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Texas Instruments SC-10
| Date of introduction: | 1988 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | $60.00 (SRP 1988) | Display size: | 10 + 2 |
| Size: | 5.7" x 3.1" x 0.8" | ||
| Weight: | 5.7 ounces | Serial No: | 4849 |
| Batteries: | 2*SR44 | Date of manufacture: | mth 01 year 1988 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Taiwan (I) | |
| Precision: | 10 | Integrated circuits: | |
| Memories: | 5 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner | |
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(US: 12.089 kB)
(US-QR: 197 kB) |
The
SC-10, a.k.a. Collegiate, doesn't look like a calculator developed by Texas Instruments.
The calculator uses a remarkable foldable keyboard with two
different function layers. You can either view the 15 built-in constants and 30
English-Metric conversions or the Two-variable statistics.
Even
the internal construction of the calculator keeps the secret of the manufacturer.
Running
Mike Sebastian's "Calculator forensics"
gives a common result of 8.99999863704.
We know this number from a lot of Toshiba calculator chips.
A very similar calculator was sold under the label of Radio Shack. Compare the SC-10 with the EC-4025 and explore the battery access of the calculators.
Don't miss the Personal Banker, one of the best calculators developed ever.
Interested in foldable calculators? Canon introduced already in 1980 with the Canon card F-72 a remarkable product.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.