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Sanyo CX 8132 Handheld Electronic Calculator

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Sanyo CX-8132 Handheld Electronic Calculator
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  • Sanyo CX-8132 Handheld Electronic Calculator
  • Sanyo CX-8132 Handheld Electronic Calculator, Back View

    Object Details

    maker

    Sanyo Electric Company

    Description

    The case of this handheld electronic calculator has a metal front and a plastic back. It has twenty-two indented plastic keys. These include ten digit keys, a decimal point key, four arithmetic function keys, a total key, a clear key, a square root key, a % key, a change sign key, and two memory keys. An on/off switch is on the keyboard right of the two top keys. Behind this is an eight-digit green fluorescent display. A tag behind this reads: SANYO. A jack for a power adapter is on the back edge.
    The back has a compartment for two AA batteries. Text molded in the case reads in part: SANYO CX-8132 OPERATION EXAMPLES. It also reads in part: INPUT: DC 3V (Two AA size batteries) (/) or DC 2.8 V (AC adaptor CU-20) (/) POWER: 0.3W (/) SANYO ELECTRIC CO. LTD. BM. A sticker below this reads: NO. 04900856 T (/) DAN MILLS. Text molded in the case below reads: MADE IN JAPAN.
    References:
    No advertisements found. The website calculator.org dates this calculator to 1975. The website epocalc.net dates the calculator to 1978.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of John B. Priser

    date made

    ca 1975

    ID Number

    1986.0988.179

    accession number

    1986.0988

    catalog number

    1986.0988.179

    Object Name

    electronic calculator

    Other Terms

    electronic calculator; Handheld

    Physical Description

    aluminum (overall material)
    plastic (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 3/4 in x 3 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 7.9375 cm x 13.97 cm

    place made

    Japan

    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/ng49ca746a1-3714-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_334593
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