Unisonic LC 270 Handheld Electronic Calculator

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Unisonic LC 270 Handheld Electronic Calculator
Unisonic LC 270 Handheld Electronic Calculator, Back View
Description:

This handheld electronic calculator has a metal case and twenty-four rectangular plastic keys. These include ten digit keys, a decimal point key, a total key, four arithmetic function keys, three memory keys, a percentage key, a square root key, an off key, an on/clear key, and a clear entry key. Behind the keyboard is an eight-digit LCD display. A mark below the keyboard reads: Unisonic LC 270.

A mark printed on the back reads: Unisonic LC 270 (/) 1.5V BATTERY x 2 PCS. (/) EVERREADY BATTERY NO. 189 (/) SERIAL NO. 5673107 (/) MADE IN TAIWAN R. O. C.

For information about Unisonic, see 1986.0988.371.

References:

[Advertisement], Fort Hood Sentinel, December 17, 1981, p. 3A. Unisonic LC270 and Unisonic LC222 calculators advertised as on sale for $7.88, regularly $12.95.

[Advertisement], Tonawanda NY Evening News, April 14, 1982, p. 5. Both Unisonic LC270 and Unisonic LC222 calculators on sale for $6.96, regularly $8.99.

Date Made: ca 1981

Maker: Unisonic

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Taiwan

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Computers, Computers & Business Machines, Handheld Electronic Calculators

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Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of John B. Priser

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0988.160Catalog Number: 1986.0988.160Accession Number: 1986.0988

Object Name: electronic calculatorOther Terms: electronic calculator; Handheld

Physical Description: metal (case material)plastic (keys material)glass (display material)paper (sticker material)Measurements: overall: 3/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 4 in; .4826 cm x 6.0325 cm x 10.16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3805-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_334574

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