Minolta Minolcom
Minolta Minolcom
Distinctive features: One of the first hand-held, battery powered calculators. From well-known camera maker.
Technical details:
Display is 8 digits "Nixie" type tubes. Calculates to 16 digits, the <-> key switches the display between the most significant 8 digits and the least significant 8 digits.
Four-function. Fixed decimal point, with settings of 0, 2, 4.
Main integrated circuits - Sanyo LM8001J, LM8002E, LM8003G, LM8004F (date coded to the latter half of 1971).
4.8v sealed rechargeable battery.
108 x 182 x 51 mm (4.25" x 7.2" x 2").
1971.
Minolta Camera Co. Ltd., Made in Japan.
This is the only know model of this period with the Minolta name. It bears some resemblance to Sanyo models. The keyboard, the integrated circuits, and the sealed battery are marked Sanyo, so it was probably made for Minolta by Sanyo.
The use of "Nixie" type tubes is unusual in a hand-held calculator. The ones used here are especially narrow versions.
