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NSC Novus Electronics NS100A Data Checker
Date of introduction: | 1982 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | $14.99 (SRP December 1982) | Display size: | 8 |
Size: | 2.1" x 3.4" x
0.20" 54 x 86 x 5 mm3 |
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Weight: | 1.1 ounces, 30 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | 2*LR54 | Date of manufacture: | year 1983 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Taiwan | |
Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | NEC uPD1832G |
Memories: | 1 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Ken H. Meine | |
Download manual: | (US, FR: 2.1 MByte) |
National Semiconductor entered the market of Checkbook Calculators with the NS103 Data Checker in May 1978. It features Account Manager functionality with three permanent (till you remove the batteries) Memories and started a very successful product line. We discovered as of now seven different family members:
• 1978: National Semiconductor NS103, 3 Memories • 1979: National Semiconductor NS107, 2+1 Memories, Credit card size • 1980: National Semiconductor NS103A, 3 Memories • 1981: NSC Novus Electronics NS103A, 3 Memories • 1981: NSC Novus Electronics NS101A, 1 Memory • 1982: NSC Novus Electronics NS101A, 1 Memory, Gold • 1982: This NSC Novus Electronics NS100A, 1 Memory, Credit card size |
Dismantling
the featured NSC Novus Electronics NS100A Data Checker sporting just one memory and manufactured in 1983 in Taiwan reveals a clean design
centered around a NEC uPD1832G single-chip calculator circuit soldered on a
double-sided printed circuit board (PCB) powered by two
small LR54 batteries.
Learn more about single-chip calculator circuits used in
Account
Manager Calculators.
Don't miss the Corvus CheckMaster
introduced by Mostek already in 1975. This rare product retains the balance of
your memory even when shut off but uses power-hungry electronics.
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