Sectioned Sinclair Executive pocket calculator

Sectioned Sinclair Executive pocket calculator

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Sinclair Executive Electronic Pocket Calculator, Sectioned

The Sinclair Executive Electronic Pocket Calculator was the first that could really fit into a pocket. Clive Sinclair (b. 1940) was able to achieve this by reducing the power input demanded by the calculator chip. The calculator was capable of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication, and was able to store a constant. It was one third the size of any of its competitors in 1972 and cost half as much.

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Category:
Computing & Data Processing
Object Number:
1974-502
Materials:
electronic components and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 12 mm x 56 mm x 140 mm, .06 kg
type:
electronic calculators and calculators
credit:
Sinclair Radionics Limited

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Sectioned Sinclair Executive pocket calculator

Sectioned Sinclair Executive pocket calculator

Sinclair Executive Electronic Pocket Calculator, Sectioned

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The Sinclair Executive Electronic Pocket Calculator was the first that could really fit into a pocket. Clive Sinclair (b. 1940) was able to achieve this by reducing the power input demanded by the calculator chip. The calculator was capable of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication, and was able to store a constant. It was one third the size of any of its competitors in 1972 and cost half as much.

Sectioned Sinclair Executive pocket calculator

Sectioned Sinclair Executive pocket calculator

original packing and case for Sinclair Executive Electronic Pocket Calculator, Sectioned

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The Sinclair Executive Electronic Pocket Calculator was the first that could really fit into a pocket. Clive Sinclair (b. 1940) was able to achieve this by reducing the power input demanded by the calculator chip. The calculator was capable of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication, and was able to store a constant. It was one third the size of any of its competitors in 1972 and cost half as much.

Object Number:
1974-502/2
type:
electronic calculators and calculators