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Texas Instruments TI-1600
| Date of introduction: | June 13, 1976 | Display technology: | Fluorescent |
| New price: | $21.95, DM 57.00 | Display size: | 8 |
| Size: | 4.9" x 2.8" x
0.65" 125 x 70 x 16 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 3.9 ounces, 110 grams | Serial No: | 1161669 |
| Batteries: | Custom made | Date of manufacture: | wk 07 year 1977 |
| AC-Adapter: | AC9131 | Origin of manufacture: | USA |
| Precision: | Integrated circuits: | TMS1043 | |
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Cleo McCall |
The
TI-1600 and its siblings TI-1650, TI-1680
were very flat calculators compared to the previous TI-1200
models. Only one year in front of the first pocket-sized LCD-calculators
you could carry them in your shirt.
Dismantling
the TI-1600 or one of its sibling is difficult, three small plastic locks have
to be bent together in different directions.
The technology behind the TI-1600 is similar to the TI-1265,
instead of the normal 9V battery a very flat (custom made by French company
SAFT) rechargeable battery is used.
Sales figures kept low, soon after the introduction of the TI-1600 the first LCD-calculators appeared on the market.
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© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.