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Heathkit IC-2009
Date of introduction: | December 1972 | Display technology: | LED-stick |
New price: | SRP $99.95 | Display size: | 8 |
Size: | 5.5" x 3.3" x
1.7" 140 x 84 x 44 mm3 |
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Weight: | 11.6 ounces, 328 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | 6*AA NiCd | Date of manufacture: | mth 06 year 1973 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA | |
Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | TMS0103, 2*SN75491, 2*SN75492 |
Memories: | Displays: | Bowmar Optostic R7H-122-9 | |
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Heath
Company of Benton Harbor in Michigan, United States, best known for their
high-quality electronic kits branded Heathkit, announced already in March 1972
with the IC-2008 their first Electronic Desktop
calculator and followed in December with this IC-2009 Portable calculator. At
first glance the IC-2009 could be mistaken for a rebadged Bowmar
901B like the Commodore C110 or
Craig 4501, but putting them side-by-side
proofs different.
Dismantling the featured Heathkit IC-2009 sold in
June 1973 to an American hobbyist and assembled in picture-perfect quality, reveals a design centered around a Texas Instruments TMS0103
single-chip calculator circuit on a compact printed circuit board (PCB)
surrounded by integrated display drivers, a Klixon™
keyboard assembly, a small PCB with the LED display, many discrete transistors
and other component and powered by 6 rechargeable NiCd batteries.
The TMS0103 chip is a modification of the TMS0102, the first member of the
fast growing TMS0100 Product Family after the introduction of the TMS1802 on
September 17, 1971. Main difference for the user of the TMS0103 was the
introduction of an "Entry Overflow" notification missing with the TMS0102. When
Texas Instruments introduced the TMS1802, their offering did not only include
the single-chip calculator circuit but complete component kits including
schematic diagrams for a quick design of an electronic calculator, too:
•
TMS1802 Calculator-on-a-chip • Klixon™ Keyboard assembly • SN75491 Segment driver chip • SN75492 Digit driver chip • TIL360 Multi-digit LED display, preconfigured as DIS-40 and DIS-95 • Schematic diagram for battery operated 8-digit calculator |
While many early electronic calculators make use of this
component kit, opted Heathkit for different LED displays and the featured IC-2009
calculator sold in June 1973 uses a Bowmar Optostic
R7H-122-9.
The priced of the IC-2009 dropped down to $89.95 before the
calculator was replaced in October 1973 with the IC-2006. The
Heathkit IC-2006
uses a much smaller housing with a complete different, TI-less design.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, September 28, 2003. No reprints without written permission.