Calculators: Handheld: Commodore P50

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Size
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80mm
(max) x 150mm x 31mm (max) (w,h,d)
Weight 124g excluding batteries |
Power:
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9V DC, 1xPP3 size battery. Also accepts
adapters DC-505, 707, 708 or 709 through top end socket in the middle. |
Case: |
Two-piece stippled
brown plastic case with chrome painted trim and logo (worn off on this
example). Buttons in Chocolate brown, light brown beige and white
are an unusual departure from the normal commodore primary colours. Button
are engraved and fill-painted in white or dark brown and loose but click
positive enough. Bulge in the middle design with a squeaky
case. A button monster! |
Display: |
14 digit red LED with bubble lens |
Features: |
Full trig (in
degree radians and grads) and log functions, factorial, root, square,
inverse, multiple memory, exponential numbers, pi and programme controls. |
Age: |
197? |
Manufacturer: |
Commodore
Electronic Calculators. Made in Hong Kong. Serial No.
63947. 201450-04. |
Comments:
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With 49 keys is this a button monster or
what! The P prefix of this period indicates a "programmable
model" one of only two from Commodore. Perhaps the "50" is
the number of functions. This is one serious calculator |
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