Retro gadget of the late 80s helped parents to force children to learn

Now, probably, it is practically impossible to prohibit a child from playing computer games: if you take away a computer and a console, a mobile phone remains. Pick up the phone - will take a play with a classmate at school.

In general, a complete ban on games is bad, but some parents simply do not see any other way out, if the child needs to prepare for exams, and the beloved child spends his time and nights playing games. Now the PC or console can be protected with a password or other methods.
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But what could parents do in the 80s when NES and SNES were the most advanced gaming device on the market? One of the most advanced and unusual solutions was the Homework First device (it is his fuzzy image - in the announcement).

This thing, with a digital disk lock, closes access to the slot for cartridges. Accordingly, the child lost the ability to play, although access to the console itself remained.



By the way, the web even preserved a publication for the 90th year in which the advantages of this unusual device were described. The price of the issue is about $ 16, and Homework First was distributed through game stores, Walmart and other retailers. Invented Homework First, the head of Safe Care, after hearing that the 14-year-old son of an acquaintance played all night instead of preparing for exams. Accordingly, the exams were inundated.

In a short time, more than 25 thousand such devices were sold. It is clear that with the popularization of desktops and the advent of gaming consoles of the new generation Homework First has disappeared from the market.

By the way, maybe, who knows - what other antigame devices were used? Or is this the one and only gadget?