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navtronic 16
| Date of introduction: | 1977 | Display technology: | LED-stick |
| New price: | $197.50 | Display size: | 12 |
| Size: | 6.0" x 3.2" x 1.5" | ||
| Weight: | 7.8 ounces | Serial No: | SE4329 |
| Batteries: | 3*AA NiCd | Date of manufacture: | year 1977 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA | |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | MM5782, MM57129 |
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| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
navtronic 16 flight computer was developed by Specialized Electronics Corporation
(SEC) and introduced 14 LED-indicators to prompt the individual entry values.
The navtronic 16 was soon replaced with the navtronic 1701 resp. 1701t
adding a protection to the indicators on the keyboard panel.
If we trace back in the history of electronic flight computers we discover: The Commodore N-60, the Heathkit OCW-1401 and this navtronic 16. All were introduced around the year 1978, two years before the Jeppesen Sanderson avstar based on a Texas Instruments TI-35 appeared.
| The navtronic 16 uses a chip set manufactured by National Semiconductor. The empty space on the printed circuit board is used with the later Navtronic 1701t. |
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| The backside of the calculator gives a brief instruction of calculator usage. Main advantage are the 14 small LED's prompting the input values. |
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In the year 1983 Specialized Electronics Corporation (SEC) developed with the Navigator and Explorer enhanced flight computers.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, May 23, 2002. No reprints without written permission.
