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Novus 750 by National Semiconductor 

Date of introduction:  1976 Display technology:  LED-stick
New price:   Display size:  6
Size:  5.0" x 2.7" x 0.9"
 126 x 68 x 23 mm3		    
Weight:  2.2 ounces, 62 grams Serial No:  
Batteries:  9V  Date of manufacture:  wk 22 year 1976
AC-Adapter:   Origin of manufacture:  USA
Precision:  6 Integrated circuits:  
Memories:      
Program steps:   Courtesy of:  Ken Meine

Any idea why you discovered this non-TI calculator within the Datamath Calculator Museum? Zayre Corporation sold in 1976 a slightly redesigned Novus 750 calculator as CONCEPT 10.

Dismantling this Novus 750 calculator manufactured in May 1976 reveals a very simple, yet efficient technology called chip-on-board (COB) technology. Instead of the traditional approach with a plastic-encapsulated Integrated Circuit (IC) soldered on the printed circuit board (PCB), achieves COB-technology direct wire bonding of the IC to the PCB. 



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