Object Details
- National Semiconductor Corporation
- Description
- This handheld electronic calculator has a tan and black plastic case and twenty-five rectangular plastic keys. These include ten digit keys, a decimal point key, a total key, four arithmetic function keys, and four memory keys. The top row of keys has an off key, an on key, a clear entry/clear key, a square root key, and a % key. Behind the keyboard is a gray LCD display. A label at the back reads: NSC National Semiconductor (/) 836.
- A mark molded into the back of the case reads: ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR (/) RATING: DC 3V (/) USE PENLIGHT BATTERY 1.5V x2. Another mark there reads: MADE IN TAIWAN.
- Pushing down a lever on the back edge of the calculator allows one to open the case to change the batteries (the object presently has no batteries). A sticker on the circuit board reads: PASSED 46. There is no provision for a recharger or power adapter.
- No advertisements found.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of John B. Priser
- 1980s
- ID Number
- 1986.0988.233
- catalog number
- 1986.0988.233
- accession number
- 1986.0988
- Object Name
- electronic calculator
- Physical Description
- plastic (case; keys material)
- metal (circuitry material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 4 3/8 in; 1.905 cm x 6.0325 cm x 11.1125 cm
- place made
- Taiwan
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Computers & Business Machines
- Handheld Electronic Calculators
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1305763
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-3f9e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
