|
NAME |
Calculo |
|
MANUFACTURER |
Science Materials Center, Inc. |
|
TYPE |
Analog Home computer |
|
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
|
YEAR |
1959 |
|
KEYBOARD |
Potentiometers and switches |
|
CPU |
None |
|
SPEED |
0.1 to 1 operation per second |
|
RAM |
No memory |
|
TEXT MODES |
Volt-meter |
|
SIZE / WEIGHT |
43 (W) x 31 (H) x 10 (D) cm. / 1 Kg. |
|
POWER SUPPLY |
2 1.5 volt batteries |
|
PRICE |
$19.99 |
|
Calculo Analog Computer
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The low cost Calculo Analog Computer was designed as by Science Material Center, Inc. as a basic introduction
to the general method of operating analog computers. It has an accuracy in multiplication and division of
about 5%, though it could be increased somewhat by means of certain tricks offered by the manufacturer. With
such accuracy the purpose of the computer was not to serve as an accurate computing device, but rather as an
estimating machine. The Calculo Analog Computer is capable of the following calculations: |
