Specifications for Hewlett Packard 9830A
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard, Calculator Products Division
Model Number: 9830A
Serial Number:
Date of Manufacture: mid-1973
Manufactured In: USA, Loveland, Colorado
Original Price: $5975 (base)
Weight: 42 Pounds
Size: 19 1/2" Wide, 19" Deep, 7" High
Power Requirement: 150 Watts, 120VAC 60Hz (Line Voltage Selectable)
Display Technology: 5x7 LED Dot-Matrix, 32 Character
Logic Technology: 4 Board Small Scale/Medium Scale Bipolar Mini Computer-like CPU
Microprogrammed, LSI ROM Microcode Store
LSI Dynamic RAM Working/Program/Register Storage
Digits of Capacity: 12 Significant Digits, 2 Digits for Exponent in Scientific Mode
Decimal Modes: Scientific or Fixed at 0-9 digits behind decimal
Arithmetic Logic: Full Algebraic, Conversational
Math Functions: Four Function, Keyword-Based Math Functions
e.g., SQR(x) for Square Root; SIN(x) for Sine
Expandable with up to Five User-Installable ROM Packs
Constant: N/A
Memories: Variable Storage: Simple Variables, Arrays, Matrices,
and String Variables. 3520 Bytes RAM (base), expandable to 7616 Bytes.
Programmable: Yes, HP BASIC Programming Language
Volatile RAM Program/Variable Storage Memory
Magnetic Digital Cassette for Program/Data Storage
Peripherals: Optional Printers, Plotters, Digitizer, Cassette Tape, Mark Card Reader
Previous Machine: Hewlett Packard 9810A
Next Machine: Master H-1
Related Machines: Hewlett Packard 9100B
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Advertising: Series 9800 Model 30 Pricing Information [74K]
Articles: Hewlett Packard Journal, December, 1972: The 9800-Series Calculators [PDF, 12 Pages, 2.4MB]
Hewlett Packard Journal, April, 1974: The 9885A/B Mass Storage System [PDF, 12 Pages, 2.4MB]
Web Links: Dave Hicks' Museum of HP Calculators
Steve Leibson's Essay on HP's 2nd Gen Calculators
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