Object Details
maker
Tandy Corporation
Description
This handheld electronic calculator has a metal case and twenty-two rectangular plastic keys. In addition to ten digit keys, a decimal point key, four arithmetic function keys, and a total key, it has a clear entry key, a clear key, and keys for display, square root, %, and reverse equals. The on/off switch is at the right of the top row of keys.
A mark below the keyboard reads: Radio Shack. A mark above the keyboard reads: statesman thin. The eight-digit green fluorescent display is at the back.
A jack for a power supply is along the front edge. A mark on the back of the calculator reads: Radio Shack (/) CAT. No. 65-622 MODEL EC-240 (/) POWER SUPPLY 120VAC TAIWAN.
Reference:
Radio Shack, A Tandy Company, 1977 Catalog No. 276 , p. 152, accessed September 22, 2014, at radioshackcatalogs.com. The price listed is $29.95.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Priser
date made
1977
ID Number
1986.0988.041
catalog number
1986.0988.041
accession number
1986.0988
Object Name
electronic calculator
Other Terms
electronic calculator; Handheld
Physical Description
metal (case; circuitry material)
plastic (keys; trim material)
Measurements
overall: 3/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 5 in; .9525 cm x 6.985 cm x 12.7 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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_334455