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TI 0030 ledModel: TI-30 LED
Battery: 9 volt or RK2
Adapter: AC9132 or AC9182
Year: 1976 Price: Lire 19.000 + 14 % iva
Chip: TMC0981           
Info: In the photo below, the test calculator used in the Rieti plant to test the TMC0981 chips. From an advertisement of the time! The most Famous. The TI-30 scientific calculator is more famous because it is the best-selling in the world (10 million units). In fact, no other calculator, at the same price, can give you the same performance at the same quality level. With the TI-30 you have the 8-digit display. The AOS (algebraic operating system) to set the expressions in the same sequence in which you write them, 15 levels of parentheses, memory, trigonometric functions, plus with the security of TI assistance even after a one year warranty!

 


TI 30TI 0030 led 1display ti30Here's a nice display for the famous TI-30 LED. They could have inserted a small wafer into this PCB and then covered it with resin or soldered the integrated circuit, the TMC0981.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

TI 0030 clearcaseModel: TI-30 Braillotron
Battery:  ni-cd

Adapter: yes 
Year: 1980
Chip: TMC0981  
Info:The TI-30 was introduced mid of 1976 and found soon its way to the vision impaired people. The German company Schoenherr developed already in 1975 a refreshable Braille display and introduced in 1978 this Braillotron. 
Since 1994 the company Schoenherr GmbH refirmed as EHG Handy Tech Elektronik GmbH and introduced in 1985 with the Galixa Speech a scientific calculator with natural voice speech output and later the Galixa Braille a scientific calculator with speech output and a 10-cell braille display. This Schoenherr Braillotron was manufactured till 1985. Another approach to solve the communication with vison impaired people could be found in talking calculators like the TSI speech+ and the Orbit TI-34

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TI 0030 slrModel: TI-30 slr
Battery: solar
Adapter: 
Year: 1984
Chip: Toshiba T6974S 
Info: 




 

 


 

TI 30 solar plusModel: TI-30 solar plus
Battery: solar
Adapter: 
Year: 1987
Chip:  T6974s Toshiba
Info:  modern LCD  1982 - 1987

 

 

 

 


 

TI 30 statModel: TI-30 stat
Battery: 3 x LR44
Adapter: 
Year: 1985
Chip:  CD4557A
Info:  modern LCD  1982 - 1987