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Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS (Wal-Mart)
Date of introduction: | August 2004 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | $17.99 | Display size: | 11 characters and 10 +2 |
Size: | 6.1" x 3.2" x 0.6" 154 x 83 x 15 mm³ |
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Weight: | 3.3 ounces, 94 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | Solar cells + CR2025 (60µA) | Date of manufacture: | mth 03 year 2004 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China (K) | |
Precision: | 13 | Integrated circuits: | |
Memories: | 5 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
This
TI-30X IIS was manufactured by Kinpo Electronics,
Inc. for the Wal-Mart
sales chain. It was released for the Back-to-School 2004 campaign together
with a lime-green TI-30X IIB.
Don't miss the orange TI-30X
IIS sold in the Wal-Mart stores mid of 2005. Texas Instruments introduced in
France end of July, 2005 the colorful TI-Collège.
In 2005 Wal-Mart's biggest competitor in the U.S., retailer Target, introduced a
lime-green version of the TI-30X IIS.
Within a year we even got a pink edition of the TI-30X
IIS.
We discovered in August 2010 a slightly different version of a purple TI-30X IIS, please focus on the color of the [2nd] key and the associated functions.
At first glance this stylish calculators seems to be identical with the original TI-30X IIS but we discovered again some minor differences to the already known versions.
Please click on the pictures below to understand the differences.
The TI-30X IIS sold by Wal-Mart gives some advertisment like "Best Selling 2-Line Display". In 2006 the design of the box was changed and added the slogan "#1 BRAND used by students - BUILT TO LAST". | |
The position of the Reset
key differs from both known TI-30 XIIS versions. The leading "K" of the date code reveals with Kinpo Electronics, Inc., a well known contract manufacturer. |
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The leading SR-16
designation of this TI-30X IIS is identical with the first models released already in 1999. |
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, September 12, 2004. No reprints without written permission.