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Texas Instruments €-2000
| Date of introduction: | 1999 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 10 | |
| Size: | 4.5" x 2.9" x 0.40" 114 x 73 x 10 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 1.9 ounces, 55 grams | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | LR54 | Date of manufacture: | mth 07 year 1999 (A) |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China (N) | |
| Precision: | 10 | Integrated circuits: | |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
€-2000 calculator combines the usual basic calculator functions with an Euro
currency conversion. The exchange rate between the Euro and the Home currency is
entered with the small SET-key. Two additional keys allow the conversion in both
directions.
Dismantling
this €-2000 calculator manufactured in Summer 1999 by
Nam Tail Electronics, Inc. in
China reveals a standard design using a single-chip calculator
circuit wire-bonded direct on the printed circuit board (PCB). This calculator got later a
continuous memory and was sold as €-2000+.
A more sophisticated approach could be found in thee €-2001,
this calculator got the 11 different exchange rates preprogrammed. If you need
printing functions, view thee
€-2004.
Read more about the Euro here.
Read more about power consumption of electronic calculators here.
Interested in the roots of these calculators ? Don't miss the Canon EX-1.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.