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Texas Instruments TI-10 Profit Guide
| Date of introduction: | 1986 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 10 | |
| Size: | 4.8" x 2.6" x 0.3" | ||
| Weight: | 1.8 ounces | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | n.a. | Date of manufacture: | mth 04 year 1986 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Taiwan | |
| Precision: | 10 | Integrated circuits: | |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Manfred Pfeiffer |
The TI-10
Profit Guide looks familiar to us and seems to be a mix of the basic TI-1746
with the calculating functions of a BA-20 missing
the clock module.
Dismantling
the TI-10 Profit Guide reveals the typical construction of OEM calculators
developed in the 80's. Unfortunately the calculator chip is soldered reverse on
the printed circuit board (PCB) and we couldn't discover the true manufacturer
of the calculator.
Three special percentage calculations are implemented with six extra keys:
 | Calculation of cost limit for given selling-price and a
targeted margin: (CST column of extra keys) <selling-price> SEL <target margin> MAR => cost limit |
| Calculation of required selling-price for given cost and a
targeted margin: (SEL column of extra keys) <cost> CST <target margin> MAR => required selling-price |
| Calculation of achieved marging for given selling-price and cost: (MAR column of extra keys) <cost> CST <selling-price> SEL => achieved margin |
The designation TI-10 was used in 2002 again for a scientific calculator.
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© Joerg Woerner, June 9, 2004. No reprints without written permission.