Object Details
- Texas Instruments
- Description
- This handheld electronic calculator has a black plastic case and a metal keyboard. It has an array of nineteen rectangular black plastic keys. These includes ten digit keys, a decimal point key, a total key, four arithmetic function keys, a clear key, a clear entry key, and a percentage key. The on/off switch is on the left edge. A mark above the keys reads: TI-1200.
- A mark above the keyboard on the left reads: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS. Behind the keyboard is an eight-digit LED display.
- A jack for a power outlet is along the back edge. A sticker on the back reads: US PAT 3819921 AND OTHER PATS PENDING (/) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (/) TI-1200 (/) Serial No. 2583849. The sticker indicates that the calculator should be recharged using an AC9180 adapter/charger. It also reads in part: ASSEMBLED IN USA. Below the sticker is a compartment for a nine-volt battery. A mark below it reads: 3276 LTA.
- Unscrewing four screws in the back reveals the display and a chip. A mark on the chip reads: TMS0972NL (/) ZA0348. This is a TMS0972 chip.
- The calculator comes in a cardboard box. The box has prices listed on it of 12.76, $10.50., and 7.99. A slip in the box describes the terms of the Texas Instruments warranty, effective June 13, 1976.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of John B. Priser
- 1976
- ID Number
- 1986.0988.074
- catalog number
- 1986.0988.074
- accession number
- 1986.0988
- Object Name
- electronic calculator
- Other Terms
- electronic calculator; Handheld
- Physical Description
- plastic (case; keys material)
- metal (keyboard; circuitry material)
- paper (box; warranty material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/4 in x 2 1/8 in x 5 1/4 in; 3.175 cm x 5.3975 cm x 13.335 cm
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Computers & Business Machines
- Handheld Electronic Calculators
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_334488
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3559-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
