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The Sharp EL-8, also known as the ELSI-8, [1] was one of the earliest mass-produced hand-held electronic calculators [1] and the first hand-held calculator to be made by Sharp. Introduced around the start of 1971, [ note 1 ] it was based on Sharp's preceding QT-8D and QT-8B compact desktop calculators and used the same logic circuits, but it ...
Pascaline (also known as the arithmetic machine or Pascal's calculator) is a mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642. Pascal was led to develop a calculator by the laborious arithmetical calculations required by his father's work as the supervisor of taxes in Rouen . [ 2 ]
In May 2023, a HP 15C Collector's Edition was announced [8] and was released in July 2023 by the HP Development Company, L.P.'s licensees Moravia Consulting spol. s r.o. and Royal Consumer Information Products, Inc. [9] [10] The calculator is manufactured in the Philippines. It supports up to 672 steps for programs and up to 99 registers.
TI-15 Explorer is a calculator designed by Texas Instruments, intended for use in classes from grades 3–6. [1] It is the successor to the TI-12 Math Explorer. For younger students, TI recommends the use of the TI-108. For older students, TI recommends the use of the TI-73 Explorer.
The following table compares general and technical information for a selection of common and uncommon Texas Instruments graphing calculators. Many of the calculators in this list have region-specific models that are not individually listed here, such as the TI-84 Plus CE-T, a TI-84 Plus CE designed for non-French European markets.
The TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition was released in 2013 as the first Z80-based Texas Instruments graphing calculator with a color screen.It had a 320×240-pixel full-color screen, a modified version of the TI-84 Plus's 2.55MP operating system, a removable 1200 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and keystroke compatibility with existing math and programming tools. [6]
A partially disassembled Curta calculator, showing the digit slides and the stepped drum behind them Curta Type I calculator, top view Curta Type I calculator, bottom view. The Curta is a hand-held mechanical calculator designed by Curt Herzstark. [1] It is known for its extremely compact design: a small cylinder that fits in the palm of the hand.
The name derives from ELektronen KAlkulator, and it weighed around 8 kg (18 lb). It is the first calculator in the world which includes the square root function. Later that same year were released the ELKA 22 (with a luminescent display) [22] [24] [25] and the ELKA 25, with an built-in printer.