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Handheld Electronic Calculators

References

American History Museum

In addition to the references cited below, information about specific calculators is given in individual records. This list suggests both references found especially useful and the kind of sources those examining calculators may wish to consider. It is by no means complete.

Print Publications

Guy Ball and Bruce Flamm, The Complete Collector's Guide to Pocket Calculators, Tustin, CA:  Wilson/Barnett Publishing, 1997.

Kathy B. Hamrick, “The History of the Hand-Held Electronic Calculator,” American Mathematical Monthly, 102, October 1996, pp. 633–639.

Peggy Aldrich Kidwell, Amy Ackerberg-Hastings, and David Lindsay Roberts, Tools of American Mathematics Teaching, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.

W.A.C. Mier-Jedrzejowicz, A Guide to HP Handheld Calculators and Computers, Tustin, California: Wilson/Burnett Publishing, 1997.

U.S. International Trade Commission, “In the Matter of Certain Electronic Calculators,” Investigation No. 337-7A-198, Washington, D.C, 1985.

Websites

Rick Bensene, The Old Calculator Web Museum, https://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/

Casio International website, historical section, https://www.casio-intl.com/asia/en/calc/history/

Flow Simulation Ltd., The Calculator Home Page, https://www.calculator.org/

David G. Hicks, The Museum of HP Calculators, https://www.hpmuseum.org/

Viktor T. Toth, Programmable Calculators, https://www.rskey.org/CMS/

John Wolff, John Wolff’s Web Museum, Calculating Machines, https://www.johnwolff.id.au/index.htm

Bob Wolfson, Bob’s Calculators and Slide Rules, https://sites.google.com/site/bobscalculatorsandsliderules

Katherine Wasserman, [Digitized Calculator Manuals], https://www.wass.net/manuals/


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Sinclair Cambridge Scientific Handheld Electronic Calculator

APF Mark 25 Memory Handheld Electronic Calculator

Texas Instruments Programmable 58 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Toshiba LC-825 II Handheld Electronic Calculator

Casio Hl-807 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Radio Shack EC-300 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Invicta Electronic Master Mind Electronic Game

APF Mark 26 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Radio Shack EC-225 Handheld Electronic Calculator (Earlier Version)

Lloyd's E419 Handheld Electronic Calculator

National Semiconductor Quiz Kid Speller, Electronic Game

Sanyo CX 8176L Handheld Electronic Calculator

Toshiba LC-830 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Texas Instruments Citation Handheld Electronic Calculator

Texas Instruments TI-2500B (Datamath) Handheld Electronic Calculator

Sharp CT-500 Handheld Electronic Calculator

National Semiconductor 102C Handheld Electronic Calculator

Lloyd's E805 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Sharp EL-345 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Unisonic 737 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Bowmar MX55 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Friendly Handheld Electronic Calculator

APF Mark 85 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Unisonic Mini Handheld Electronic Calculator

Unisonic LC 223 CK Handheld Electronic Calculator

Radio Shack EC-21 Handheld Electronic Calculator, Blackjack

Texas Instruments 1001 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Sharp PC-1201 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Unitrex 91PM Handheld Electronic Calculator

Montgomery Ward P8F Handheld Electronic Calculator

Montgomery Ward P90 Handheld Electronic Calculator (Model Number DAN-8670A)

Unisonic Solar 185 Handheld Electronic Calculator

APF Mark 65R Handheld Electronic Calculator

Unicom 202/SR Handheld Electronic Calculator

Casio LC-785 Handheld Electronic Calculator


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