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Canon LE-83
| Date of introduction: | 1974 | Display technology: | LED modules |
| New price: | $44,95 | Display size: | 8 |
| Size: | 6.0" x 2.8" x 1.0" | ||
| Weight: | 5 ounces | Serial No: | 632842 |
| Batteries: | 4*NiCd AA | Date of manufacture: | year 1974 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Japan | |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | TMS0101 |
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
Canon LE-83 was the first calculator sold by Canon below $50. It uses still the
TMS0101 "calculator-on-a-chip" from the LE-80.
A
unique feature of this design is the access to the battery compartment with a
sliding front door. Later most credit card sized calculators of the Canon
brand used that type of battery compartment. Just view the LC-5
introduced about 1977.
The LE-84 and LE-85 were the
next steps in cost reduction before leaving the design of LED-based calculators
and introducing the LD-80 with the
green VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display).
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.