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Texas Instruments PS-3600
Date of introduction: | 1992 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | Display size: | 12 char + 2*12 digits | |
Size: | 2.8" x 5.2" x
0.45" 70 x 131 x 11 mm3 |
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Weight: | 2.7 ounces, 76 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | 2*CR2025 | Date of manufacture: | year 1993 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Malaysia | |
Precision: | 10 | Integrated circuits: | CPU: Toshiba
TMP0201F-5105 (TMP0620F-5105) RAM:Sharp LH5160 |
Memories: | 8kB RAM | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
PS-3600 could be called "medium sized" Databank. It features more RAM
than the simple Databanks PS-2100 and PS-2400
but far less capabilities than the Personal Organizers, e.g. the PS-6200.
Compared to the similar sized PS-2400 the PS-3600 added a third display row and
expanded the memory from 2k Byte to 8k Byte RAM. The already known alarm clock
got a weekly calendar and an adjustable world time.
The PS-3600 stores about 380 names and numbers in the memory.
Dismantling
this PS-3600 manufactured in 1993 in Malaysia reveals a clean layout centered
around a Toshiba TMP0201F-5105 Application Specific CPU with both integrated
program memory and display drivers. Earlier PS-3600 were manufactured in Taiwan
by Inventec
Corporation.
We
assume that this chip is very similar to the TMP0620F located in e.g. the Galaxy
67 programmable calculator!
The
data memory of the PS-3600 is rather small with just 8k Bytes capacity. The
dismantled PS-3000 makes use of a Sharp LH5160 chip.
A similar housing was used even for a Translator, don't miss the PS-5800.
The later PS-3600+ combined the
three line display of the PS-3600 with the design of the PS-2400+.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, May 10, 2002. No reprints without written permission.