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The calculator uses 3 PCBs internally, one for the power supply, mounted inside a metal cage, and display and logic boards, both seated into a card-edge connector.
The calculator uses 3 PCBs internally, one for the power supply, mounted inside a metal cage, and display and logic boards, both seated into a card-edge connector.


The calculator uses a [[reed switches|reed-switch]] keypad, [[VFD|Vacuum Fluorescent Displays]] (12x Itron [[DG12B]] and 1x Itron [[SP-12A]]), and 4 [[Integrated Circuits]], the [[Rockwell]] [[MRD2256]], [[DC1152]], [[ACM1156A]], [[AU2271C]], and the [[Hitachi]] [[HD3113]], presumably for keyboard decoding purposes.
The calculator uses a [[reed switches|reed-switch]] keypad, [[Category:VFD|Vacuum Fluorescent Displays]] (12x Itron [[DG12B]] and 1x Itron [[SP-12A]]), and 4 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit Integrated Circuits], the [[Category:Rockwell]] [[MRD2256]], [[DC1152]], [[ACM1156A]], [[AU2271C]], and the [[Hitachi]] [[HD3113]], presumably for keyboard decoding purposes.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 07:03, 12 July 2022

Sharp EL-160
Sharp EL-160 3.jpg
ManufacturerSharp
Introduced1971
Calculator
Display typeVFD
Display size8 digits
Programming
Other
Serial Numbers1809354, 1810924, 1001606, 1069373, 1087623, 1504877, 1518440, 1808213, 1028363, 1500650, 1520437

The Sharp EL-160 was an early desktop calculator produced by Sharp.

Special features

The calculator uses separate 'minus equals' and 'plus equals' keys, as well as a single key for multiplication and division, this was common for the time period.

The calculator also has an 'm/d' key, this allows the user to switch between having an 8 digit memory and having an extended 16 digit multiplication/division results register.

Internal design

The calculator uses 3 PCBs internally, one for the power supply, mounted inside a metal cage, and display and logic boards, both seated into a card-edge connector.

The calculator uses a reed-switch keypad, (12x Itron DG12B and 1x Itron SP-12A), and 4 Integrated Circuits, the MRD2256, DC1152, ACM1156A, AU2271C, and the Hitachi HD3113, presumably for keyboard decoding purposes.

Gallery

External Resources

See also