Calculator collection

thales calculator

      hnd = handheld 
      dsk = desk top
      sci = scientific functions (sin cos log exp etc.)
      bar = basic arithmetic functions (+ - / *)
      led = Light Emitting Diode display
      lcd = Liquid Crystal display
      vfd = vacuum fluorescent display
      nix = Nixie tube display
      prg = programmable
      gra = graphics display
      crd = magnetic program cards
      sss = Solid State Software plug-in modules
      pri = equipped with printer
      cas = cassette tape storage
      crt = CRT display
  
  1948  IBM 604 Electronic Calculating Punch
  1964  Friden 132 Electronic Calculator
  1965  Olivetti Programma 101 programmable calculator
  1965  Wang 300 punched-card programmable, multi-user calculator system
  1969  Sharp Compet ELSI-8M calculator, bar/vfd
  1971  Olivetti Logos 250 desktop calculator
  1972  Olympia ICR 412, dsk/bar(24 decimals)/nix
  1972  IME 86S dsk/bar+sqrt(16 decimals)/nix/remote ctrl
  1972  Wang 600, 700, 720B programmable calculators
  1972? TECO 8000 calculator, bar/vfd 
  1974  Olivetti Logos 55 desktop calculator
  1975? Toshiba BC-1215 dsk/bar(12 decimals), 12-pos fluorescent display
  1975  Monroe 1920 desktop calculator
  1975  Remington 803-B desktop calculator
  1979  Elektronika B3-37 scientific pocket calculator (USSR) 
  1989  Elektronika MK59 desktop calculator (USSR). See also this inside look 
  1968  HP9100A, prg/dsk/crt
  1969  HP9100B, prg/dsk/crt, 
        with 9150A monitor scope and 9160A optical card reader
  1971  HP9810A, prg/dsk/led/pri
  1972  HP9830A, prg (BASIC)/dsk/led/pri
  1972  HP35, sci/hnd/led
  1974  HP65, sci/hnd/led/prg/crd
  1975  HP25, sci/hnd/led
  1976  HP67, sci/hnd/led/prg/crd
  1976  HP97, dsk version of HP67, pri
  1978  HP34C, sci(integrate, solve)/hnd/led/prg 
  1979  HP41CX, sci, lcd, 
        HP-IL interface, barcode etc ("the ultimate calculator")
  1985  HP71B, sci, BASIC, lcd, HP-IL interface
 
  1974  SR-50, sci/hnd/led 
  1975  SR-56, sci/hnd/prg/led
  1975  Programmer, n-base calculations; hnd/led
  1977  Programmable 58C attached to PC-100C printer unit
  1977  Programmable 59, sci/hnd/prg/led/crd/sss
 
  1910  Unitas Arithmometer 
  1918  Madas calculator nr 5789
  1930  Brunsviga Nova II calculator 
  1937  MADAS e.m. calculator
  1949  Friden STW-10 e.m. calculator
  1949  Friden DW-8  e.m. calculator
  1951  Original Odhner  calculator
  1955  Resulta B7 adding machine 
  1956  Facit CA1-13 e.m. calculator, Dutch manual
  1956  Facit C1-19 e.m. calculator 
  1956  Olivetti Tetractys e.m. calculator
  1960  Monroe 8N-213 e.m. calculator with manual 
  1961  Contex 10  mechanical calculator
  1963	Friden SRQ-10 square-rooting e.m. calculator 
  1965  Contex 30  electromechanical calculator, backside manual 
  
  

This picture illustrates the sheer complexity of a calculator's mechanism
(Monroe 8N-213 electric calculator)

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