DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM
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DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM |
Texas Instruments TI-36X II
| Date of introduction: | 1999 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | ($21.99 in 2003) | 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: | CR2025 (60µA) | Date of manufacture: | mth 10 year 2000 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China | |
| Precision: | 13 | Integrated circuits: | |
| Memories: | 5 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
In 1999 the TI-30 line of calculators received a great feature - a 2-line
display. The upper entry line displays up to 11 characters and can be scrolled
left and right up to 88 characters. The lower result line displays 10 digits of
mantissa and 2 digits for the exponent. Compared with the
traditional TI-36X Solar the upper line
permits to recall the last entry and to correct instantly.
The family covers 5 different calculators, compare them with the following table:
Model |
TI-30X IIB | TI-30X IIS | TI-34 II | TI-36X II | TI-40 College II |
| Power | CR-2025 | Solar + CR-2025 | Solar + CR2025 | CR-2025 | CR-2025 |
| Scientific notation | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Engineers mode | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| Memories | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Constant operators | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Integer division | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| pi-symbol | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Conv. and constants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+15 | 0 |
| Bool'ean algebra | no | no | yes | yes | no |
In 2004 Texas Instruments introduced a new design line with a really prominent name plate and some modern applications like an aluminium bezel around the display. Don't miss the new TI-36X II.
Please remember the Canon Palmtronic MD-8 sporting a two-line display already in 1979.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.