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Texas Instruments Little Professor Solar (2011)

Date of introduction:	September 2011	Display technology:	LCD
New price:	$17.50 (SRP 2013)	Display size:	8
Size:	5.9" x 3.0" x 0.50" 150 x 75 x 13 mm³
Weight:	2.8 ounces, 79 grams	Serial No:
Batteries:	n.a.	Date of manufacture:	mth 06 year 2011
AC-Adapter:		Origin of manufacture:	China (K)
Precision:		Integrated circuits:
Memories:
Program steps:		Courtesy of:	Joerg Woerner

Texas Instruments reintroduced the Little Professor Solar in September 2011 in some European countries, e.g. Austria, Germany, United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

At first glance it seems to be identical to the Solar Little Professor introduced already in 1997 but we noticed some minor differences:

• The name on the box and educational toy changed from
SOLAR "LITTLE PROFESSOR" to "LITTLE PROFESSOR" SOLAR
• The internal construction changed slightly

Dismantling this Little Professor Solar manufactured in June 2011 by Kinpo Electronics in China reveals a well known internal construction. We know this type of design and even the housing from scientific calculators like the TI-36X Solar. Please remember that the very first models of the Little Professor family were based on simple 4-functions calculators.

Don't miss the Little Professor Solar manufactured in 2021 in the Philippines and sporting a slightly misleading sales box.

Don't miss a Little Professor Solar acquired in June 2026 from Texas Instruments to celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the original Little Professor.

If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.