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Texas Instruments TI-1706 (1st design)
| Date of introduction: | 1983 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 4.8" x 2.6" x 0.4" | ||
| Weight: | 2.0 ounces | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | n.a. | Date of manufacture: | mth 10 year 1983 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Taiwan | |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | Sharp LI3129 |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
TI-1706 added
solar-cells to the original TI-1100 intruduced the same year. Like the TI-1100
was replaced with the TI-1100 II the successor of
the TI-1706 was named TI-1706 II.
This TI-1706 calculator
followed the TI-1006
introduced one year earlier which based on the Toshiba HB-103. Two
different TI-1706 are known, main difference is the position of the Memory and
Error indicators on the display. View the later model here.
A
more attractive design was introduced with the TI-1767,
the TI-1780 got the size of a credit card.
Compare
some other TI calculators with their sibblings manufactured by Toshiba.
In
Germany the TI-1706 was sold as an educational toy called "Rechen-Spiel
und Rechen-Spass" together with a funny booklet
based on Walt Disney's creatures.
Don't miss the real Mickey
Mouse calculator.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.