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MITS 150
& other MITS calculators

The calculator displayed here has no model number visible (the label on the back is largely erased), and although it came with an instruction manual for the MITS 908M, it is actually a MITS 150. These models are identical except that the 150 has an old-style logo above the display whereas the 908M has "MITS" and the model number, as in the photograph on the front of the instruction book.
Note the large thickness of the calculator (40 mm/1.6") since most of the rear accomodates 6 rechargeable cells.

The 6 rechargeable cells in the rear of the calculator.

The circuit board, with the MOS MCS2523 integrated circuit on the right.

More MITS calculators

The following photographs of MITS calculators were kindly supplied by Steve Shepard, a former employee of MITS.

MITS (Micro Instrumentation & Telemetry Systems, Inc.) is famous as the company which in 1975 introduced the Altair 8800. This was the first mass-marketed home computer, used an Intel 8080 processor, and was the originator of the standard S-100 bus.

MITS produced a small range of calculators, which could be purchased ready assembled or as a self-assembly kit. There were several other companies supplying calculator kits, including Heathkit and Sinclair, which gave some cost saving and also the satisfaction of having assembled the calculator oneself.

Vintage Calculators

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