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Texas Instruments TI-5010
Date of introduction: | 1982 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | $40, DM 84.05 | Display size: | 10 |
Size: | 7.8" x 2.9" x 1.3" | Printer technology: | Impact |
Weight: | 8.6 ounces | Serial No: | 102396 |
Batteries: | 4*AA | Date of manufacture: | mth 10 year 1981 |
AC-Adapter: | AC9900/Z3 | Origin of manufacture: | Japan |
Precision: | 10 | Integrated circuits: | Toshiba T6734 |
Memories: | 1 + 1 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
TI-5010 - successor of the TI-5025 - is one of the early printing desktop calculators using normal paper.
It
relies on Japanese components and manufacturing capabilities. The backside
of the calculator states clearly "MADE IN JAPAN" and it is easy to
locate its true genes.
Dismantling
the TI-5010 reveals immediately the Toshiba LC-1028PV
as its sibling. Fellow collector Stefan Klaes discovered recently in a
TI-5010 a printed circuit board (PCB) with a short designation
"EC-3009". This magic number leads to a Radio Shack EC-3009.
Compare
some other TI calculators with their siblings manufactured by Toshiba.
The TI-5010 sports the "office grey" design of other products.
The desktop line then covered 6 different calculators:
• TI-5008 Pocket-sized, thermal printing • TI-5010 Small-sized, standard paper • TI-5032 Desktop-sized, battery option • TI-5130 10-digits, standard paper • TI-5142-III 12-digits, standard paper • TI-5020 Non-printing, solar powered |
Five years ago with the TI-2800
Paperless
Printer a new concept of small desktop calculators was introduced.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.