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Homeland 8011 by Toshiba
| Date of introduction: | 1976 | Display technology: | Fluorescent |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 5.4" x 3.0" x 0.9" | ||
| Weight: | 3.8 ounces | Serial No: | I-0113314 |
| Batteries: | 2*AA | Date of manufacture: | year 1976 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Japan | |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | TMS0855 |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Tokyo
Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd., better known as Toshiba - the official name since
1978 - introduced early in their history the Homeland brand.
This Homeland 8011 is a basic but very stylish calculator using a
green VF-Display (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) and a solid keyboard.
Unfortunately it lacks the memory known from the earlier Homeland 810.
Dismantling
the Homeland 8011 reveals a TMS0855 single-chip calculator circuit similar to
the one found in the rare TI-150.
With the basic four functions, a [%] key and the sqr-function it found its way
into most calculators of the Canon Palmtronic LD-80
series.
Later Homeland calculators switched to the TMS1000 Microcomputer family, don't miss the Homeland 8105 and 8109.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, February 29, 2004. No reprints without written permission.