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Homeland 80K by Toshiba
| Date of introduction: | 1976 | Display technology: | Fluorescent |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 3.8" x 2.6" x 0.7" 97 x 65 x 18 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 2.4 ounces, 68 grams | Serial No: | 106592 |
| Batteries: | 1*AA | Date of manufacture: | year 1976 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Japan | |
| Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | TMS0855 |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Tokyo
Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd., better known as Toshiba - the official name since
1978 - introduced early in their history the Homeland brand.
This Homeland 80K is a typical Japanese calculator using a
green VF-Display (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) and solid keyboard in a rather
small package.
Dismantling
this calculator manufactured in 1976 reveals a Texas Instruments TMS0855
single-chip calculator circuit known from the Homeland
8011.
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© Joerg Woerner, January 5, 2011. No reprints without written permission.