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Texas Instruments TI-30 SOLAR
Date of introduction: | 1988 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | Display size: | 8 (5 + 2) | |
Size: | 5.5" x 2.8" x 0.45" 140 x 72 x 11 mm3 |
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Weight: | 2.8 ounces, 78 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | n.a. | Date of manufacture: | wk 49 year 1988 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Italy | |
Precision: | 11 | Integrated circuits: | Toshiba T6974 |
Memories: | 1 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The TI-30 SOLAR seems to be identical to the TI-30 Challenger. If you explore the calculator from inside you'll notice the electronics of the earlier TI-30 SLR.
Within one year after its introduction the design of the TI-30 SOLAR was slightly changed.
A more sophisticated calculator was introduced with the TI-31 SOLAR, TI-30 SLR+ and TI-35 SLR.
Recently we received from a former Texas Instruments employee a very early TI-30 SOLAR without any date code.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.