General Information

Serial #

SR-52087894

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC WITH SOME METAL PARTS/ PROGRAMMABLE STRIPS ARE METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

17.5 cm

Width

12.0 cm

Height

6.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mathematics

Category

Calculating devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Texas Instruments

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Texas

City

Dallas

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

Period

THIS ONE WAS USED FROM CA. 1978-80; IN GENERAL USE MAINLY IN THE 1970S & 1980S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EARLY MULTI-FUNCTION SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR AVAILABLE IN CANADA IN THE 1970S. DONORBOUGHT DEVICE AT EATONS WHEN IN HIGH SCHOOL & USED IT AS A COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY. [REF 1]

Function

PERFORMS ARITHMETICAL, ALGEBRAIC, & TRIGONOMETRIC CALCULATIONS INCLUDING ROOTS, EXPONENTS, INVERSES AND LOGARITHMS.

Technical

TI HAD, AT THE SAME TIME AS FAIRCHILD (1959) DEVELOPED THE MICROCHIP & IT WAS THESE WHICH ALLOWED IT TO BE A LEADER IN THE HAND HELD CALCULATOR BUSINESS. TI INTRODUCED THE SR-52 TO COMPETE WITH THE HP-65. TI PRODUCTS WERE CONSIDERABLY CHEAPER THAN HP PRODUCTS AT THE TIME.[REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PRINTING ON BACK INCLUDES: 'TEXAS INSTRUMENTS/ SR-52/ Serial No. SR-52087894/ REFER TO OWNER'S MANUAL FOR COMPLETE/ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS/ TO READ CARD:.../ TO WRITE CARD:.../ COVERSIONS.../ ASSEMBLED IN USA' 'TEXAS INSTRUMENTS/ BATTERY PACKBP-1A...''LTA4576'/ ON FRONT: 'TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SR-52/ [DESIGNATIONS FOR EACH KEY]/.2 PRINTED ON BACK: 'LISTED/ PWR SUPPLY/ 581B/ TEXAS INSTRUMENTS/ INCORPORATED/ CSA LR 21061 379/ MADE IN U.S.A./ CAUTION: USE INDOORS ONLY/ 120V/240V/ CHARGER/ MODEL AC9130SW/ INPUT 120/240 VAC/ 50/60 HZ/ OUTPUT 8.4 VAC/ 225 MA'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CALCULATOR: BLACK BODY; TOP PANEL DARK BROWN WITH GOLD TRIM; BUTTONS VARIOUS BROWN SHADES WITH BROWN OR BEIGE PRINTING/ CASE: DARK BROWN

Decoration

N/A