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National Semiconductor 836 Handheld Electronic Calculator

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National Semiconductor 836 Handheld Electronic Calculator
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  • National Semiconductor 836 Handheld Electronic Calculator
  • National Semiconductor 836 Handheld Electronic Calculator, Back View

    Object Details

    maker

    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

    date made

    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

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    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/ng49ca746ae-3f9e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1305763
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