DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM
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DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM |
Texas Instruments Check Out with TI-1400
| Date of introduction: | 1976 | Display technology: | LED-stick |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 11" x 20" x 1.5" | ||
| Weight: | 1 pound 9 ounces | Serial No: | B0025783 |
| Batteries: | 9V | Date of manufacture: | wk 41 year 1976 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA | |
| Precision: | Integrated circuits: | TMS0972 | |
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner | |
| Download manual: | 
(US: 4.0 MByte) |
This
game was published in 1976 by Texas Instruments.
It inlcudes:
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TI-1400
electronic calculator • 4 individual 15" x 10.5" game boards • Organizer tray with spinner • Money (paper and coins) • 73 Food cards in 4 groups and Bonus foods • 26 Blank food cards for "Do-It-Yourself" fun • 54 Pot Luck cards • 7 "People" cards for advanced version • Check Out Booklet |
| The game is intended for 2 to 4 players ages 11 and up. |  |
| The organizer tray and spinner. |  |
| The game board. |  |
The funny Check Out game combined the guidance of nutrition
and consumer shopping experts with the ability to shop on budget and sharpens
skills at calculator math.
Other educational games using calculators manufactured by Texas Instruments are:
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Calculator Squares • Check Out • Rechen-Spiel und Rechen-Spass • Spass mit Zahlen |
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, October 4, 2002. No reprints without written permission.