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Texas Instruments TI-58 Marine Navigation
| Date of introduction: | 1979 | Display technology: | LED-stick |
| New price: | DM 550.00 | Display size: | 10 (8 + 2) |
| Size: | 6.4" x 3.2" x
1.5" 162 x 81 x 37 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 8.5 ounces, 240 grams | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | Date of manufacture: | ||
| AC-Adapter: | DC9105 | Origin of manufacture: | |
| Precision: | 13 | Integrated circuits: | TMC0501E, TMC0582, TMC0583, TMC0571, 2*TMC0598 |
| Memories: | 0-60 | ||
| Program steps: | 480-0 | Courtesy of: | Peter Muckermann |
Introduced
together with the legendary TI-59 these calculators introduced a
novelty, the
Solid State Software Modules™ with up to 5000 program steps. On the backside
of the TI-58/59 you'll notice a small lid with a place for a module.
Instead
of the Master
Library found in the standard TI-58 calculator this rare
Marine Navigation version uses a specialized module with navigation related
programs. The calculator was mounted in a expensive wooden box and equipped with
a DC-converter for usage on a boat.
The Marine Navigation calculator was sold by Texas Instruments. Bobby Schenk developed
already in the year 1977 with the NAVI
2000 the first navigation computer based on the TI-58. Don't miss the
USMC
HARRIER calculator developed by McDonnell Douglas Aircraft
company.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, May 5, 2002. No reprints without written permission.