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Old Calculator Museum Change History

Last Updated 3/21/2024

This page documents the change history of the Old Calculator Museum. Changes are listed in order newest to oldest. Links are included where appropriate.



3/21/2024
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

3/10/2024
Extensive updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

3/8/2024
Numerous updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

3/6/2024
Various updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

3/2/2024
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

2/28/2024
Updates to the Canon 130S exhibit to include a block diagram of the calculator's logic along with other updates.

2/25/2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

2/20/2024
Update to the News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/9/2024
Minor update to the Friden EC-1113 exhibit to include a block diagram of the calculator's logic

2/7/2024
Minor updates to the Friden EC-1113 exhibit

1/25/2024
Added the MITS 908DM calculator to the museum's Wanted section.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

1/2/2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!
Substantial updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

12/17/2023
Update to the News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/16/2023
Updates to the News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/30/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

11/27/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

11/24/2023
Significant updates to the Timeline of Calculator History in the Articles & Documentation section

11/13/2023
Added new Product Brief for the Digital Devices 613E-1015 Magnetostrictive Delay Line to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

11/3/2023
Updates to the exhibits for the SCM Cogito 414 and Wang 144T calculators

10/10/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

10/9/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

10/8/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section
Minor updates to the Commodore C112 exhibit

9/23/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

8/16/2023
Added new Product Brief for the Commodore 1161 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History document in the Articles & Documentation section

8/15/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

8/10/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

8/9/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section
Added Article to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive concering settlement of 4-years of litigation between Wyle Labs and principals of Liberty Electronics.

8/3/2023
Updated the Links page, adding a link to Bob's Calculators and Slide Rules site.
The Dentaku Museum website is back online after being offline for a number of weeks.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

7/30/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

6/29/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

6/12/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

6/5/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

5/16/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

5/12/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

5/11/2023
Added the Royal Digital I-K calculator to the museum's Wanted page.

4/30/2023
Added announcement of the liquidation of Hugle International to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

4/9/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updates to the Wanted page

4/1/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section

3/26/2023
Update to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section to note the passing of Gordon E. Moore on 24-Mar-2023

3/22/2023
Added Instruction Manual for the Sharp Compet 364R calculator to the Calculator Manuals section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Albert Richheimer for donation of the high quality scan of this calculator instruction manual

3/12/2023
The technical problem at the Old Calculator Museum's web hosting service has been resolved. Updates to the museum website are now able to occur and the site has had all accumulated updates made.
Minor updates to the Friden 1162 exhibit.

3/11/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updates to the Master H-1 exhibit.

3/8/2023
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Minor update to the Victor 14-322 exhibit.

3/6/2023
Minor update to the Sony Ends Production of Electronic Calculators news item in the Old Calculator Museum News Archive.

3/3/2023
Minor update to the Victor 14-322 exhibit.

2/25/2023
Minor update to the Monroe EPIC-2000 Announcment news item in the Old Calculator Museum News Archive.

2/16/2023
Minor updates to the exhibits for the Monroe 920 and Friden 1162 exhibits.

2/9/2023
>>>>NOTE:<<<<
Due to a web hosting service provider problem, updates to the Old Calculator Web Museum have not been possible as of today (2/9/2023). The problem is proving very difficult for the provider to solve, and until it can be fixed updates to this log will still be made, but will not appear on the website until the web hosting provider is able to fix the problem. At this time there is no estimate as to when the problem will be fixed.

2/7/2023
Minor updates to the prototype exhibit for the Olivetti Programma 101, mostly correcting typographical errors.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/4/2023
Updated the Old Calculator Museum's Main Exhibit Page to restructure text leading into the exhibits listing to provide more details about aspects of the museum and the exhibits listing.
Updates to the Monroe 620 exhibit to provide improved photos.

2/3/2023
Numerous updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/15/2023
Added new Brochure Page for the Monroe 950 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

1/13/2023
Numerous updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/1/2023
Wishing all visitors to the Old Calculator Museum website all the best for 2023! May peace, safety, health, contentedness, and happiness be the theme for the lives of all during this new year. And for calculator geeks like me, may many cool and unusual calculators come your way in 2023!

12/27/2022
Updates to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/26/2022
Numerous updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/18/2022
Updated the Links page indicating that the wonderful Dentaku Museum website is back online after being offline for a number of weeks.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/15/2022
Added new Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 32 Model CS-32C to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added new Article on the pre-production Sharp QT-8D microCompet calculator to the News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/13/2022
Significant updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/6/2022
Update to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/5/2022
Minor updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/4/2022
Minor updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/20/2022
Numerous additions to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/19/2022
Minor additions to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Update to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/17/2022
A number of updates to the Old Calculator Museum essay "Victor 3900 - History's Forgotten Miracle" in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/12/2022
Updated the Links page to reflect Dentaku Museum website now offline.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/9/2022
Updates to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page to update some of the advertisements and improve organization of some sections.
Updates to the Wanted page, mainly to clean up some typos and improve organization of some sections.

11/8/2022
A few updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/3/2022
Added advertisements for chipmakers Electronic Arrays and American Micro-systems, Inc. to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Numerous corrections of typographical errors across the website.

11/1/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/20/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/18/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/17/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/16/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Significant updates to the Wanted page to add additional information, correct typos, and add a few new calculators to the list.
Updates to the Commodore(Casio) AL-1000 exhibit.

10/9/2022
Updated the Links page to reflect outage of the Dentaku Museum website due to maintenance.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Toshiba BC-1411 exhibit to correct typographical and spelling errors.

10/8/2022
Update to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/6/2022
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updates to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.
Minor updates to the Old Calculator Museum essay on Wang Laboratories in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/5/2022
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/1/2022
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

9/29/2022
Updates to the SCM Cogito 240SR exhibit.
Updates to the Commodore(Casio) AL-1000 exhibit.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

9/24/2022
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

9/21/2022
Added Advertisement for the Victor 18-1721 scientific/engineering electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

9/4/2022
Added the Sony ICC-2500 programmable calculator to the museum's Wanted page.

8/29/2022
Update to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

8/24/2022
Updates to the Wang Laboratories: From Custom Systems to Computers article in the Calculator History section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Douglas Crawford for Providing a Photo of VCFED Museum's Complete Wang 4000 Computer System

8/20/2022
Minor update to the Wang Laboratories: From Custom Systems to Computers article in the Calculator History section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Minor update to the Wang 360E exhibit.

8/18/2022
Added the Busicom 120DM "Junior" calculator to the museum's Wanted page.

8/16/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Added a new section to te Articles & Documentaton section that includes the beginning of an archive of Wang Laboratories' Programmer editions. This archive will continue to grow as time permits.

8/15/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Victor 18-1441 exhibit to include more detail regarding the microcoded LSI chipset used in the Victor Comptometer 1800-series calculators.

8/7/2022
Update to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

8/6/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to add a few recent donors.

8/2/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Update to the Old Calculator Museum News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

7/26/2022
Fixed the Google Custom Search function on the site. It had been broken for quite some time due to changes made by Google, and it wasn't a priority to get it fixed, but I finally got around to fixing it. The search box appears at the top of each major page just below the menu bar, and provides search capability across the entire Old Calculator Museum website.

7/16/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

7/15/2022
Update to the Friden EC-132 exhibit to include a photo of the underside of the calculator with the protective grille removed to expose the delay line, its amplifiers, and keyboard circuitry.
Updated the Friden EC-130 exhibit to add an image of the EDTC-1 prototype showing the Bryant C-105 memory drum.

7/12/2022
Addition to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section to add another announcement article for Texas Instruments' first calculator-on-a-chip Large Scale Integration IC.

7/3/2022
Updated the Friden EC-1116 calculator exhibit to include information and photos of the optional "CTR-2" Item Counter device that provides an indication of the number of times the [+=] or [-=] keys have been pressed. Also made other minor updates to the exhibit.

7/2/2022
Added Advertisement for the Hewlett Packard 9821A calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

6/19/2022
Added a January, 1967, Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 20 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Updated the Wanted page for the Dero Sage 1 electronic calculator to include photos of an actual example of the calculator.
Update to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section to add a brief news-byte announcing the bankruptcy of Bowmar Instruments Corp.
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section to add a short article announcing the introduction of the market-shaking Casio Mini handheld battery-powered electronic calculator.
Updated the Wang 360E exhibit to include information and photos of Wang Labs' Service Parts Kit for the 300-series calculators.

6/17/2022
Added Advertisement (ca. 1966) for the Sharp Compet 20 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

6/10/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include a few recent donors of items to the Old Calculator Museum.

5/29/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

5/21/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

5/11/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Sharp Compet 364R exhibit to fix some typos and minor updates.

4/24/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section, adding some information and correcting some errors.

2/20/2022
Updated the SCM Marchant I calculator exhibit to include images of the Large Scale Integration chip sets made by AMI and Texas Instruments(TI), as well as an image of the main logic board that uses the TI three-chip chip set.
Sincere thanks to Warren & Amy Parks for donation of the TI main logic board, as well as an AMI main logic board for the SCM Marchant I.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/11/2022
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include acknwoledgement of a number of donations of calculators and parts to the Old Calculator Museum.

1/30/2022
Significant updates to the Remington-Rand EDC-III exhibit.

1/24/2022
Updates to the Canon 161 exhibit.

1/22/2022
Added two additional vintage advertisements (early 1966) for the Wang Laboratories LOCI-2 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

1/20/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/10/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/4/2022
Addition to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section to add an article on Autonetics' announcement that it is going to enter the custom Large Scale Integration IC design and fabrication business.

1/2/2022
Updates to the the Facit 1121 exhibit to correct some typographical errors.
Added an additional Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 20 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

1/1/2022
Wishing all visitors to the Old Calculator Museum the very best for 2022!
Added Ad for Andersen Laboratories, a company that manufactured delay lines used in the Victor 14-321 and Victor 14-322 electronic calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

1/1/2022
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Update to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section to add a brief introduction article for the Friden 1150 printing electronic calculator.

12/29/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Update to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section to add introduction article for the Casio AL-1000 calculator.

12/22/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/20/2021
Added Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 30 Model CS-30B to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

12/18/2021
Updates to the HP 9820A exhibit.

12/18/2021
Minor updates to the HP 9825A exhibit.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/7/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/5/2021
Added an additional Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 20 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/2/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/29/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/23/2021
Added Instruction Manual for the Industria Macchine Elettroniche (IME) Model 26 calculator to the Calculator Manuals section of the Articles & Documentation page.

11/8/2021
Added an additional Advertisement for the Digital Devices division of Tyco Laboratories to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

11/7/2021
Added an Advertisement for Digital Devices, Inc., a manufacturer of magnetostrictive delay lines used in a number of early electronic calculators, to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

10/29/2021
Minor updates to the Main Calculator Exhibit Listing and the Exhibited Calculators by Manufacturer Listing pages.
Minor update to the Wanted page.

10/21/2021
Added the Soviet Iskra 123 Electronc Calculator to the museum's Wanted page.

10/15/2021
Update to the Friden EC-132 exhibit to include information and photo of Friden's T-18705 Key Alignment Tool used to assist in properly reassembling the complex mechanical keyboard encoding mechanism for the Friden EC-130 and EC-132 calculators.

10/11/2021
Minor updates to the Main Calculator Exhibit Listing and the Exhibited Calculators by Manufacturer Listing pages.

9/28/2021
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

9/24/2021
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

8/8/2021
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

8/2/2021
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.
Minor update to the Main Calculator Listing and the Calculators by Manufacturer Listing pages.

7/31/2021
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History list in the Articles & Documentation section.

7/19/2021
Update to the Singer/Friden 1160 exhibit.

7/18/2021
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History article in the Articles & Documentation section.
Minor updates to the Friden 1112 exhibit.
Some updates to the Friden 1118 calculator exhibit.

7/15/2021
Updates to the Singer/Friden 1160, Singer/Friden 1162, and Singer/Friden 1166 exhibits to add information about Friden's R&D Laboratory production of medium-scale counter ICs used in earlier production Friden 116x-series calculators.
Minor update to the Friden 1114 exhibit.

7/11/2021
Corrected some inconsistencies in the Timeline of Calculator History article in the Articles & Documentation section.

7/3/2021
Added a new article, Delay lines - key to low cost in keyboard machines, explaining delay line technology, to the Calculator-Related Articles section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Minor updates to the Descal ASI-500 exhibit.

7/2/2021
Minor update to the Sharp Compet 22 exhibit.

5/29/2021
Added an early Advertisement for the Wang 700A electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Ordered the Wang 700 section of the Advertising & Documentation Archive page by date.

5/24/2021
Updated the Singer/Friden 1117 exhibit to include a photo of Hitachi's ELCA-42 calculator.

5/8/2021
Added Advertisement for Wang 200/300-Series Keyboard/Display units for Wang's Simultaneous Electronics Packages (210SE, 310SE, 320SE, 360SE) to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

5/6/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Update to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.

5/3/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

4/29/2021
Added the Casio 101-S to the museum's Wanted page.

4/24/2021
Added Texas Instruments' SR-60 Program Coding Form, 1975 for the Texas Instruments SR-60/SR-60A calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added Advertisement for the Toshiba BC-1623G Programmable Electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

4/22/2021
Added Texas Instruments' SR-60 Price List, April 1, 1976 and SR-60A Price List, July 14, 1978 for the Texas Instruments SR-60/SR-60A calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

4/21/2021
Added Texas Instruments SR-60A Newsletter, No. 6, May 1, 1978, a Newsletter for Distributors of the SR-60/SR-60A calculators to the Calculator-Related Articles section of the Articles & Documentation page.

4/12/2021
Added Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 22 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

4/10/2021
Minor updates to the exhibit for the Texas Instruments SR-20.

4/1/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

3/25/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

3/21/2021
Updated the museum's Wanted page.

3/9/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

3/6/2021
Update to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

3/1/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/28/2021
Updates to the article "Victor 3900 - History's Forgotten Miracle" article in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/26/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/24/2021
Added Advertisement for the Wang Laboratories 380 Programmer to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

2/23/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Added the Sharp Compet 50 to the museum's Wanted page.

2/22/2021
Minor update to the Hewlett Packard 9100B exhibit.
Minor update to the Wang 720C exhibit.
Added Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 30 Model CS-30B to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

2/21/2021
Update to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/19/2021
Minor updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/11/2021
Added Reference Manual for the Wang 720 A/B Advanced Programming Calculator to the Calculator Manuals section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Added Instruction Manual for the Sharp QT-8D Calculator to the Calculator Manuals section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Added a new Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 32 (CS-32A) electronic calculator to the Advertising Archive.
Added new Advertisement for Wang 300-series calculators to the Advertising Archive section.

2/3/2021
Minor update to the Sharp EL-8 exhibit.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

2/2/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Added a new Ad for the Sharp Compet 30 electronic calculator to the Advertising Archive.
A number of updates to the Wanted page.

1/26/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/24/2021
Update to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/21/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/17/2021
Added Reference Manual for the Wang LOCI-2 Calculator to the Calculator Manuals section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Updated the Wang 600 exhibit to include an image of a Survey ROM Pack.

1/16/2021
Updated the Wanted page to add the Hugle International Hugle-8 calculator.

1/15/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/12/2021
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.
The Monroe 1860 online Exhibit has been temporarily taken offline in order to perform a major overhaul of the exhibit. It will return as soon as possible.

1/8/2021
Update to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Added Programming Manual for the Monroe 1860 and Monroe 1880 Calculators to the Calculator Manuals section of the Articles & Documentation page.

1/7/2021
Added a new Brochure for the Commodore AL-1000 electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Serge Devidts of the Calcuseum for providing the scans of this document.

12/30/2020
Updates to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/28/2020
Minor update to the Victor 14-322 calculator exhibit.
Minor update to the article "Victor 3900 - History's Forgotten Miracle" article.

12/26/2020
Updates to the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Added a new Advertisement for the Mathatronics Mathatron electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

12/22/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/17/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/21/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Calculator News Article Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.
Minor updates to the Victor 14-321 and Victor 14-322 calculator exhibits.

11/21/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/10/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/3/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/1/2020
Updated the Wang Laboratories: From Custom Systems to Computers article in the Calculator History section of the Articles & Documentation page.

10/22/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/19/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

10/16/2020
Updates to the History of Compucorp article.

8/9/2020
Minor update to the Friden 130 exhibit.

7/23/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Added "[Manual]" tags on calculator exhibit lists that can be clicked to see available operator's manual for the calculator.
Minor update to the Hewlett Packard HP-01 Calculator Watch.

7/11/2020
Updated the Monroe 1655 exhibit to include information about the version of the machine marketed by Ricoh under OEM agreement with Monroe.

7/2/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

6/18/2020
Added new machine to calculators list: Busicom 141 [Exhibit Forthcoming].
Added new machine to calculators list: Lloyds Accumatic 100 [Exhibit Forthcoming].

6/10/2020
Updated the Wanted page to add the Brother 310 and Remington E3 calculators.

6/7/2020
Added to two new HP Journal articles to the "Calculator-Related Articles" in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

6/1/2020
Updates to the Commodore US*8 calculator exhibit.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

5/31/2020
Updated the Wanted page to add the Monroe 925 calculator.
Minor update to the Monroe 920 calculator exhibit.
Minor update to the Casio AS-8A calculator exhibit to include the Silver Reed SE-60 version of the machine.

5/25/2020
Minor updates to the Hewlett Packard 9100B exhibit.
Added new section entitled "Calculator-Related Articles" to the Articles & Documentation area to include vintage articles (e.g., magazine, journal, manufacturer) relating to calculators and their technology.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

5/23/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

5/16/2020
Minor update to the Wang C-52 exhibit.

5/6/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

5/5/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

4/11/2020
Added a news "Photo Archive" section to the Articles & Documentation section. This section includes miscellaneous photos that are calculator-related, yet don't necessarily fit anywhere else on the site.

4/2/2020
Updates to the Wanted page.
Minor update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

3/14/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

3/6/2020
Updates to the Wanted page.

3/1/2020
Added Casio 121 calculator to the Wanted page.
Updated the Casio AS-L exhibit.

2/29/2020
Major updates to the Casio 121-A/AS-A exhibit. Added more photos and updates to the exhibit text.

2/17/2020
Added Sony Sobax ICC-88 to the Wanted page.

2/15/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/13/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Added an Overview of the Monroe Monrobot III Tube-Based Programmable Electronic Calculator to the Historical Documents section of the Articles & Documentation section.

2/12/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/10/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/9/2020
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/26/2020
Added Marketing Data Sheet for the SCM Marchant Cogito 1016PR programmable printing electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

1/25/2020
Added Final Engineering Report for the EC-130 Delay Line for the Friden EC-130 Calculator to the Calculator Technology Notes section of the Articles & Documentation page. Sincere thanks to Mr. Al Kossow of the Computer History Museum for providing the scan of this document.

1/22/2020
Added Operator Manual for the Tektronix Model 31 Calculator to the Calculator Manuals section of the Articles & Documentation page.

1/21/2020
Added Tektronix' TEKSCOPE Magazine introducing the Model 21 and Model 31 calculators to the Advertising Archive page.

1/11/2020
In the Articles & Documentation page, the Calculator Documentation section was split into two sections, one for Operation/User Manuals and the other for Calculator Service Documentation and Schematics. This will hopefully make it easier to find either type of documentation. Note that in both sections, calculators are listed oldest to newer.
Added Operator Reference Manual for the Friden 1152 Programmable Electronic Calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.

1/10/2020
Added Programming Reference Manual for the Friden 1151 Programmable Electronic Calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.

1/1/2020
Added Reference Manual for the Friden 1155 Advanced Programmable Electronic Calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/4/2019
Added Instruction Manual for the Friden EC-130 electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Thanks to Mr. Al Kossow of the Computer History Museum for providing the scan of this document.

11/29/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/28/2019
Minor updates to the Wang LOCI-2 exhibit.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/17/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/16/2019
Added Soemtron ETR-220 to the Wanted page.

11/15/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/12/2019
Updated the Sumlock/Bell Punch ANITA C-VII exhibit, adding a photo of Norbert(Norman) Kitz.

9/31/2019
Updated the Rockwell 960 exhibit, adding a photo of the EP-101 mini-printer production line, and some additional text.

9/22/2019
Updated the prototype exhibit for the Olivetti Programma 101, adding an additional photo and sore more text.

9/15/2019
Added Facit 1114 and Facit 1115 to the Wanted page.

9/8/2019
Updated the Wang Laboratories: From Custom Systems to Computers article in the Calculator History section of the Articles & Documentation page.

9/7/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Update to the ICM-816 exhibit.

9/2/2019
Added new Advertisement for the Friden 1150 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

8/12/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

8/4/2019
Minor update to the Sharp QT-8D exhibit.

7/26/2019
Updated the Casio fx-1 exhibit.

7/13/2019
Added Preliminary Product Bulletin for the Presin Co., Inc. MODUPRINT modular printing system used in the Wang LOCI Printer peripheral for the Wang LOCI-2 calculator to the Calculator Technology Notes section of the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Wang LOCI Printer exhibit with additional information on the modular printing system used in the device manufactured by Presin, Co., Inc./Practical Automation Inc.

6/23/2019
Added new Advertisement for the Friden1160 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

6/22/2019
Numerous updates to the Wanted page.

6/20/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.

6/18/2019
Updates to the Wanted page to include the Compucorp 275 Banker calculator.
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

6/16/2019
Minor updates to the Tektronix Model 31 exhibit.

6/15/2019
Added Logic-Level Schematic for the Friden 1150 printing electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Minor updates to the Friden 1152 exhibit.

6/11/2019
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section to note the passing of Michael J. Cochran, a gifted inventor and electronics engineer who worked for Cintra on development of the Cintra 909 electronic calculator. Later, at Texas Instruments, he became the company's chief calculator architect, co-designing (with Gary Boone) what is considered the first commercial microcontroller which was embedded in the functionality of Texas Instruments' electronic calculators. After many years at TI, Mike started his own company (Cochran Undersea Technology) to develop and market the Cochran Dive Computer, a sophisticated wrist-worn underwater scuba dive time computer that set the benchmark for the art, and remains the industry leader today.

6/5/2019
Added Logic-Level Schematic for the Three-Counter (Serial Number >= 8500) version of the Friden EC-130 electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.

6/4/2019
Minor updates to the History of Compucorp article.

5/31/2019
Added Logic-Level Schematic for the initial (Four-Counter) version of the Friden EC-130 electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.

5/29/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/27/2019
Update to the Friden 130 exhibit to include a photo of one of the very few remaining ICE Felix CE 30 calculators in existence. Thanks to Alexandru Floca for providing photos of his extremely unusual calculator.

5/26/2019
Added Logic-Level Schematic for the Friden 1166 electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.

5/25/2019
Added Logic-Level Schematic for the Friden EC-132 electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Added Logic-Level Schematic for the Friden 1160 electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.

5/20/2019
Added Logic-Level Schematic for the Friden 1162 electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.

5/15/2019
Update to the Friden 130 exhibit.
Added Instruction Manual for the Wyle Laboratories WS-01/WS-02 Scientific electronic calculator to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.

5/12/2002
Updated the proto-exhibit for the Olivetti Programma 101, adding additional photos.

5/11/2002
Updated the proto-exhibit for the Olivetti Programma 101.

5/9/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive.

4/27/2019
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include thanks to Mr. Greg Tayman for donation of a Victor MEC/223 calculator and carrying case to the Old Calculator Museum.

4/24/2019
Major updates to the Victor MEC/225 exhibit to add the Victor MEC/223 to the exhibit.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Greg Tayman for donation of the Victor MEC/223 calculator and its carrying case to the museum.

4/22/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Added new exhibit: Singer/Friden 1160.
Added new exhibit: Singer/Friden 1166.
Major updates to the Singer/Friden 1162 exhibit.

4/17/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/13/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/7/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/4/2019
Updates to the Friden 1162 exhibit.

4/1/2019
Added new Advertisement for the Monroe 990 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

3/30/2019
Minor updates to the Wang 144T exhibit.

3/29/2019
Added new Advertisement for the Cintra 911 Statistician calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

3/28/2019
An update to the Friden 130 exhibit to add a photo of a Friden 130 key chain marketing trinket. Sincere thanks to Serge Devidts for providing the photo
Minor update to the Burroughs C3660 exhibit to add a photo of the magnetic card reader electronics board
Update to the Canon Pocketronic exhibit to include a photo of the inside of the Texas Instruments Cal-Tech
Added Australian Advertisement for the Wang 370 Programmer to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

3/27/2019
Added new Advertisement for the Wang 500 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

3/16/2019
Updated the Links page.
An update to the Friden 130 exhibit.

3/14/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

3/6/2019
Minor updates to the Sharp EL-8 and Facit 1111 exhibits.

3/4/2019
Updated the Friden 132 exhibit to include a photo of the keyboard mechanism of the machine.

3/2/2019
Added new Advertisement for the Sharp PC-1001 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Updated the Sharp PC-1001 exhibit to add information about the Rockwell PPS-4 micrprocessor used in the calculator.

2/21/2019
Updated the Links page.

2/15/2019
Added Canon Canola 1200 Logic and Timing Manual to the Calculator Technical Information section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Additional updates to the Burroughs C-3660 exhibit.

2/14/2019
Updates to the Burroughs C-3660 exhibit.

2/9/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/7/2019
Added two new advertisements for the Tektronix Model 21 and Model 31 calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

2/2/2019
Updated the Friden 1113 exhibit.
Minor updates to the Friden 1114 exhibit.
Added new Advertisement for the Friden 1166 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

1/27/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/26/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/22/2019
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/16/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/13/2019
Updated the Advertising Archive.

1/10/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.
A few minor updates to the Friden 130 exhibit.

1/7/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/6/2019
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/3/2019
The exhibit for the Cintra/Tektronix 909 calculator is temporarily offline for considerable rework. The exhibit will return when the work has been completed.

12/31/2018
Updates to the Wang 360SE exhibit.
Updated the Calculator News Archive in the Articles & Documentation section.

12/30/2018
Added new calculator exhibit for the SCM Marchant I to the museum.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Steve Stroh for donation of this wonderful artifact.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/22/2018
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/14/2018
Updates to the Calculator News Archive

12/11/2018
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/29/2018
Updates to the Calculator News Archive
Minor updates to the Wang 144T exhibit.

11/27/2018
Update to the Calculator News Archive.

11/23/2018
Some updates to the Friden 130 exhibit.

11/4/2017
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include thanks to Ms. Judith McMahon for making her father's Rockwell 960 calculator, owner's manual, and dust cover available to the Old Calculator Museum.

11/2/2018
Minor updates to the Tektronix Model 31 exhibit.

11/1/2018
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

10/27/2018
Update to the Calculator News Archive

10/26/2018
Added new calculator exhibit for Rockwell 960 to the museum.
Added Operating Manual for the Rockwell 960 electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added Advertisement for the Monroe 820 electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

10/21/2018
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

10/6/2018
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

10/2/2018
Added Self-Teaching Reference Manual for the Wang 452 Advanced Scientist Electronic Calculator to the Articles & Documentation section.
Sincere thanks to Bruce Lustig for making this scan of the original document available to the Museum.

9/10/2018
Updated the Monroe 1860 exhibit to include a printout from an unusual program on the 1860.
Sincere thanks to Charles Wolff for writing to the museum about this unusual program and providing a photo of the printout.

8/25/2018
Added Friden Master Design Document (MDD) Definition Document for the Friden EC-130 and Friden EC-132 to the Articles & Documentation section.
Sincere thanks to Roger, Eugene, and Christopher Rueff, sons of former Friden Senior Service Technician Clifford Rueff, for donation of their father's sizable cache of Friden parts and documentation that made publication of this document possible.

8/19/2018
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

8/3/2018
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/30/2018
Added Service Manual manual for the Friden 1113 to the Articles & Documentation section.
Profound thanks to Roger, Eugene, and Christopher Rueff, sons of former Friden Senior Service Technician Clifford Rueff, for donation of their father's sizable cache of Friden parts and documentation that made publication of this document possible.

7/26/2018
Added Data-sheets for Hitachi's HD-31xx-series Small- and Medium-Scale PMOS Integrated Circuits to the Articles & Documentation section.

7/22/2018
Added the Four-Counter EC-132 MDD (Computer Printout) for the Friden EC-132 to the Articles & Documentation section.

7/17/2018
Added the Temporary Service Manual for the Friden EC-132 to the Articles & Documentation section.

7/12/2018
Added Service Manual Supplement (Section 5) for the three-counter version of the Friden EC-130 to the Articles & Documentation section.
Minor update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/6/2018
Added Complete Service Manual manual for the Friden EC-130 to the Articles & Documentation section. Sincere thanks to Roger, Eugene, and Christopher Rueff, sons of former Friden Senior Service Technician Clifford Rueff, for donation of their father's sizable cache of Friden parts and documentation.

6/25/2018
Added Field Service Manual manual for the Friden EC-130 to the Articles & Documentation section. Sincere thanks to Roger, Eugene, and Christopher Rueff for making this document available to the Museum.

6/8/2018
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/21/2018
Some updates to the Monroe 920 exhibit.

4/25/2018
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include image of Calculator Release C-0045 document announcing the Entry Counter option for the EC-130 calculator.

4/24/2018
Added new Friden Service Fliers to the Technology Notes section of the Articles & Documentation page.

4/14/2018
Added new Friden Service Letters to the Technology Notes section of the Articles & Documentation page.

3/17/2018
Update to the Calculator News Archive

3/9/2018
Updated the Wang Laboratories: From Custom Systems to Computers article in the Calculator History section of the Articles & Documentation page.

2/19/2018
Updated the Sharp EL-8 exhibit.

1/29/2018
Updated the Links page.

1/21/2018
Updated the Links page.
Updates to the Wanted page.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/30/2017
Update to the Calculator News Archive
Various updates to the Links page to remove some dead links and add a few new ones.

12/9/2017
Added Advertisement for the Mathatronics Mathatron 8-48 with APS Expansion to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Updated the Monroe 1860 exhibit.
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include a photo of a rare Friden tie-clip featuring the EC-130 calculator.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Geoffrey Baker for donation of this, and another Friden tie-clip to the museum in October, 2017.

12/1/2017
Added Interesting Online Article for the Friden 132 calculator to the Recollections & Reflections section of the Articles & Documentation page. The article is an online article from Popular Mechanics magazine with video presented by Cliff Stoll of Numberphile explaining the wonders of the Friden 132 calculator.
Updates to the Cintra/Tektronix 909 exhibit. Sincere thanks to Stephen for pointing out a spelling error that I fixed, prompting me to make some other updates.

11/19/2017
Updated the Advertising Archive to include an additional advertisement for the Sharp Compet 20 calculator.

11/18/2017
Updated the Advertising Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section to include an additional advertisement for the Sharp Compet 20 calculator.
Update to the Calculator News Archive

11/15/2017
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/12/2017
Some updates to the History of Compucorp article.
Update to the ICM-816 exhibit.

11/8/2017
Updates to the Calculator News Archive

11/3/2017
Updates to the Calculator News Archive
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

10/23/2017
Significant update to the ICM-816 exhibit.

9/25/2015
Updates to the Monroe 920 exhibit.
Added Service Manual for the Monroe 920 calculator to the Calculator Manuals section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

9/15/2017
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

9/9/2017
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

9/7/2017
Updates to the Casio AL-2000 exhibit.

8/27/2017
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/30/2017
Numerous updates to the Wanted page.

7/27/2017
Added announcement article for the Olivetti Programma 101 calculator to the Calculator News Archive.

6/25/2017
Minor updates to the Friden 1113 exhibit.

6/17/2017
Minor updates to the ICM-816 exhibit.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

6/8/2017
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Added a vintage internal Friden document outlining (in a very limited form) the company's history to the Articles & Documentation section.

6/5/2017
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/21/2017
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Wanted page to include the Robotron K1003 (and K1002/K1001) calculator.

4/18/2017
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

3/26/2017
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section to include the passing of Robert H. Norman, Electronics Engineer, and a key figure in the development of Integrated Circuit technology.

3/11/2017
Updated the Advertising Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section to include a new section with information about Wyle Laboratories' Arithmetic Processors based on the calculating engine from the Wyle Labs WS-01/WS-02 electronic calculators.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Varied updates to a number of different pages to correct typographical errors.

2/2/2017
Updates to the SCM 240-SR exhibit.
Added announcement article for the SCM 240/240SR calculators to the Calculator News Archive.

2/1/2017
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include thanks to Mr. Lynn Cochran for contribution of two Philips P25x-series calculators and spare dot matrix printing unit.

1/27/2017
Major updates to the NCR 18-2 exhibit.

1/23/2017
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Added scans of original documentation for the Victor 4900 to the Calculator Technology section of the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include thanks to Mr. Alfredo Logioia and Mr. Bill Ewing for contributions relating to the Victor 4900 calculator.
Major updates to the Wanted page for the Data Acquisition Corp. DAC-512 electronic calculator.

12/22/2016
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/6/2016
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/15/2016
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Minor updates to the Cintra/Tektronix 909 exhibit.

11/5/2016
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/2/2016
Added new exhibit: Victor 14-321

10/28/2016
Updated the Advertising Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section to include a new marketing flyer for the Friden 132 calculator.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Lynn Cochran for donating this wonderful old document to the Old Calculator Museum.

7/10/2016
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

6/15/2016
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updated the Advertising Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/22/2016
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/5/2016
Updated the Advertising Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section to include a new Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 20 calculator.
Minor update to the Sharp Compet 20 exhibit.
Significant updates to the History of Compucorp article.

4/5/2016
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Minor update to the Sharp Compet 20 exhibit.

1/25/2016
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/15/2016
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

1/13/2016
Added new Advertisement for the Friden 1160 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

1/12/2016
Added new Article announcing the Friden 1160 calculator to the Friden sales force to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

1/10/2016
Added new Advertisement for the Friden 1115 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

1/4/2016
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/3/2016
Added new Advertisement for the SCM Cogito 240-SR calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

1/1/2016
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/31/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.
Minor updates to the Friden 1113 exhibit.

11/17/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

9/12/2015
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include thanks to Mr. Charles Smith for donation of technical and service documentation for Monroe 920 and 925 electronic calculators, as well as a fully functional Monroe 920 calculator to the museum.
Updates to the Monroe 920 exhibit.

8/29/2015
Minor updates to the Tektronix Model 31 exhibit.

8/1/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/22/2015
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include credit to Mr. Bill Ewing for donation of some Victor 4900 materials to the museum.

6/29/2015
Minor update to the Sony ICC-500W exhibit to include photo of one of Sony's prototype calculators.

6/25/2015
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

6/19/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Added new Advertisement for the Wang 370 progammer for the Wang 300-series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

6/8/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.

6/7/2015
Updated the Wanted page to include the Omron 1214 calculator.

5/27/2015
Minor update to the History of Compucorp article to add the Compucorp 110G calculator to the list of 100-series calculators.
Added new exhibit: Compucorp 110/X
Updated the Wanted page to include the Compucorp 110G calculator.

5/18/2015
Added new exhibit: Monroe 1610
Special thanks to Craig and Steven Dunn for donation of this, their late father's calculator, to the Old Calculator Museum.

5/5/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/2/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/13/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

3/24/2015
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Wanted page to add two early Omron calculators. Sincere thanks to Takaharu Yoshida for the photos of these calculator.

3/22/2015
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

3/20/2015
Updated the Wanted page to add the first version Omron 800 calculator. Sincere thanks to Takaharu Yoshida for the photo of the calculator.

3/17/2015
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information.

3/12/2015
Updated the Wanted page to add the Commodore C-108 calculator.

3/9/2015
Updated the Links page to reflect the change of Serge Devidts' website name from BE-Calc to CALCUSEUM

3/1/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive
Updated the Master H-1 exhibit

2/25/2015
Added new Advertisement for the Wang 700-Series calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

2/24/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive

2/5/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive

1/30/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive

1/9/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive

1/7/2015
Updated the Calculator News Archive

1/3/2015
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information.
Updated the Calculator News Archive

12/29/2014
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information.
Updated the Calculator News Archive

12/15/2014
Updated the Singer/Friden 1118 exhibit.
Updated the Wanted page

12/13/2014
Updated the Singer/Friden 1117 exhibit.

12/12/2014
Added a new feature to the Articles & Documentation section called the Calculator News Archive. This is a collection of vintage article clippings from newspapers, trade publications, and vendor press releases relating to electronic calculator development.

12/6/2014
Numerous updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information

11/23/2014
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section to include introduction dates of Denon electronic calculators. Sincere thanks to Mr. Takaharu Yoshida for providing this information.
Updated the Denon DEC-61A4 exhibit.

11/15/2014
Updated the Wang 360E exhibit to include some additional information on the KM-220 computer that uses Wang 300-series calculator circuitry as its math processing unit.

11/9/2014
Major update to the ICM-816 exhibit to include more historical information on the development of the Electronic Arrays chip set used in the ICM-816.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/6/2014
Updated the Links page to reflect new link for John's Wolff's Web Museum.

10/30/2014
Updated the Wanted page to add Casio 152. Thanks to Mr. Takaharu Yoshida for the photo of this calculator.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section

10/26/2014
Updated the Victor 14-322 exhibit to note the type of CRT used in the display system.

10/13/2014
Added new exhibit: Monroe 1655
Special thanks to David Lammi for donation of this great relic.

8/7/2014
Updated the Wanted page to add Ricoh Ricomac 2420. Sincere thanks to Mr. Takaharu Yoshida for the photo of this calculator.

7/17/2014
New posting to the Old Calculator Museum Blog.

7/7/2014
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

6/26/2014
Updated the Sharp Compet 20 exhibit to include information about Olims Electronics, who manufactured Compet 20 calculators in Australia under license from Sharp.

6/18/2014
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

6/12/2014
Added new Advertisement for the SCM Cogito 240-SR calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive. Sincere thanks to Serge Devidts for making this advertisement available to the Old Calculator Museum.

6/9/2014
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include credit to a number of recent contributors to the museum.
Updated the SCM Cogito 240SR exhibit.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Wanted page.

5/8/2014
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/4/2014
Added new Advertisement for the Friden 130 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

5/2/2014
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/28/2014
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/27/2014
Added new exhibit: Victor 4900
Special thanks to Marilyn Nelson for donation of her father's Victor 4900 calculators and materials.

4/23/2014
Added new Advertisement for the Friden 132 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

4/22/2014
Updated the Friden 132 exhibit to include a photo and information about a robotic test machine that was developed for testing of EC-130 and EC-132 calculators.

4/21/2014
Added new Advertisement for the Friden 132 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive
Added new Advertisement for the Friden 130 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive
Added another new Advertisement for the Friden 130 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

4/18/2014
Updated the Friden 132 exhibit to include a photo of the unveiling of the Friden 132 to the sales force in April, 1965. Also did other minor updates and corrections.
Numerous updates to the Friden 130 exhibit.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Added an additional advertisement for the Friden 130 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

4/17/2014
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/15/2014
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include vintage photographs of one of the large-scale prototypes of the EC-130, as well as a photo from the formal introduction of the EC-130.

4/3/2014
Updated the Articles & Other Information section to include an interesting YouTube video on early Japanese electronic calculator history.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/1/2013
Updated the Wanted page.

11/16/2013
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

10/15/2013
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

8/25/2013
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/23/2013
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/17/2013
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Master H-1 exhibit to include information about the Master II, a follow-on machine to the Master H-1.

10/26/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section to note the passing of Charles Falconer, designer of the amazing DAC-512 programmable calculator, circa mid-1965.

9/13/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Added MITS 7400 scientific/engineering calculator to the Wanted page.

8/23/2012
Updated the Bohn Omnitrex 8 exhibit to add a photo of the Bohn Omnitrex 12, a twelve digit machine that is visually almost identical to the Omnitrex 8, but with four additional digits of capacity, added constant mode, and full support for numbers with decimal points. Thanks to Jared Tichy for the photo of this machine.

8/23/2012
Updated the Bohn Omnitrex-8 exhibit to include information a similar machine with twelve digits of capacity.

7/27/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/25/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section to reflect the passing of Robert Ragen, designer of the Friden EC-130 calculator.
Added permanent dedication to Robert Ragen in the EC-130 exhibit.

7/2/2012
Added Advertisement for the Facit 1132 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

6/28/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/15/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/17/2012
Added Brochure for the Sharp Compet 361R calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

3/12/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Minor updates to the Cintra/Tektronix 909 and Tektronix Model 31 exhibits.

2/21/2012
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include credit to a number of recent contributors to the museum.

2/17/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/15/2012
The Old Calculator Museum "Guest book" feature is temporarily offline. The service provider that the museum was using to provide the Guest book services has decided to shut down their services. I am looking for another Guest book solution which I will put in place as soon as possible. If you need to contact the museum, please visit and read the EMail page. Sorry for the inconvenience.

1/31/2012
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/22/2012
Updates to the Brother Calther 412 exhibit.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/14/20l1
Added April, 1973 Data Sheet for the Wang 600-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

11/13/2011
Added January, 1976 Price List for the Wang 600-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

9/21/2011
Added early (late 1965) Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 20 (CS-20A) to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

9/17/2011
Added Front-page Article on passing of Carl M. Friden, founder of Friden Calculating Machine Company.
Sincere thanks to Dick Ahrens for providing an original copy of the Friden corporate newspaper article from April 30, 1945.

9/11/2011
Updated the Wang Laboratories: From Custom Systems to Computers article in the Calculator History section of the Articles & Documentation page. Added more information and photos of Wang's 4000 Computer system
Sincere thanks to Bob Trottier for photos he provided.

9/10/2011
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

9/8/2011
Added a new article, Sharp Calculator Serial Number Secrets to the Articles & Other Information section.

9/6/2011
Made a new posting to the Old Calculator Museum Blog.

6/21/2011
Updated the Texas Instruments SR-60 exhibit to correct an error stating that the LSI ICs in the machine were CMOS-technology devices. In reality, the devices were made with PMOS technology.
Sincere thanks to Eric Smith for pointing out this error.

6/12/2011
Updated information on Monroe 820/820A calculator in the Advertising & Documentation Archive section for the machine, along with updates to the WANTED page for the 820/820A.

5/16/2011
Updated the Victor 3900 - History's Forgotten Miracle article to correct a few typographical errors, along with adding a few additional images.
Sincere thanks to George Lemaster for providing these images.

2/26/2011
Added Friden "Computer Printout" document for the Friden EC-130 calculator to the Articles & Documentation section. This document outlines the internal logic and wiring of the EC-130. Special thanks to Roger, Christopher, and Eugene Rueff for making this document available to the Museum.

1/20/2011
Added Advertisement for the Sharp Compet 30 CS-30B (updated version of the original Compet 30 Model CS-30A) to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Sincere thanks to Takaharu Yoshida for making providing the scan of this ad.

1/9/2011
Added a new article, Victor 3900 - History's Forgotten Miracle to the Articles & Other Information section.

12/22/2010
Updated the Friden EC-132 exhibit to add photos and information about the unique adjustable extender board for the EC-130/132 calculators.

12/19/2010
Updated the Friden EC-1113 exhibit to include information about Hitachi's ELCA-22.
Updated the Friden EC-1114 exhibit to include information about Hitachi's ELCA-24.
Updated the Friden EC-1115 exhibit to include information about Hitachi's ELCA-32.
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/23/2010
Updated the Facit 1121 exhibit to include more information on the development of the relationship between Hayakawa Electric and Facit.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Takaharu Yoshida for providing some historical information and scan of an old Japanese Facit 1121 ad.

11/23/2010
Added new exhibit: Facit 1121
Sincere thanks to Ms. Grace Ulbricht and Mr. Arthur Beach for donation of Facit 1121 calculators to the museum.
Updates to the Sharp Compet 20 exhibit to include information on the [000] key.

11/21/2010
Added Operating Manual for the Monroe EPIC 2000/3000 Calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Sincere thanks to Harry Pottol for making this document available to the Museum.

11/13/2010
Update to the Friden 1162 exhibit to add photo the very unusual Item Counter option for the calculator. Thanks to Gerard Timmerman for providing this photo.

11/6/2010
Update to the Monroe 1860 exhibit and Spec Sheet.
Minor update to the SCM Cogito 240SR exhibit to add some information about delay line manufacturer Digital Devices.
Minor update to the Sony ICC-500W exhibit relating to Sony's licensing of Bell Labs transistor technology.

7/14/2010
Added Advertisement for the Monroe EPIC 2000/3000 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

7/20/2010
Added New Product Introduction Article for the Cintra 911 Statistician to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Thanks again to Takaharu Yoshida for sending the scan of this article.

7/14/2010
Added Advertisement for the Mathatronics Mathatron III calculator system to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Thanks to Takaharu Yoshida for sending the scan of this ad.

Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/8/2010
Added Advertisement for the Cintra 909 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Thanks to Mr. Takaharu Yoshida for providing the scan of this original advertisement.

7/5/2010
Added Advertisement for the Dero Sage 1 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added Advertisement for the Mathatronics Mathatron Version II calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added Advertisement for the Mathatronics Mathatron 4280 calculator calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added new Advertisement for Wang 300-series Simultaneous Electronics (SE) calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added new Advertisement for the Wang 380 Programmer Keyboard/Display unit to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

Sincere thanks to Takaharu Yoshida for providing the scans of these original advertisements.

6/26/2010
Updated the Tektronix Model 31 exhibit to include a photo of a one-off production concept utilizing a more computer-like color scheme rather than the "Tek Blue" instrumentation-oriented color scheme.
Updated the Commodore 500E exhibit to include added photo of calculator's backplane.

6/6/2010
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/29/2010
Updated the Old Calculator Museum Blog.

5/12/2010
Added Front Cover of Tektronix Scientist 909 Operator Manual to the Advertising & Documentation Archive

5/9/2010
Updated the Tektronix Model 31 exhibit to include additional information on the calculator chip set, programmer board, and some minor corrections and style changes.

4/5/2010
Added July, 1971 Commercial Price List for the Wang 700-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive
Added Wang 700-Series Product Brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive
Thanks to Jim Battle for donation of these documents.
Added new exhibit: Commodore 500E

4/4/2010
Added Sept. 1970 Commercial Price List for the Wang 700-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive
Added November, 1971 Commercial Price List for the Wang 500-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive
Added Wang 500 Sales Brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive
Thanks to Jim Battle for donation of these documents.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

3/28/2010
Added Advertisement for Wang's line of calculators, dated November, 1971, to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Sincere thanks to Jim Battle for donation of this document to the museum.

3/28/2010
Added Front Cover of Programming Electronic Calculators manual for Wang 600-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Thanks to Jim Battle for donation of this document to the museum.

2/24/2010
More updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/19/2010
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/13/2010
Added Canon 161 Advertisement to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

2/6/2010
Significant updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/2/2010
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/30/2010
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include information on differences in decimal point setting locations between prototype machines used early on in the marketing process and production machines, as well as Friden's "fix" for customers who complained about it.

1/12/2010
Updated the Friden EC-132 exhibit to include information on a new donation received by the museum of a Friden EC-132, Serial #11945, received from Mr. Pat Scandalis. The museum wishes to express its sincere thanks to Mr. Scandalis for his generous donation.

1/9/2010
Added Google Custom Search function to site. Search box appears at the top of each major page, and provides search capability across the entire Old Calculator Museum website.

9/19/2009
Updated the Old Calculator Museum Blog.
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include information on an optional entry counter option that was made available for both the Friden 130 and 132 calculators in June of 1965.

9/19/2009
Updated the Links page to include a link to Brian Cauchi's Friden 130 on a FPGA website. Brian has built a facsimile of a Friden 130 using current-day FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) technology and an oscilloscope for the display. An amazing accomplishment, very worthy of checking out.
Added Monroe 610 to the Wanted page.

8/15/2009
Added Original Purchase Order for a Monroe 1655 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section. Sincere thanks to US Tsubaki, Inc, Acme Chain for making this document available to the Museum.

8/7/2009
Update to the Compucorp 122E exhibit to include information about integrated circuits with Garrett branding, along with other general updates.

6/7/2009
Updated the Old Calculator Museum Blog to add an entry about a recently received donation to the museum.
Numerous other minor updates.

4/30/2009
Updated the Adler 804 and Miida MC840 exhibits to provide additional information on the Hitachi-made LSI chip set used in these machines.

4/28/2009
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/21/2009
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section. Sincere thanks to Robert H. Norman for providing information on events in the history of General Micro-electronics (GM-e).
Added new Video of Wang 360KT Trig Keyboard performing trigonometric operations in the Articles & Other Information section.

3/26/2009
Added the Casio 161 calculator to the Wanted page. Thanks to Takaharu Yoshida for providing the photo of this machine.

3/25/2009
Updated the Commodore 1121 exhibit to include additional information about Casio's first generation MOS integrated circuit calculators.

3/23/2009
Added the Sanyo ICC-0161 calculator to the Wanted page. Thanks to Gerard Timmerman for providing the photo of this machine.

3/22/2009
Added Service Manual manual for the Friden 1115 to the Articles & Documentation section. Special thanks to Roger, Eugene and Christopher Rueff for making this document available to the Museum.

3/21/2009
Updated the Friden EC-1113 exhibit to include a Spec Sheet and other additional information.

3/20/2009
Added January, 1972 Commercial Price list for the Wang 500-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

3/19/2009
Updated the Tektronix Model 31 exhibit to include photo and information on the E31 variant.

3/17/2009
Updated the Wanted page for the Rockwell 900-Series Programmable Calculators to include a photo of the Rockwell 940 Financial Calculator. Thanks to Mr. Gerard Timmerman for providing the photo of this machine.

2/28/2009
Added new "Historical Documents" section to the Articles & Documentation section of the museum.
Added scan of 1965 Friden Competitive Analysis document to the Historical Documents section of the Articles & Documentation section. Special thanks to Frank Philipse for providing the scan of this amazing old document.

2/26/2009
Added Brochure for the Wyle WS-01/WS-02 "Scientific" to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page. Special thanks to Randy Lieberman for making this document available for scanning.

2/24/2009
Added scan (PDF) of the Instruction Manual for the IME 26 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page. Thanks to Mr. Frank Philipse for making this document available.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Numerous updates to the SCM Cogito 240SR exhibit.
Updated the Wanted page for the Dero Sage 1 calculator to include a better photo of the machine, and more detailed specificiations.
Updated the Wanted page to include the Victor 3900 electronic calculator.

2/19/2009
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include a photo of a vintage Westinghouse 5DEP1 CRT Tube as used in the Friden EC-130/EC-132 calculators.

2/7/2009
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/5/2009
Added Dictaphone 1620 calculator to the Wanted page.

1/26/2009
Updated the Sharp Compet 20 exhibit to include additional information about Facit's version of the machine, the Facit 1121.

1/16/2009
Revamped the photo gallery of the The Physical Old Calculator Museum, hosted in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/10/2009
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include an early photo of Larry Kramer (Chief Draftsman) and Dick Ahrens (Electronics Engineer) working on the schematic of the Friden 130.

1/2/2009
Sincere thanks to Mr. Arnold Allen for donation of a Wang 360SE electronics package, a Wang 370 Programmer, Wang 371 Punched Card Reader, and various Wang Labs and Olivetti Programma 101 documentation.
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to acknowledge Mr. Arnold's donation.

12/23/2008
A new feature is added to the Old Calculator Web Museum. The museum now has its own blog. A link to the blog has been placed in the Articles & Documentation page for visitors to use to access the blog. The blog is a place where the curator can ramble on about various projects going on in the museum, interesting discoveries or tidbits of information, or whatever else may be knocking around inside his head at any given time. Please check out the blog to learn about work to restore a Wang 370/371 Programmer.

12/17/2008
Added Instruction Manual Front Cover for the Friden EC-132 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/10/2008
Added photo (thanks to Takaharu Yoshida) of the Sanyo ICC-141 calculator to the Wanted page.
Update the Friden 132 exhibit to include a link to an original Friden document explaining in detail the method by which the 132 calculates square roots.
Added Friden 132 Square Root Mathematics document to the Articles & Documentation section of the museum.
The Friden 132 exhibit is now permanently dedicated to the memory of Clifford Rueff, a senior service technician for Friden/Singer/TRW who worked out of the Denver, Colorado office.

11/24/2008
Added Friden 1201 Advertisement to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Updated the exhibit on the Friden 1118 to include information regarding a factory-sanctioned modification the the 1118 that provides access to the square root function. Thanks to Roger, Christopher, and Eugene Rueff for providing original Friden service letter documentation.
Minor update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/21/2008
Updated the Wang Laboratories: From Custom Systems to Computers article in the Calculator History section of the Articles & Documentation page.
Updates to the Wanted page.

11/12/2008
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include additional technical information.
Minor updates to the Friden 132 exhibit.

11/10/2008
Added Friden 130 Introduction Brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page. Sincere thanks to Roger, Christopher, and Eugeue Rueff for donation of this and much more early Friden calculator material to the Old Calculator Museum.

11/1/2008
Updated the ICM-816 exhibit to include information about Sony's ICC-88, which used the same Electronic Arrays chip set as the ICM-816.

10/29/2003
Numerous updates to the SCM/Marchant Cogito 240SR exhibit to improve readability, correct spelling and grammar errors, and add other bits of information.

10/25/2008
Updated the preview exhibit for the Mathatronics Mathatron 8-48MII to include information on the limited production run of Mathatron calculators that utilized hybrid resistor modules to replace discrete resistors.

10/9/2008
Updated the Texas Instruments SR-60 exhibit to include more information, and a photo of a SR-60 magnetic card.
Sincere thanks to Mike Cochran for donation of a very nice SR-60A calculator, along with a bunch of magnetic cards to the Old Calculator Museum.

9/2/2008
Added Marketing Flyer for the Brother Calther/Procal 412 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Updates to the Brother Calther 412 exhibit.

8/16/2008
Added Marketing Brochure for the Wang 600 Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

8/12/2008
Added new exhibit: Wang 462 Statistical Programmable
Added new "Tech Note" Wang 400-Series Known Program Codes to the Articles & Other Information section.

8/9/2008
Minor updates to the Compucorp 140 exhibit.

7/3/2008
Updated the Wang 600 exhibit to include some tidbits about a solid-state Microcode ROM that may have been offered in production (in place of the wire-rope/ferrite transistor ROM), or as a factory replacement part.

7/23/2008
Updates to the Wanted page for the Wyle WS-02
Updated the History of Compucorp article to include a better photo of the Wyle Laboratories WS-02 calculator.
Special thanks to Randy Liebermann for providing some old calculator advertising literature that he has in his collection for scanning and presentation in the Old Calculator Web Museum.

7/16/2008
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/2/2008
Updates to the Wanted page.

5/26/2008
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/7/2008
Updated the FAQ document in the Articles section.
Updated the EMail page to include additional information regarding repair recommendations for calculators.

3/15/2008
Minor updates to the Hewlett Packard 9100B exhibit.

3/9/2008
Updated the Wang 720C exhibit to include new information regarding a "preview" of the HP 9100A given to Dr. Wang by Bill Hewlett of Hewlett Packard. Thanks to Steve Leibson of HP9825.COM for allowing use of this tidbit of information gleaned from an interview that he did in February of 2008 with Tom Osborne, chief designer of the HP 9100A. For more wonderful insights on the development of the 9100A, and to be able to view the video of the interview with Tom Osborne, please visit Steve's Story of the Development of the HP 9100A.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/17/2008
Updated the History of Compucorp article in the Articles & Documentation section. Added photo of Compucorp 275 Banker to the paper.

2/17/2008
Added Advertisement for the Control Data Corporation "Remote Calculator" to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

1/5/2008
Added Advertisement for the Canon 167 electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

1/2/2008
Added early (April, '68) version of the "Why Companies Standardize on Wang Electronic Calculators" Advertisement for the Wang 300-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

1/1/2008
Happy New Year!
Added early (February, 1969) Advertisement for the Wang 700 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/27/2007
Added April, 1966 Advertisement for the Mathatronics Model I calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added August, 1965 Advertisement for the Wyle Laboratories "Scientific" Electronic Calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/24/2007
Added March, 1968 Advertisement for the Wang 300-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added May, 1966 Advertisement for the unique expansion unit for the Mathatronics Version I calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/20/2007
Update to the Commodore AL-1000 exhibit.
Sincere thanks to Matthew Currie for donation of a very nice, early serial-number AL-1000 in fully operating condition to the Old Calculator Museum.
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to acknowledge Mr. Currie's donation.

12/10/2007
Added March, 1968 Advertisement for the Mathatronics 8-48 Model II to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/9/2007
Added January, 1968 Advertisement for the Monroe EPIC 3000 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

8/28/2007
Added front cover of Advanced Programming Reference Manual for Monroe 1800 Models to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Sincere thanks to John Engels for donation of this document to the Old Calculator Web Museum.
Added a new story to the "Recollections & Reflections" section of the Articles & Documentation page, about use of a Monroe 1880 calculator by Mr. John Engels at the Oregon Bureau of Land Management to revolutionize the way that land management calculations were performed. Mr Engels' story outlines the "discovery" of the power of the Monroe 1880 "Adding Machine" that was one day dropped on his desk, that eventually resulted in a letter from then President Gerald Ford commending Mr. Engels for his work in saving the BLM thousands of dollars by increasing productivity.

8/25/2007
Updated the Wang LOCI-2 exhibit to include more accurate information about the Wang Laboratories Linasec machine. Special thanks to George Finn for providing a great deal of insight as to the true nature of the Linasec.

7/26/2007
Added Partial Line Advertisement for Sharp Calculators, Circa 1973 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

7/15/2007
Added Initial Wholesale Price List for the Casio Mini to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added Marketing Handout for the Casio Mini to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

7/14/2007
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/13/2007
Added Marketing Flyer for the Casio Mini to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

7/6/2007
Added Early Specification Sheet for the NCR 18-1 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

7/5/2007
Added the NCR 18-15 calculator to the Wanted page.

7/2/2007
Added the NCR 18-1 calculator to the Wanted page.

6/27/2007
Added Marketing Document for the NCR 18-3 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added the NCR 18-3 to the Wanted page.

6/7/2007
Updated the Master H-1 exhibit to include information about SCM's OEM version of the machine, marketed as the SCM F-16.

6/5/2007
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/14/2007
Updated the Commodore C112 exhibit to include information about "early" and "late" versions of the calculator. Sincere thanks to Mark Wyman for providing information and photos of his later C112.

5/5/2007
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/30/2007
Updated the Sharp QT-8D exhibit with additional information relating to a copy of the QT-8D made in the Soviet Union.

4/28/2007
Added Advertisement for the Toshiba BC-1412 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

3/2/2007
Added Wang 100-Series marketing brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

3/1/2007
Added Sharp Compet 32 marketing brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

2/25/2007
Added Sharp Compet 22 marketing brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added February, 1973 Casio Electronic Calculator Retail Price List to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added Mathatronics Mathatron "CS" Calculator/Computer System Brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

2/22/2007
Added Sharp Compet 17 marketing brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

1/20/2007
Updated the Cintra/Tektronix 909 exhibit with additional information. Special thanks to Mr. Jack Gilmore for sharing some of his experiences as a Tektronix engineer involved in the reimplementation of the Cintra/Tektronix 909 into the Tektronix Model 21 and 31 calculators.

11/24/2006
Updated the Wang 700-Series Architecture Document to include information about a mysterious microcode function (MOP14), which is listed in known Wang documentation as an illegal or spare function, but has found to be used within 700-Series calculator microcode. Further evidence indicates that this particular MOP code (1110) is also referenced in schematics, but the logic behind its function is quite convoluted, and has yet to be deciphered. If anyone out there knows the function of MOP14, please get in touch. For now, this function remains a mystery, and the document has been updated to reflect this mystery.

11/21/2006
Updated the Wanted page to include the MITS 816 calculator. Thanks to Steve Shepard for supplying a nice photo of his original MITS 816.

11/20/2006
Updated the History of Compucorp essay in the Articles & Documentation section. Added reference to the Compucorp Model 322G. Thanks to Tom Cham for pointing out this previously unknown (to the author) model.

11/19/2006
Added new exhibit: MITS 7440 Scientific
Added MITS 7440 Operation Manual to the Advertising & Documentation section.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/17/2006
Added Wang 700 Programming Form to the Advertising & Documentation section. This document is in PDF form, and is suitable for printing and use as a programming form for Wang 700-Series calculators.

11/11/2006
Updated the Friden 1152 exhibit to include additional photo of an OEM replacement ink roller.

11/5/2006
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

9/10/2006
Added Data Sheet for the Wang 710-1 Fixed/Removable Disk Drive.
Updated Data Sheet for the Wang 701 Output Writer in the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Added Data Sheet for the Wang 711 I/O Writer to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Updated Data Sheet for the Wang 703 Paper Tape Editor in the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Added Data Sheet for the Wang 704 Punched Card Reader to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Added Data Sheet for the Wang 706/707 Teletype Interface to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Added Prelimiary Data Sheet for the Wang 712 Flat Bed Analog Plotter to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Added Prelimiary Data Sheet for the Wang 612 Flat Bed Analog Plotter to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

9/9/2006
Added Data Sheet for the Wang 705-1A "MicroFace" External Device Interface to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Added Front Cover for the Wang 500 Reference Manual to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Added Wang 600 Specifications to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

8/30/2006
Major update to the Commodore AL-1000 exhibit.

7/26/2006
Added new exhibit: Remington-Rand EDC-III.

7/10/2006
Added image of original Wang 700-Series Equipment Purchase Agreement dated May, 1972.
Thanks to Morris and David Greene for donation of this document to the Old Calculator Web Museum.

6/23/2006
Updated the Links page to include a link to Jim Battle's Wang 2200.org website, documenting Wang's early computers running BASIC that were follow on designs from Wang's high-end desktop electronic calculators.

6/6/2006
Added image of front over of the July, 1971 version of the Wang 720 A/B Standard Trigonometric Program to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.
Thanks to Morris and David Greene for donation of this document to the Old Calculator Web Museum.

5/27/2006
Updated the Wanted page to include additional information relating to two different versions of the Sperry Remington EDC-III, the EDC-III and EDC-IIIA. Also removed the Canon 167P from the Wanted list.

5/6/2006
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/12/2006
Updated the Links page to include a link to Nathan Zeldes' Possibly Interesting Website. A fun site to visit, with a section on vintage calculating and computing machines, along with many other interesting topics.

4/9/2006
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

3/12/2006
Updated the Compucorp 120 exhibit to include additional information relating Monroe's OEM version of the Compucorp 120, the Monroe 1652.
Added new exhibit: Sharp Compet 241.

3/9/2006
Updated the Sharp Compet 30 page in the Wanted section to include additional information relating to two different versions of the Compet 30, the CS-30A, and the CS-30B.

3/3/2006
Updated the Links page to include a link to Dutch collector Nico Baaijens' " Calculating Machines - My Collection" site. A fine and nicely presented collection of mechanical calculating machines.

2/11/2006
Updated the Denon DEC-61A4 exhibit to include photos of some of the circuit boards in the machine.

1/18/2006
Added Advertisement for the ill-fated Victor 3900 electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

1/11/2006
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/10/2006
Updated the Sharp Compet 20 and Sharp Compet 16 exhibits to include additional information on introduction dates of numerous Sharp calculators as kindly provided by Mr. Iwase and Mr. Kimiya of Sharp Corporation in Japan.

1/7/2006
Updated the Wang 144T Scientific exhibit to clear up the mystery of the [LRN] button. Thanks go out to Mr. Andrew Klesh, a former Wang employee, for writing to the museum with the solution to this mystery.

1/2/2006
Added new exhibit: Canon 130S. Sincere thanks to Katie Wasserman for donation of this wonderful artifact to the Old Calculator Web Museum.
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include credit to a number of recent contributors to the museum.

12/27/2005
Updated the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section to include information about Sharp Corporation being honored by receiving an IEEE Milestone Award. This award was established by the IEEE in 1983, and is awarded in recognition of outstanding historical achievement in areas of electrical and electronic engineering. See Sharp's Press Release for more information on this great honor bestowed to Sharp Corporation.

11/13/2005
Added an early Product Marketing Data-sheet for the Friden EC-1115 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

11/9/2005
Added Early Product Marketing Data-sheet for the Friden EC-1114 calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

10/15/2005
Added Product Spec. Sheet for the Wang 701 Output Writer to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

10/14/2005
Added new exhibit: Toshiba "TOSCAL" BC-1411. A debt is owed to Mr. George Kania for making it possible for the museum to acquire this great artifact.

9/21/2005
Update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

9/18/2005
Added page to the Wanted section for the Diehl Combitron.
Added page to the Wanted section for the Philips P-251.
Special thanks to Martin Willemsen for the great photos of his machines.
Update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

9/10/2005
Added new exhibit: Wang 144T Scientific. Sincere thanks to my Mom & Dad for making the acquisition of this rare machine possible.
Updated the Wang IC Reference Tech Note to include additional IC Part Numbers.

8/24/2005
Added new exhibit: Wang C-52 Advanced Scientific. Sincere thanks to Sean Meskill for donation of this machine to the Old Calculator Museum.

8/19/2005
Added cover of the Preliminary Programmer's Guide for the Olivetti P602 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

8/17/2005
Added Product Spec. Sheet for the Wang 711 I/O Writer to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

8/16/2005
Added Pre-introduction Advertisement for the Wang 600-Series Desktop Electronic Calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

8/5/2005
Update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section to announce the death of Hiro Moyriyasu on July 31. Mr. Moriyasu was a prolific engineer and skilled leader at Tektronix for many years. He invented the concept of a digital storage oscilloscope; was involved in the formation of the Tektronix calculator division with the acquisition of Cintra; a key player in the development of the groundbreaking Tektronix 4051 desktop computer, which set IBM on its heels; and after his tenure at Tektronix, forming two companies involved in high-tech development. Mr. Moriyasu was 70 years old.

7/30/2005
Update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section, announcing the passing of Dr. Irwin Wunderman, founder of Cintra, on July 27. (For more information, see the exhibit on the Cintra/Tektronix 909. The exhibit is now permanently dedicated to the memory of this brilliant man.

7/16/2005
Updated the FAQ document in the Articles section.

7/15/2005
Created a new page to document the on-going project to create the "brick and mortar" (actually, wood & nails) Old Calculator Museum. This is a work-in-process, and will be updated from time to time as the project continues. The page is called The Old Calculator Physical Museum, and is hosted in the Articles & Other Information section.

7/14/2005
Updated the Cintra/Tektronix 909 exhibit with a couple of additional photos of Cintra's initial employees and the company's first headquarters.

7/8/2003
Updated the SCM/Marchant Cogito 240SR exhibit to add a photo of one of the circuit boards in the machine.

7/6/2005
Updated the Links page to include a link to Takaharu Yoshida's Calculator Site. A nice site with some great machines, including a Busicom 141PF, and an extremely unusual Sharp Compet 16 with Itron display. Great photographs of the machines inside and out. Note that most text is Japanese, but some English is interspersed.

6/21/2005
Update to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section, announcing the passing of Jack Kilby on 20-Jun-2005.

6/3/2005
Updated the Links page to correct the link to Emil Dudek's Vintage Technology Website

5/10/2005
Minor updates to the Monroe 620 and Monroe 650 exhibits.
Added a number of different early Sanyo calculators to the Wanted page.

5/6/2005
Updated the Links page to correct the link to Alex Knight's Electronic Calculator History & Technology Museum

4/29/2005
Added advertisement for the Victor 1800-Series Desktop Electronic Calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

4/23/2005
Major update to the SCM 240SR exhibit to include a great deal of more information on the story of Stan Frankel's calculator design, a connection with Electrosolids Corp and the formation of Computron Corporation, and how SCM ended up acquiring Computron and selling the calculator that had been developed. Sincere thanks to Joseph Strick (President of Electrosolids) for providing all of this information.
Updated the Links page to include a link to Mark Glusker's "Mechanical Calculating" site..

3/7/2004
Updated the Links page to include a link to Ugo Mainieri's Collection of Calculating Tools.

3/4/2005
Update to the Friden 1162 exhibit to add photo of inside of the Friden 116x-series delay line.

2/23/2005
Added advertisement for the Victor 4800 Programmable Desktop Electronic Calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive.

2/16/2005
Added page to the Wanted section for the Data Acquisition Corp. DAC-512. Sincere thanks to Charles Falconer, the chief architect/designer of the machine, for providing a great deal of information relating to this wonderful machine.
Added videos of two vintage television advertisements for the Sharp EL-8 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive. Warning - Videos are large (28 - 30 Megabytes, in MPEG-2 format), and are hosted on my home server, so downloads may take a while. Videos are courtesy the Perlinger Archives.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/6/2005
Added schematic for the power supply of Wang 200/300-Series Simultaneous (210SE, 250SE, 320SE, 360SE) calculators to the Wang 200/300-Series Logibloc Inventory Tech Note.

1/22/2005
Update to the Monroe 1860 exhibit to add scan of Monroe 1800-Series Mark Sense Program Card. Sincere thanks to Andrew M. Andrews III for donation of a large supply of these cards to the Old Calculator Web Museum.

1/19/2005
Added page to the Wanted section for the Ricoh Ricomac 1200. Thanks to Martin Willemsen for kindly providing the photo of his machine.
Some updates to the Commodore C112 exhibit, including addition of Spec Sheet.

1/14/2005
Added advertisement to the Advertising & Documentation Archive, touting the virtues of Monroe's customer service, featuring a Monroe 740 calculator tied to a customer service rep.

1/9/2005
Minor updates to the Monroe 1860 exhibit.

12/29/2004
Updated the Monroe 1920 exhibit to improve some photos, and add a photo of the companion Statistical machine, the Monroe 1930, to the exhibit. Thanks to Bernadette Fase for allowing use of the photo of the 1930.
Added front cover image of the Olivetti Programma 101 General Reference Manual to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

11/26/2004
Updated the Links page to include a link to Emil Dudek's Vintage Technology Calculator Page.

10/25/2004
Added front cover of Operating Instruction manual for the Monroe 1880 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added front cover of Programming Reference manual for the Monroe 1880 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Thanks to Jeff Ritow for donation of these documents to the Old Calculator Web Museum.
Updated the Monroe 1860 exhibit to include photo of second-design magnetic card.
Thanks to Jeff Ritow for donation of an assortment of Monroe magnetic cards to the museum.
Added Friden 5005 Computyper calculator to the Wanted page.

10/18/2004
Updated the SCM 240SR exhibit to include more information on the magnetostrictive delay line used in the machine.

10/15/2004
Updated the SCM 240SR exhibit to remove information crediting Stanley Frankel with the development of the MINIAC computer. This information turned out to be incorrect. Sincere thanks to Mr. Steve Leibson for his in-depth research on Mr. Frankel which clarified many aspects of Frankel's work.

9/10/2004
Updated the Victor 1800-1441 exhibit to include more detail regarding display driver circuitry. Thanks to Godfrey Leggett for information about the hybrid driver modules.
Various updates to the Thanks & Acknowledgements page.

8/18/2004
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

8/15/2004
Added descriptive page to the Wanted page for the NCR 18-16. Thanks to John Kennedy for kindly providing the photo of his machine.

8/13/2004
Added advertisement for Remington EDC-III to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

8/11/2004
Added additional advertisement for Toshiba BC-1411 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

8/3/2004
Updated the Wang 700-Series Logibloc Inventory to include more board schematics.
Updated the Wang 700-Series Architecture Document to include additional microcode opcode information.

8/2/2004
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

8/1/2004
Added new exhibit: Sharp EL-160.
Purged entries >2 years old from this change log.

7/28/2004
Added Sharp Compet 662 calculator to the Wanted page.

7/25/2004
Added new exhibit: Victor 14-322.

7/5/2004
Added more detail to the Sharp Compet 361 calculator in the Wanted page.
Added more detail to the Sharp Compet 12 calculator in the Wanted page.

7/2/2004
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the Sharp Compet 22 exhibit to include more detail regarding the introduction date of the machine.

6/21/2004
Added the Sperry Remington/Rand EDC-III calculator to the Wanted page.
Thanks to Jan Roosen for allowing the museum to use his photo of this machine.

6/5/2004
Updated the Links page.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

5/27/2004
Updates to the Compucorp 140 exhibit to include information about the function of the "LEFT" and "RIGHT" keys. Thanks to Mr. Anders Classon for explaining the function of these previously mysterious keys.

5/8/2004
Added the Facit 1125 calculator to the Wanted page.
Thanks to Rainer Fredrich for providing the nice photo of this machine.

5/2/2004
Significant updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

4/24/2004
Added data-sheet for the Cintra f(x) Repeater to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

4/22/2004
Updated the Sharp Compet 363P exhibit with photos of magnetic card and storage sleeve.
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page to include Dr. Irwin Wunderman, founder and President of Cintra.

4/19/2004
Added Cintra Lease and Rental Terms document to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added Cintra Scientist 909 advertisement to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added Cintra 926 Programmer advertisement to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Thanks to Irwin Wunderman for contributing copies of the original Cintra advertisements from his archives.

4/15/2004
Added Wang Sales Strategy document for the 100/500/600/700-Series calculators to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section. Thanks to Dennis McNurland for contributing the scan of this interesting document.

4/14/2004
Added image of front cover of Wang "Field Facts" periodical to the Wanted page.
Added image of front cover of Wang "Field Facts" periodical to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section. Thanks to Dennis McNurland for contributing the scan of the cover of this uncommon periodical.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

2/17/2004
Added cover of Victor 14-321 Operator's Handbook to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

2/16/2004
Updated the Cintra/Tektronix 909 exhibit with additional information.
Added additional photo of the Burroughs C7400 calculator to the Wanted page. Thanks to Richard Brain for providing a nice photo of his machine.
Museum News:For the next 12 to 14 months, the Old Calculator Web Museum will see limited updates due the curator moving into temporary quarters while awaiting the construction of a new home. All of the museum's machines are in storage during this time. Once the new home is completed, the museum will be moved into a 1800 sq. ft. heated/air conditioned shop building which is currently serving as storage for all of our household items (furniture, and many, many boxes of stuff) which will serve as a physical museum, as well as the workshop for performing calculator restoration and maintenance. For a period of time between February 5, 2004, and February 13, 2004, EMail directed to the museum bounced during the time the our server was offline for the move. If you sent EMail to the museum during this time, please resend your message.

1/16/2004
Added new Burroughs C-3000 Series Ad to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Updated link to Shinichiro Osaki's Pocket Calculator Museum site on the Links page.

1/3/2004
Added a photo for the Busicom 207 calculator in the Wanted page.
Other various updates to the Wanted page.

1/1/2004
Added a page for the Uchida Yoko USAC 10B calculator to the Wanted page.
More updates to the Burroughs C-3350 exhibit.

12/30/2003
Added a page for the Casio AL-1000S calculator to the Wanted page.
Updates to the Commodore AL-1000 exhibit to include vintage photo of AL-1000S calculator.

12/28/2003
Added the Canon Canola 167, Casio 101P and Busicom 141 calculators to the Wanted page.
Updates to the Sharp Compet 20 exhibit to include 1967 photos of Compet calculator assembly line, and assembly line power supply testing.
Updates to the Canon 161 exhibit to include 1967 photos of Canon electronic calculator factory final assembly & test area.

12/26/2003
Added the NCM/Busicom 202 and Toshiba BC-1402 calculators to the Wanted page.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.
Updated the exhibit on the Burroughs C-3350 exhibit to include more information on its relationship to the Sharp Compet 32.
Numerous updates to various exhibit specification sheets.
Numerous updates to various pages in the Wanted section.


12/16/2003
Added new Toshiba BC-1412 Ad to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/14/2003 Added new Friden 130/132 Ad to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/12/2003
Added Wang 300-Series Price List to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/11/2003
Added Wang 300-Series Service Maintenance Program Price Sheet to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

12/7/2003
Added Wang 300-Series Electronic Calculators Brochure to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Updated the History of Compucorp essay in the Articles & Documentation section.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/1/2003
Added advertisement introducing three new SCM/Marchant calculators, including the Cogito 240SR, to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

11/29/2003
Added advertisement for the Marchant Figuremaster to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Many thanks to Michael Cain for donation of this vintage ad to the museum.

11/26/2003
Added Data Sheet for Busicom 2017/207 programmable electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

10/25/2003
Updated preview exhibit for the Mathatronics Mathatron 8-48MII to include additional photos.

11/24/2003
Added Flyer for Busicom 162C to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

11/19/2003
Added very early advertisement for the Friden 130 electronic calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Updates to the Burroughs C-3660 exhibit.
Added Burroughs C-3660 Product Flyer to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Thomas Roughton for donation of this teim to the museum.

11/14/2003
Added Mathatron 8-48M Information Sheet to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.

11/13/2003
Added Ad Flyer for Mathatron III Calculator System to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added Computers & Automation magazine March, '64 New Product Article to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Added Mathatronics, Inc. October, '64 Price List to the Advertising & Documentation Archive page.
Thanks to the Charles Babbage Institute for providing copies of old Mathatronics materials in their archives.

11/12/2003
Added the Busicom 162C to the Wanted page.
Sincere thanks to Mr. Peter Broughton for providing the image of the 162C

11/3/2003
Updated the Wanted page to add a number of additional machines the museum is seeking.

11/2/2003
Updated the NCR 18-2 exhibit to include information about machines OEM'd by NCR from Busicom.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section to include information on introduction dates for some Busicom calculators.

10/31/2003
Added the Busicom 2017 / 2017P to the Wanted page.
Updated the History of Compucorp essay in the Articles & Documentation section, adding additional information about one of the calculators designed by Wyle Labs for marketing by Busicom, the Busicom 2017.
Thanks to Mr. Peter Broughton for providing information and images of the machines. .

10/21/2003
Added cover of Sharp Model CSA-12 "Memorizer 60" to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added copy of Sales Invoice for Sharp CSA-12 "Memorizer 60" to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

10/4/2003
Added link to Dan Veeneman's Calculator Collection site to the Links page.

10/2/2003
Added preview exhibit for new acquisition: Mathatronics Mathatron 8-48M
Added Sperry-Remington 663 to the calculator list. This calculator came to the museum through a generous donation from Mr. Eli Messenger of Oakland, CA. The exhibit for the machine will be forthcoming.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

9/24/2003
Coming Soon: Victor 1400-321. CRT Display calculator from 1970, utilizing small scale bipolar logic, and a couple of early MOS shift register integrated circuits as recirculating working register storage.

9/10/2003
Updated the SCM/Marchant Cogito 240SR exhibit to include information about Thomas Osborne's early and short-lived involvement in the 240SR project at SCM.

9/4/2003
Updated the Sharp Compet 22 exhibit to include a photo and additional information about the Sharp CSA-12 Memorizer-60 accessory that could be connected to the Compet 22 to allow simple learn-mode programming capabilities. Sincere thanks to Dick Rubenstein for providing the photo of this device to the museum.

8/29/2003
Updated the Sharp Compet 22 exhibit with additional information on the "Memorizer" accessory that could be added to the Compet 22 to allow simple learn-mode programming capabilities.

8/21/2003
Updated the Cintra/Tektronix 909 exhibit with additional information. Re-did Spec. Sheet for the machine in new format. Many thanks to Robert Krten for providing a copy of the original Tek 909 reference manual.

8/19/2003
Added images of marketing flyer for the MITS 1440 desktop calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added the Sharp Compet 12 (CS-12A) to the Wanted page.

8/13/2003
Updated the Wang 700-Series Board Inventory to include the Wang 700C calculator.

8/5/2003
Added new exhibit: Toshiba BC-1211S.

7/30/2003
Added link to Katie Wass' Calculator Manual Repository site to the Links page.

7/10/2003
Updated the Wang 700-Series Board Inventory to include schematics for a number of the boards. Sincere thanks to Jim Battle for going to all the work to find and scan these documents for the museum.

6/22/2003
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Toshiba BC-1211S.

6/18/2003
Added link to Paulo Boselli's Conheça o Museu da Calculadora site to the Links page.
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to include information and photos of another early Friden 130 circuit board prototype. Sincere thanks to Dick Ahrens for donation of this artifact to the museum.

6/17/2003
Added front cover of Instruction Pamphlet for the Monroe 820A calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

6/12/2003
Added new exhibit: Friden 132.

6/8/2003
Added advertisement for the Hewlett Packard HP 9100A to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

6/6/2003
Added advertisement for Victor 3900 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

6/3/2003
Updated the Friden 130 exhibit to add photo of Friden 130 Playing Cards, an early marketing giveaway to publicize the machine.
Profound thanks to Dick Ahrens for donating this wonderful artifact to the museum.

4/29/2003
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Friden EC-132.

4/6/2003
Updated the Brother Calther 412 exhibit to include additional photos, and improved versions of earlier photos. Also some updates to the text of the exhibit.

4/2/2003
Added a video of the Casio fx-1 calculator in operation.

3/29/2003
Updated the Thanks & Acknowledgements page in to include Mr. Carlos Tomaszewski, and Mr. Mark Paulin.

3/27/2003
Added Hitachi KK471 to the Wanted section. Many thanks to Mr. Steven Smith for providing the photo of this machine.

3/20/2003
Updated the Brother ProCal 514 page in the Wanted section to include a photo. Many thanks to Mr. Charles Littell, III for providing the photo of this interesting calculator.

3/20/2003
The Old Calculator Web Museum now has it's own domain, "oldcalculatormuseum.com". Visitors can now use http://oldcalculatormuseum.com instead of the previous "http://www.geocities.com/oldcalculators" as a means to access the site. The previous URL will continue to work indefinitely, so there is no need to change bookmarks.

3/18/2003
Updated the Tektronix Model 31 exhibit to include some new photos.

3/17/2003
Added advertisement for Toshiba BC-1411 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Trimmed out entries older than one year old from this change log.

3/8/2003
Updated the Sharp Compet 22 exhibit to include information about the Sharp Compet 23.
Added the Sharp Compet 23 to the Wanted section.
Many thanks to Mr. Ramon On for providing a photo of his Compet 23.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

3/4/2003
Updated the Addo-X 9958 page in the Wanted section to include a photo and some additional information. Many thanks to Mr. Andreas Zinn for providing the photo of this great machine.
Updated the exhibit on the Burroughs C-3350 exhibit to include a photo of the Addo-X 9958, which is a very similar calculator marketed by Swedish company Addo-X as an OEM customer of Sharp Corporation.

2/17/2003
Added new exhibit: Sony Sobax ICC-400W.

2/3/2003
Updated the Casio 101 page in the Wanted section to include a photo and some additional information. Many thanks to Mr. Gerhard Päselt for providing the photo of this wonderful machine.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/29/2003
Major re-work of the History of Compucorp essay in the Articles & Documentation section, adding significant new information and photos provided by principals involved in Computer Design Corporation. Profound thanks to Mr. Carlos Tomaszewski and Mr. Norman Grannis for sharing their memories.
Added "Videos" section to the Articles & Documentation section, providing an index to the various video clips of calculators in operation.

1/28/2003
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/8/2003
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

1/3/2003
Minor updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

12/30/2002
Released an improved video of the SCM/Marchant Cogito 240SR calculator in operation.
Added a video of the Friden STW-10 electro-mechanical calculator in operation.

12/29/2002
Updated the Commodore AL-1000 exhibit to add information about the AL-1000S, a follow-on machine with built-in I/O interface for an external I/O typewriter.
Updated the Sony ICC-500W exhibit to include additional information on published performance specifications, as well as information about external power options available for the first generation Sony calculators.
Updated the Sony ICC-1500W exhibit to include additional information on published performance specifications.

12/26/2002
Status update on the "Coming Soon" exhibit for the IME 86.

12/24/2002
Updated the "Coming Soon" exhibit for the Olivetti Programma 101 to include additional photos.

12/21/2002
Added new exhibit: Singer/Friden EC1116.
Updated the "Coming Soon" exhibit for the Olivetti Programma 101 to include additional photos.

12/14/2002
Updated the Casio AL-2000 exhibit to include information on Commodore & Remington OEM sales of this calculator.
Added link to John Wolff's Calculating Machine Web Museum site to the Links page.

12/9/2002
Added link to Daniel Sancho's Evolution of Calculating Technology website to the Links page.
Updated the "Coming Soon" exhibit for the Olivetti Programma 101.

12/6/2002
Updated Tech Note for the Wang 700-Series calculator LogiBloc Inventory to include additional boards.

11/27/2002
Added Tech Note for the Wang 200/300-Series calculators that includes an inventory of the LogiBlocs used in 200 & 300-series calculators, and their function.

11/24/2002
Added Tech Note for the Wang 700-Series calculators that includes an inventory of the circuit boards used in 700-series calculators, and their function.
Added Front Cover of Operator's Guide for the Texas Instruments TI-3500 to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Added Wang Labs Maintenance Contract Sticker to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

11/16/2002
Added coming soon exhibit: Olivetti Programma 101

11/15/2002
Added coming soon exhibit: Singer/Friden EC-1116.
Removed Singer/Friden EC-1116 from Wanted page.
Updated the Bohn Omnitrex-8 exhibit to include information on color theme variations on models of this calculator.

11/13/2002
Updated link to Frank Boehm's "elektron" site in the Links section.

11/12/2002
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

11/4/2002
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Sanyo ICC-1122. Special thanks to Katie Wasserman for donation of this calculator to the museum.
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.

11/3/2002
Added new exhibit: Friden 1117.
Updated the Wang 720C exhibit.

10/28/2002
Updated the FAQ document in the Articles section.

10/19/2002
Added cover of Wang 700A Reference Manual to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

10/17/2002
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Wang 700A Advanced Programming Calculator. Special thanks to Mr. Bob Shedd of Kadant Web Systems, Inc. for donation of this calculator to the museum.

10/12/2002
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Monroe 630. Special thanks to John Woldstad for donation of this calculator to the museum.

10/11/2002
Added Tech Note for the Wang 720C to include information on Wang 700-series calculator architecture and microcode structure.

10/7/2002
Added "Coming Soon" calculator: Sanyo ICC-0081 "Mini Calculator".

10/2/2002
Updated the Wang 370 page in the Wanted section to include an additional photo, and to conform with the new Wanted page formatting.
Updated the Wang 380 page in the Wanted section to include an additional photo.

10/1/2002
Added advertisement for late '50's Late '50's Monroe Calculator to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.
Updates to the Links Page.
Updated the Tech Notes for the Wang 360SE to include information on transistor part numbers.

9/29/2002
Added the Logicon "Computer" to the Wanted Page. Special thanks to Dr. Norman Martin, the inventor of this purpose-built programmable calculator to assist engineering computations at Logicon, Inc., for the use of this photo, and providing information about this wonderful machine. With the help of Dr. Martin, I am putting together an essay about this machine. While it was never marketed as a commercial product, this machine still holds a place in the history of desktop electronic calculating machines.

9/25/2002
Added a new story to the "Recollections & Reflections" section of the Articles & Documentation page, about the life and times of a long-time Friden employee, Mr. Dick Ahrens. Ahrens was involved in the early days of electronic calculators at Friden. His story outlines the early days of Mr. Ahrens' employment at Friden, and highlights some of his memories of the development, and the people behind the development, of Friden's first electronic calculators. Heartfelt thanks to Dick for sharing this wonderful story!

9/24/2002
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Sony ICC-400W.

9/22/2002
Added new "Tech Notes" page documenting Wang Laboratories internal Integrated Circuit part numbers.
Links to this page can be found in the Spec Sheets for the Wang 720C and Wang 600 calculator exhibits, as well as in the index of Tech Notes in the Calculator Technology section of the Articles and Documentation page of the museum.
Profound thanks to Mr. Dennis McNurland for donating the document that provided the source for this information.

9/21/2002
Numerous updates to the Wanted page.

9/15/2002
Added Rockwell Calculator Line Advertisement to the Advertising & Documentation Archive section.

9/14/2002
Added new "Tech Notes" page for outlining the Compucorp HTL Chip set Microcode Instruction Set. Links to this page can be found in the individual calculator exhibits and Spec. Sheets for said exhibits (including the Monroe 1665 and Compucorp 120, and others), as well as the article The History of Compucorp in the Articles and Documentation section of the museum.

9/10/2002
Added new exhibit: Canon Canola 164P.

9/4/2002
Added coming soon exhibit: TI Exactra 31.

8/28/2002
Updated the History of Compucorp article in the Articles & Documentation section. Added photo of Compucorp 155 Surveyor. Thanks to Bob Smillie for providing this photo.
Added Compucorp 155 to the Wanted Page

8/27/2002
Updated the Friden 1152 exhibit to add photo of the "Olive" front panel insert.

8/25/2002
Added a wonderful new story in the "Recollections & Reflections" section of the Articles & Documentation page. This story outlines the early days of Dennis McNurland's employment at Wang Laboratories as a product service technician. Sincere thanks to Dennis for sharing his great story!

8/20/2002
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Canon Canola 164P.
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Lago Calc LC 119.

8/15/2002
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Other Information section.

8/14/2002
Added Victor 1800-1721 to the Wanted page. Special thanks to John Maus for the images and information about his machine.

8/12/2002
Updated the Brother Calther 412 exhibit.

8/11/2002
Updated the Friden 1152 exhibit to include information about varying color front panels.
Updated the Sharp Compet 22 exhibit to add information about Facit's OEM version of the Compet 22, the Facit 1124.
Numerous additions to the Wanted page.

8/6/2002
Added Hitachi KK-461 to the Wanted page.
Added photo of the Hitachi KK-461 to the exhibit on the Friden 1118. Thanks to Emil Dudek for the photo of the Hitachi KK-461.
Added "Coming Soon" exhibit: Olympia CD-200
Updates to the Timeline of Calculator History page in the Articles & Documentation section.