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Texas Instruments Galaxy 9x (1st design)
Date of introduction: | 1991 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
Size: | 3.4" x 5.5" x 0.65" 87 x 140 x 17 mm3 |
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Weight: | 3.8 ounces, 108 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | CR2032 | Date of manufacture: | week 06 year 1992 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Italy | |
Precision: | 11 | Integrated circuits: | Toshiba T6A60 (PN1111273) |
Memories: | 1 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
With the Galaxy 40x Texas Instruments introduced a calculator performing fractional arithmetic. The Galaxy 9x continued this idea. You may use two different modes:
• Euklid's division: 56 / 5 = 11 (Q) 1 (R) With the SIMP and F-D-key you can shorten results and convert between fractional and decimal display: • 3_35/70 SIMP 3_1/2 F-D 3.5 |
If you study the keyboard of the Galaxy 9x carefully you'll notice some unusual keys like ?, 1000, < or PV. If you know the Little Professor educational calculator you get the idea: Instead using the Galaxy 9x to calculate the result you ENTER and TEST it.
You type 12 * ? = 36
ENTER Galaxy 9 answers: 1 SOL (1 solution) You type 2 TEST Galaxy 9 answers: NO |
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You type 12 + ?
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15 ENTER Galaxy 9 answers: 3 SOL (3 solutions) You type 2 TEST Galaxy 9 answers: YES |
The Galaxy 9x got within two years a changed keyboard design,
compare it here. In other countries an almost
identical calculator was sold with the Galaxy
9. We know similar siblings with the German Galaxy
Junior and the French Galaxy 10.
Think about a programmable calculator in the same package and
read more about the Galaxy 67!
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, September 25, 2002. No reprints without written permission.