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Texas Instruments TI-500
| Date of introduction: | 1974 | Display technology: | n.a. |
| New price: | $ 249.95 | Display size: | |
| Size: | 14.0" x 10.0" x 3.7" | Printer technology: | Drum impact |
| Weight: | 6 pounds 8 ounces | Serial No: | 50002136 |
| Batteries: | Date of manufacture: | wk 22 year 1974 | |
| AC-Adapter: | 120V AC | Origin of manufacture: | USA |
| Precision: | 12 | Integrated circuits: | TMS0203, TMS0221, TMC0305 |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
This
rare TI-500 was introduced in the year 1974 and seems to be a sibling of the TI-450
and TI-620.
The TI-500 is based on the TMS0200 Chipset for 12-digit desktop calculators but misses the usual 12-digit display. Related calculators using this chip set are the SR-20 and SR-22. The first usage of the TMS0200 Building Blocks were the TI-4000 and the Canon 121F. The architecture found in this TI-500 differs greatly from these calculators, it uses the Data Chip TMS0203, ROM Chip TMC0305, adding the Printer Chip TMS0221 to control the drum printer.
If you search in the history of Texas Instruments for the first printing calculator you'll find the TI-5050 introduced one year after this TI-500. The TI-5040 featured the first combination of a display and a printer in a desktop housing.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, October 4, 2002. No reprints without written permission.