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Texas Instruments TI-106
| Date of introduction: | 1989 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 4.6" x 2.7" x 0.35" 116 x 68 x 9 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 1.6 ounces, 44 grams | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | n.a. | Date of manufacture: | mth 09 year 1989 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Taiwan (C) | |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | Sharp LI3135MR |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Stefan Klaes | |
| Download manual: |
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The
TI-106 was introduced in the 1989 with a housing very similar to the MathExplorer.
Compared with the MathExplorer it was a very basic calculator using the normal
rules of entry like the earlier TI-1706 III. An identical housing was later used with the Hot Calc.
Stokes Publishing Company, Inc. based in Sunnyvale, California sold a companion for the teacher, called Basic II.
Dismantling
the TI-106 reveals a simple far-east design still using a conventional housing
for the single-chip calculator circuit. Compare it with the TI-506
introduced 6 years before and the TI-307+ introduced
only two years later.
The next generation TI-106 introduced in
1996 borrowed its printed circuit board (PCB) from the
TI-1706+ /
TI-1722+ CLEAR CALC and uses already a bare integrated circuit covered
with a small blob of epoxy resin.
If you prefer the AOS system, view the MathMate.
AOS™ is a trademark of Texas Instruments.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, February 17, 2003. No reprints without written permission.