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Vanity Fair Galactica Battlestar
| Date of introduction: | 1979 | Display technology: | LED-stick |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 5.0" x 3.5" x
1.2" 127 x 88 x 30 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 3.3 ounces, 92 grams | Serial No: | C934236 |
| Batteries: | 9V | Date of manufacture: | year 1979 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Hong Kong | |
| Precision: | 11 | Integrated circuits: | TMC0972 |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
It
was quite a surprise when we stumbled recently over this Battlestar Galactica
and we compared it immediately with the rare
WIZ-A-TRON and MATH MAGIC introduced
in 1977. At first glance it seems to fit perfectly and would make a nice
merchandise to accompany the original (1978) TV series of Battlestar Galactica.
Looking closer revealed an additional row of keys but we know already a similiar
evolution from the Little Professor (1976)
and (1978).
Dismantling
this Battlestar Galactica manufactured in 1979 in Hong Kong reveals a strange
copy of Texas Instruments' design based on a TMS0972 single-chip calculator
circuit.
Battlestar Galactica™ is a trademark
of Universal City Studios, Inc.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, March 6, 2011. No reprints without written permission.