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Litronix 1603 Handheld Electronic Calculator

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Litronix 1603 Handheld Electronic Calculator
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  • Litronix 1603 Handheld Electronic Calculator
  • Litronix 1603 Handheld Electronic Calculator, Back View

    Object Details

    maker

    Litronix

    Description

    This Litronix 1603 handheld electronic calculator has a brown plastic case and twenty-four rounded rectangular plastic keys.These include ten digit keys, a decimal point key, a percentage key, four arithmetic function keys, a total key, two memory keys, a square root key, a squaring key, a clear key, an on key, and an off key. A mark above the top row of keys reads: slide rule. Behind is an eight-digit red LED display. A mark behind this reads: litronix (/) SOLID STATE (/) 1603. A socket for the power adapter is along the back edge.
    The back of the calculator has a compartment at the top that would hold two batteries. A label below this reads: litronix 1603 (/) 9.0 VDC 300 MW 216455 (/) Use AC Adaptor #112 for 110 volts (/) #113 for 230 volts (/) Dim or erratic display (/) indicates discharged battery (/) Assembled in Malaysia (/) Litronix, Inc., Cupertino, Ca.
    One sale price found for the calculator is $10.95.
    For further information about Litronix, see 1986.0988.253.
    Reference:
    [Advertisement], Witchita Falls Times, November 17, 1976, p. 23, sale price $10.95.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of John B. Priser

    date made

    1975-1976

    ID Number

    1986.0988.066

    catalog number

    1986.0988.066

    accession number

    1986.0988

    Object Name

    electronic calculator

    Other Terms

    electronic calculator; Handheld

    Physical Description

    plastic (case; keys; display cover material)
    metal (circuitry material)
    gallium arsenide (display chips material)

    Measurements

    overall: 1 in x 3 in x 5 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 7.62 cm x 13.97 cm

    place made

    Malaysia

    See more items in

    Medicine and Science: Computers
    Computers & Business Machines
    Handheld Electronic Calculators

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-38b2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_334480
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