<s>
The	O
VTech	B-Device
Socrates	I-Device
is	O
an	O
8-bit	B-Application
educational	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
manufactured	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
by	O
VTech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
unbundled	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
are	O
packaged	O
as	O
cartridges	O
which	O
resemble	O
3.5	B-Device
"	I-Device
floppy	I-Device
disks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
third	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
–	O
including	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
–	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
rare	O
,	O
although	O
attempts	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
system	O
proceed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MESS	B-Application
project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
