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Texas Instruments TI-1766 II
| Date of introduction: | 1986 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 4.6" x 2.5" x 0.35" | ||
| Weight: | 1.9 ounces | Serial No: | |
| Batteries: | n.a. | Date of manufacture: | mth 07 year 1987 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Taiwan (I) | |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
second design of the TI-1766 II sports for
unknown reasons larger solar cells than the first editon introduced just one
year earlier. Texas Instruments entered already in 1981 with the TI-1766
the market of LCD-calculators powered by solar cells. It took only two years and
the cheap looking TI-1706 appeared and found its own way.
The next generation of both the TI-1766 II and TI-1706 II gave still a difference in the appearance. Don't miss the TI-1768 of the same era sporting a tiltable display.
In 1988 the design was slightly changed, don't miss the late TI-1766 II.
The third generation - named TI-1766 III and TI-1706 III - wiped out the flair of the TI-1766 and used similar housings.
Today we know the TI-1766+ introduced in 1996 and the value is back again.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, February 23, 2006. No reprints without written permission.