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Texas Instruments 1050 distributed by Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth
| Date of introduction: | 1977 | Display technology: | Fluorescent |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 5.4" x 2.8" x
1.3" 138 x 72 x 32 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 3.5 ounces, 98 grams | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | 9V | Date of manufacture: | wk 46 year 1977 |
| AC-Adapter: | AC9180 | Origin of manufacture: | USA (LTA) |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | TMC0921 |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Marie Collas |
Within
the TI-1000 family we discovered
in the past ten years some very interesting design variations sold either as a
Texas Instruments product, as a Texas Instruments product through different
sales channels, or even without the TI logo. Just recall some TI-1000's,
TI-1025's and
TI-1050's:
| • Texas Instruments
TI-1000 with a silver
design instead the original gold design • The TI-1025 sold by by the Dutch department store HEMA • The "silver" calculators sold by Western Auto as Citation • The "brown" calculators sold by Western Auto as Citation • The "woody" calculators sold by Western Auto as Citation |
And how does this Texas Instruments 1050 fit into the line? Thanks to our fellow calculator collector friend Michel Zwawiak in France, we know the roots of this strange product: It was sold in 1977 by Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth, a manufacturer of pencils, pens and art supplies based in the Czech Republic and already known for the incredible Texas Instruments 30/super.
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© Joerg Woerner, November 1, 2011. No reprints without written permission.