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Texas Instruments TI-1700 DATACLIP
| Date of introduction: | June 5, 1977 | Display technology: | LCD (yellow) |
| New price: | $34.95 | Display size: | 8 |
| Size: | 1.0" x 6.2" x 0.35" 26 x 157 x 9 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 1.3 ounces, 38 grams | Serial No: | 042516 |
| Batteries: | 3*LR54 | Date of manufacture: | wk 09 year 1978 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA | |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | Toshiba T3551 or T3708 |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Ken H. Meine |
With
the TI-1700 DATACLIP Texas Instruments started the production of LCD calculators
only two month after the introduction of the Japanese TI-1750.
| You need a lot of engineering to squeeze a complete calculator into that small housing. |  |
| The keyboard is made of a one-piece mold with some foam between the keys and the contacts. |  |
| A small printed circuit board (PCB) holds the single-chip calculator circuit and the LC-display. The keyboard uses a thin foil with metal traces. |  |
The people at Texas Instruments did a great job, the DATACLIP is from superior quality compared to similar products from competitive companies.
Two similar looking calculators were introduced with the Canon Ruler-8 and the Toshiba LC-850M.
In the later history of Texas Instruments you'll find another calculator looking like a ruler, the TI-2150.
Don't miss the rare TI-1760 DataCard.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.