatible with regular GRAPHIC images. Check out the new XTOMYDEV support and the demotapes!
13 April 2016: To quote Chuck Barris, lots more ... stuff! Updates to the XTOMYDEV cross-development package and the Tutti II emulator; a complete internal analysis of GBASIC program structure, plus expanded descriptions of matrix manipulations with CELL and reading the keyboard with KEY; analysis of the BASIC-1 cartridges for the Pyuuta and Pyuuta mk II as well as the Game Adaptor; updated screenshots and blurbs for the Incomplete Catalogue; various custodial updates; and, at long last, pinouts and circuit descriptions for the joystick and joy controllers! GO FOR IT! PUT THAT GONG AWAY!
27 June 2015: Happy almost-anniversary! In addition to the usual custodial updates, enjoy an updated XTOMYDEV package with bugfixes and the first tape-enabled Tutor emulator on any platform, Tutti II!
6 July 2014: It's been so long, but this update is soooo good! Updates to the cart list, Purcell page, trade list and memory map, and our new XTOMYDEV suite lets you send data to and from your Tutor through the Data Recorder!
27 January 2009: Inevitable post update clarifications, this time to TI-vs-Tomy.
26 January 2009: Has it been two years already? Lots of new things: The Myth, The Marketing, The Muddle combines the Purcell Pamphlet with the new, all awesome Tomy Tutor Demonstration Cartridge with Google Video!; some scanned newsletters from the Tomy Tutor User's Club with more to come; build your own Centronics printer interface!; revised Incomplete Catalogue with fixed numbers and new screenshots; updated trade list and redone photographs for both the main page and portions of the Pyuuta page; and the usual custodial updates. OVER TEN YEARS OF TUTOR FANDOM! YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
25 January 2007: Inaccuracies in the Pyuuta Jr translations fixed, and a small glitch in the Purcell and Pyuuta pages. Whoops. Akemashite omedetoo gozaimashita ...
1 January 2007: As promised, a new year and new stuff on the Little Orphan site! Scanned and transcribed the Sarah Purcell marketing pamphlet with a great picture of the vapourware Tomy peripherals! Also, lots of new hardware entries, the complete line of Pyuuta cassette software, the complete listing of Tomy Tutor User Club tapes, cleaned up and verified entries, and more/better screenshots on the Incomplete Catalogue! The mystery about BASIC on the Pyuuta Mk II is solved; additional tips about G-BASIC on the Pyuuta (plus the carrying case, additional scans and photos); the Pyuuta Jr Data Recorder Interface and improved screenshots; read about how to modify your Pyuuta Jr. and Mk II to output composite video to get those improved screenshots :) ; find out about the Tomy Tutor toys, including the Tutor Typer, the Tutor Play Computer and the Japanese Pyuuta-kun; new trade list requests; and various custodial link updates and typo fixes. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1 November 2006: Okay, it's been a little long since I did an update. A higher priority project has to be done first, but I did update the trade list and there are a few more things in the works. Hope to have the rest of the work done in a month or two, including a secret "how-to" page, various custodial updates, and revised screenshots and info for the catalogue. Stay tuned.
9 November 2005: Updated my trade list after a trade deal and my latest round of acquisitions from Japan. Screenshots (or at least better screen shots than the ones up already) will go up in a little while as soon as I can get to it.
17 September 2005: Another big one. Pyuuta collection now complete! -- see the Pyuuta Jr. up close and personal! New screenshots and cleaned-up screenshots for the Catalogue, along with placeholders for more of the mysterious items, and information on the MSX and CoCo ports! Separate section for the Grandstand Tutor! --- erm, such as it is, since we haven't actually seen one. Additional screenshots of the original Pyuuta. Full emulation section! -- download firmware and cartridges for use with MESS, the emulator of choice.
And now, a moment of taps -- Tutti, the first Tomy Tutor simulator, has been retired. However, it will remain available for download for people who can't run MESS, or do not have a legal right to the firmware dumps.
19 February 2005: Custodial updates, trade list update.
22 December 2004: Custodial updates, including information on the SN76489AN sound chip, some extra screenshots, and some minor corrections and adjustments to the schematics on the Hardware page.
4 September 2004: Another massive update! The Pyuuta series now have their own section! I've added exhaustive photographs, screenshots and manual scans where possible. Also check out a redone photographs page with box art, higher resolution pictures and a guide to getting inside the case; additional screenshots and cartridge classifications for the Incomplete Catalogue; shocking evidence that GPL LIVES IN THE TOMY TUTOR! provided by Raphael Nabet and presented on our TI vs. Tomy page; updated and rewritten General FAQ and Hardware and Schematics pages; lots of inaccuracies corrected in the Memory Map (Raphael encore); my updated trade list; and various custodial updates. Also, after a couple requests, tried to make the background a little less bright for legibility, although I'd still like to keep it as close to the Tutor colour scheme as I can. Enjoy the site!
20 January 2003: Finally, lots of new stuff! A new version of Tutti with bug fixes and the beginnings of GBASIC; an exhaustive (?) GBASIC reference! with instructions for use, and lots of other new stuff in the programming section; the long-awaited TI vs Tomy comparison; a type-in sample programs library!!; various custodial fixes to links and the cartridge listing.
10 November 2002: This has been far too long in coming. Various link corrections; more custodial updates to the cartridges list, the Jungler screen shot, and my trade list and some Tomy musings. Programming pages still in progress.
4 September 2001: Link to the "online" Tutor users group.
19 August 2001: Thanks to Bryan Roppolo, I've got five Japanese cartridges in -- see the screen shots up now!
4 July 2001: Enhanced memory map thanks to Jay's Factory, and two new screen shots for the cartridge list!
16 June 2001: Custodial updates, a now-complete list of the Japanese cartridges (thanks Bryan Roppolo!) and some neat new information on BASIC tokens from Davey Brain. Plus: a new and improved 9918 memory map!
10 April 2000: Some new hardware information from Jeff White and Raphael Nabet, custodial updates, and link maintenance.
23 January 2000: We're now at retrobits.com and we're better than ever! New, photographic cartridge catalogue, updated programming section, and more!
28 September 1999: I haven't forgotten -- updates are still scheduled! Give a med student a chance to get some free time together, and we'll get all the cool stuff up. It's almost all typed in.
10 April 1999: Download Tutti 0.2a -- bug fixes and now MONitor support! Also, custodial corrections to the programming pages. Cartridge, programming and more to come shortly thanks to a big batch of stuff from James Host! Three cheers for the Wizard Kludgefinder! Watch this space!
1 April 1999: No April Fools'. Just some custodial updates.
17 March 1999: Top of the Irish to ye! Download Tutti 0.2 now! Supporting graphics mode for the very first time on the world's only Tomy Tutor emulator! Also! Updated cartridge list, slight changes to the Pyuuta page.
19 February 1999: Ab-fab Pyuuta photographs! -- including the Pyuuta Jr and Pyuuta Mark 2! Updated general list to reflect newly discovered Japanese titles. Also: a rudimentary memory map, new information on the 9995, custodial updates. Thanks to Junya Kubota for all the great Japanese stuff, and to Olivier Boisseau for the heads-up!
18 January 1999: Updates to the Tutti emulator page: v0.2 is on the horizon and coming soon!
12 January 1999: Boy, it's been awhile. The lost Tomy peripherals can at last be seen! Thanks to the great legwork of Olivier Boisseau, pictures of the long-lost disk drive, RAM expansion, printer and speech synthesizer are now available! See them now! Also a new cartridge: Monster Inn. Anyone heard of it? Thanks to Clint Dyer. And now the Programming the Tomy section is open!
1 April 1998: This page goes up!

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