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Unisonic LC 266CK Checkbook Balancer
Date of introduction: | 1987 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
Size: | 2.8" x 6.1" x
0.25" 70 x 154 x 7 mm3 |
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Weight: | 2.5 ounces, 72 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | LR54 | Date of manufacture: | year 1987 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Taiwan | |
Precision: | 8 | Integrated circuits: | Toshiba T7752S |
Memories: | 3 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Unisonic entered the market of Checkbook Calculators with the LC 262 in 1979. It features Account Manager functionality with three permanent (till you remove the batteries) Memories and started a very successful product line. We discovered as of now ten different family members:
• 1979:
LC 262, 3 Memories, Credit Card size • 1981: LC 262CK, 3 Memories, Credit Card size • 1981: LC 263CK, 3 Memories • 1981: LC 224CK, 1 Memory • 1982: LC 224CKE, 1 Memory, Pen • 1983: LC 224CKM, 1 Memory, Pen • 1983: LC 223CK, 1 Memory, Credit Card size • 1985: LC 225CK, 1 Memory • 1987: This LC 266CK, 3 Memories, Taiwan • 1988: LC 226CK, 1 Memory, Taiwan • 1990: LC 226CK, 1 Memory, Thailand |
Dismantling the featured LC 266CK manufactured in
1987 in Taiwan reveals a
clean design centered around a Sharp LI3330MT single-chip calculator circuit
soldered on a double-sided printed circuit board (PCB) and powered by two LR54 batteries. The similar LC 225CK
was introduced around 1985 and sports a different color scheme.
Inspecting the PCB of this CBC 80NT manufactured in 1987 brought our attention to a small mark reading
308-16,
most likely a reference to Type 308 and Revision 1.6
of the design (schematics and layout). We noticed the
PCB-Mark 308
during our research on the PCBs of a lot of more or less identical Account
Managers, find an overview of the OEM brands/models
here.
Please find an overview of the
PCB-Marks we discovered
so far on Account Manager calculators.
Learn more about single-chip calculator circuits used in
Account
Manager Calculators.
Don't miss the Corvus CheckMaster
introduced by Mostek already in 1975. This rare product retains the balance of
your memory even when shut off but uses power-hungry electronics.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, February 27, 2020. No reprints without written permission.