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{{Infobox calculator|name=Sharp EL-160|image=File:Sharp EL-160 3.jpg|manufacturer=Sharp|introduced=1971|display_type=VFD|display_size=8 digits}}
{{Infobox calculator|name=Sharp EL-160|image=File:Sharp EL-160 3.jpg|manufacturer=Sharp|introduced=1971|display_type=VFD|display_size=8 digits|serial_number=1809354}}


The '''Sharp EL-160''' was an early desktop calculator produced by [[Sharp]].
The '''Sharp EL-160''' was an early desktop calculator produced by [[Sharp]].
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="traditional" perrow=0 widths=350px heights=350px>
<gallery perrow="0" widths="350" heights="350">
Image:Sharp EL-160.jpg|Powered-off top down view
File:Sharp EL-160.jpg|Powered-off top down view
Image:Sharp EL-160 3.jpg|Powered on
File:Sharp EL-160 3.jpg|Powered on
Image:Sharp EL-160 2.jpg|Chassis badge
File:Sharp EL-160 2.jpg|Chassis badge (#1809354)
Image:Sharp EL-160 4.jpg|Powered on without the top case
File:Sharp EL-160 4.jpg|Powered on without the top case
Image:Sharp EL-160 5.jpg|Back of the keypad
File:Sharp EL-160 5.jpg|Back of the keypad
Image:Sharp EL-160 6.jpg|Powered off with the top case and keypad assembly removed
File:Sharp EL-160 6.jpg|Powered off with the top case and keypad assembly removed
Image:Sharp EL-160 7.jpg|Display board/assembly
File:Sharp EL-160 7.jpg|Display board/assembly
Image:Sharp EL-160 8.jpg|The back of the display board/assembly
File:Sharp EL-160 8.jpg|The back of the display board/assembly
Image:Sharp EL-160 9.jpg|Logic board (top)
File:Sharp EL-160 9.jpg|Logic board (top)
Image:Sharp EL-160 10.jpg|Logic board (bottom)
File:Sharp EL-160 10.jpg|Logic board (bottom)
Image:Sharp EL-160 11.jpg|Top case, keypad assembly, logic board, and display board removed
File:Sharp EL-160 11.jpg|Top case, keypad assembly, logic board, and display board removed
Image:Sharp EL-160 12.jpg|Rear of the chassis with the top case removed
File:Sharp EL-160 12.jpg|Rear of the chassis with the top case removed
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 06:43, 12 July 2022

Sharp EL-160
Sharp EL-160 3.jpg
ManufacturerSharp
Introduced1971
Calculator
Display typeVFD
Display size8 digits
Programming
Other

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, 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.

Gallery

  • Powered-off top down view

  • Powered on

  • Chassis badge (#1809354)

  • Powered on without the top case

  • Back of the keypad

  • Powered off with the top case and keypad assembly removed

  • Display board/assembly

  • The back of the display board/assembly

  • Logic board (top)

  • Logic board (bottom)

  • Top case, keypad assembly, logic board, and display board removed

  • Rear of the chassis with the top case removed

External Resources

See also

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