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Texas Instruments TI-106 II

Date of introduction:  2014 Display technology:  LCD
New price:  €7.95 (SRP 2014) Display size:  10 characters and 10 digits
Size:  4.8" x 2.7" x 0.45"
 123 x 68 x 12 mm3
   
Weight:  2.0 ounces, 58 grams Serial No:  
Batteries:  LR44 Date of manufacture:  mth 11 year 2013
AC-Adapter:   Origin of manufacture:  China (K)
Precision:  10 Integrated circuits:  
Memories:  1    
Program steps:   Courtesy of:  Joerg Woerner

The original TI-106 was introduced already in 1989 and Texas Instruments released with the TI-106 II a very innovative successor for its 25th Anniversary. The two-line display borrowed from the TI-30X IIS allows the first time for a basic calculator to see input and answers the same time.

Dismantling this TI-106 II manufactured in November 2013 by Kinpo Electronics, Inc. in China reveals a typical design of a calculator developed in the 21th century. The single-chip calculator circuit is bonded directly to a high-quality printed circuit board (PCB) that connects with a flat ribbon cable to the LC-Display.

Don't miss the TI-Primaire Plus introduced a few month after the TI-106 II and the Canon Palmtronic MD-8 introducing the two-line display already in 1979.

 

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© Joerg Woerner, June 24, 2014. No reprints without written permission.