
Years produced: 1984 - 1985
Company: Ideal
Company info
Units made: 5000
Original price: 599.99
current value:
Capabilities
General Information
Base Vocabulary: approximately 140 words or word particles Music Range: Two
octaves (chromatic scale) Serial Port on Controller Expansion Interface Port on
Maxx (in chest compartment) Range of Operating Temperatures: 50 to 90 degrees F
Fuse: #3AG 5 amp fast blow fuse USER-PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY
Program steps: 255 Music: 127 notes Speech: 16 sentences of 15 words (maximum)
each Maximum Continuous Speech: 478 words
From the Box:
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Music,
with a keyboard that provides a 2-Octave Chromatic scale. Teach him a tune
and he'll perform it from memory.
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Robot
talk. Maxx knows 125 words. He's helpful; he tells you how to use him. Or,
program a phrase by punching in the words and he'll recite from memory.
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Rechargeable. Built-in rechargeable battery pack means no expensive
batteries to buy. He charges while you sleep and, when Maxx needs a charge,
he'll ask for it! Rechargeable battery pack is not included. Charger is
included. Battery pack is a standard battery that Radio Shack or any other
electronic stores sell.
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Programming is easy. Three operating modes-- remote control, teaching, and
programming.
An excerpt from
Mint Vintage Toys
He was the toy every kid wanted for
Christmas in 1984 and was displayed like
a God in a plexiglass barricade at Toys
R' Us for his upcoming release, which
only made you want him even more. He
could do everything. He carried sodas,
played games. You could even teach him
to sing Hey Jude, if you had the time
and a ton of patience. He was just
awesome, and very easily broken.
Criticized for being made of easily
breakable plastic and faulty wiring
which failed in almost every one, though
awesome, poor MAXX met his demise after
only 5000 units made.
I'm not sure what happened to all of
the MAXX robots that were ever sold. I
think most kids played MAXX until he was
broken and then he was thrown away or
sold in garage sales and just kinda
dissappeared off the map. Though
production died, his spirit lived on and
Maxx is now one of the most sought after
toys of the 80's, and even though he had
his problems (who doesn't?), he's still
considered one of the top 10 robots of
the 80's. The problem with trying to add
him to your collection of mint 80's toys
is, any of the very few times that he's
ever surfaced on the internet or shown
up on Ebay, he is in unworking conditon,
so no one knows if the mother board got
soaked in soda, or if he fell down a
stair or two and ripped out wires, or
knocked out his speaker.
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Features:
Battery
10 Volt Gates
Charger:
120 VAC, 60Hz. Output: 20 VAC, 14
va
CPU
Microprocessor: 65C02 (CMOS) Custom version just for Maxx
Memory
Internal Memory: 2K RAM (CMOS), 8K
ROM
Control
RF remote with 25 Multi-function keys
Range: approximately 25', depending
on local conditions
Frequency: 27.095 Mhz (orange)
Power: 300mw
Options
Demo Chip - Available from
Robert Doerr
Manuals
Ads
Newsgroup:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/maxsteele/
Pictures: A special thanks to
Mint Vintage Toys for the very detailed pictures

     
   
     
    
Links:
Maxx Steele Autopsy
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