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Texas Instruments TI-1796+
Date of introduction: | 1996 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
Size: | 5.1" x 4.2" x 1.0" 130 x 106 x 26 mm3 |
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Weight: | 3.3 ounces, 94 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | LR54 (30µA) | Date of manufacture: | mth 04 year 1998 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Thailand (C) | |
Precision: | 10 | Integrated circuits: | |
Memories: | 1 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
This TI-1796+ increased the display capability of the otherwise identical TI-1795+ to 10 digits.
Dismantling this TI-1796+ manufactured in April 1998 by Cal-Comp Electronics in Thailand reveals a clean design centered around an unknown single-chip calculator circuit in a conventional Quad Flat Pack (QFP) housing and soldered on a double-sided printed circuit board (PCB). The electronics is powered by 4 small solar cells and a LR54 (LR1130) backup battery.
Production of the TI-1796+ was shifted in June 1998 together with its sibling
TI-1795+ to China before it was replaced with the much more stylish TI-1796SV
(SuperViewTM). Don't miss the first generation
TI-1796 introduced already in 1986.
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© Joerg Woerner, April 12, 2005. No reprints without written permission.