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Texas Instruments TI-2200+
Date of introduction: | 1996 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
Size: | 2.8" x 6.1"
x 0.40" 70 x 155 x 10 mm3 |
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Weight: | 2.4 ounces, 68 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | LR43 | Date of manufacture: | mth 07 year 1996 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Malaysia (I) | |
Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | Toshiba T7752S |
Memories: | 3 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Texas Instruments entered the
market of Checkbook Calculators with the
TI-1880 Checkwriter in 1981, almost
3 years after National Instruments' NS103, but it was nothing else than a basic
calculator put in a fancy wallet. The TI-2200 Checkwriter introduced in October
1982 added Account Manager functionality with three permanent (till you remove
the batteries) Memories and started a very successful product line. We discovered
as of now seven different family members:
• 1982 - 1984:
TI-2200 Silver, unknown OEM, Americas market • 1982 - 1984: TI-2200 Silver, unknown OEM, European market • 1984 - 1986: TI-2200 Gold, Compal Electronics Taiwan, Americas market • 1984 - 1986: TI-2200 II Gold, Compal Electronics Taiwan, European market • 1986 - 1991: TI-2200 II Solar cells, Compal Electronics Taiwan, Global market • 1991 - 1996: TI-2200 II Solar cells, Compal Electronics Thailand, Global market • 1996 - 2002: This TI-2200+, Inventec Corporation Malaysia, Global market |
Dismantling the featured
TI-2200+ manufactured in July 1996 by
Inventec Corporation in Malaysia reveals a
clean design centered around a Toshiba T7752S single-chip calculator circuit
soldered on a double-sided printed circuit board (PCB) and powered by a small
LR43 battery.
Learn more about single-chip calculator circuits used in
Account
Manager Calculators.
A similar product was sold from Canon with the Checkbook
III at least till 2003.
Don't miss the Corvus
CheckMaster
introduced by Mostek already in 1975. This rare product retains the balance of
your memory even when shut off but uses power-hungry electronics.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001 and February 13, 2020. No reprints without written permission.