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Texas Instruments TI-5018 SV
| Date of introduction: | 2001 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | $15.00 | Display size: | 12 |
| Size: | 6.8" x 4.2" x 1.0" 172 x 107 x 25 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 5.3 ounces, 152 grams | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | LR44 (30µA) | Date of manufacture: | mth 04 year 2001 (B) |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China (G) | |
| Precision: | 12 | Integrated circuits: | |
| Memories: | 1 + 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
TI-5018SV was introduced in 2001 ahead of the stylish TI-503SV,
TI-1706SV and TI-1795SV calculators.
Compared with the original TI-5018 we notice a
different keyboard layout and a new coloring
schema.
The main features with an easy to read 12-digit SuperView display, a backspace key for easy corrections, a percent key and Grand Total (GT) and Mark Up (MU) keys are identical. Both decimal and rounding settings are still selectable with a sliding switch.
Dismantling
this TI-5018SV manufactured in April 2001 by
Kinpo Electronics in China reveals
a standard Far East design with a huge printed
circuit board (PCB) for the keyboard and some smaller remaining components.
This
first generation of the TI-5018 was centered around a Sharp LI3164AR single-chip
calculator circuit, the second generation hides its genes under a small
epoxy-blob.
Inspecting
the PCB of this TI-5018SV calculator brought our attention to a small mark reading
D86T-10-2 and we started compiling a list of the
PCB-Marks on calculators manufactured by OEMs for Texas Instruments.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, September 6, 2003. No reprints without written permission.