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Omron 12SR
08-21-2017, 05:34 PM
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Omron 12SR
Does anyone know anything about the Omron 12SR?
I have just bought one and can't wait for it to arrive.
It usese a 14 digit VFD (which is how it caught my attention) and seems to be functionally quite close to the HP45.
But I don't know when it was built, what technologie it uses and how rare it is (not even by how much it was overpriced Smile)

Any info would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Harald
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08-21-2017, 06:00 PM (This post was last modified: 08-21-2017 06:04 PM by Massimo Gnerucci.)
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RE: Omron 12SR
(08-21-2017 05:34 PM)Harald Wrote:  Does anyone know anything about the Omron 12SR?
I have just bought one and can't wait for it to arrive.
It usese a 14 digit VFD (which is how it caught my attention) and seems to be functionally quite close to the HP45.
But I don't know when it was built, what technologie it uses and how rare it is (not even by how much it was overpriced Smile)

Any info would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Harald

Is the manual enough? Wink
No?

Same site: inside and outside.

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08-22-2017, 08:13 AM
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RE: Omron 12SR
(08-21-2017 06:00 PM)Massimo Gnerucci Wrote:  Is the manual enough? Wink
No?

Same site: inside and outside.

Thanks, I hadn't found that yet!
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08-22-2017, 07:47 PM
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RE: Omron 12SR
FWIW, this calculator was the first to include hyperbolic functions, beating
the HP-32E by at least a year. The MOSTEK chipset was also the basis for the Sanyo CZ-2901, APF Mark 55, Privileg SR 54 NC and Corvus 500. Only the Sanyo has a green VFD like the Omron, the rest are red LED.
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08-23-2017, 02:48 AM
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RE: Omron 12SR
The first "RPN" with hyperbolics ?

the SR-50 in January 1974 had hyperbolics.

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08-23-2017, 03:17 AM
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RE: Omron 12SR
(08-23-2017 02:48 AM)Gene Wrote:  The first "RPN" with hyperbolics ?

the SR-50 in January 1974 had hyperbolics.

? :-)

Yes, I didn't think I had to add the RPN qualifier when posting in this subforum. Wink
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08-24-2017, 01:21 AM (This post was last modified: 08-24-2017 01:24 AM by Matt Agajanian.)
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RE: Omron 12SR
Hi there. There were at least four calculators based on the Mostek processor with an identical function set--Omron 12SR, Corvus 500, APF Mark 55, and Privleg SR54-NC.

TK Enterprises published an extended manual for these, Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About RPN (But Were Afraid to Ask). Katie Wassernan's site wass.net has a PDF of this book. Here is the URL of the PDF for the book.

Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About RPN
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08-24-2017, 10:39 PM
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RE: Omron 12SR
(08-23-2017 02:48 AM)Gene Wrote:  The first "RPN" with hyperbolics ?

the SR-50 in January 1974 had hyperbolics.

? :-)

That would be the HP-32E from the 1978 Spike/Spice series. It also brought back the Woodstock HP-27 Normal Distribution function. And the 32E could calculate the inverse normal distribution.
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08-24-2017, 11:43 PM
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RE: Omron 12SR
(08-22-2017 07:47 PM)Michael de Estrada Wrote:  FWIW, this calculator was the first to include hyperbolic functions, beating
the HP-32E by at least a year. The MOSTEK chipset was also the basis for the Sanyo CZ-2901, APF Mark 55, Privileg SR 54 NC and Corvus 500. Only the Sanyo has a green VFD like the Omron, the rest are red LED.

In addition to Michael's good list; there are three others, sort of.
- The Omron SR 12 was also sold labeled as the General Electric CE-93
- The Corvus 500 was also re-badged as the Dumont Corvus and the Emerson E12

Then there's this one.
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08-25-2017, 05:45 AM
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RE: Omron 12SR
(08-24-2017 11:43 PM)Den Belillo (Martinez Ca.) Wrote:  
(08-22-2017 07:47 PM)Michael de Estrada Wrote:  FWIW, this calculator was the first to include hyperbolic functions, beating
the HP-32E by at least a year. The MOSTEK chipset was also the basis for the Sanyo CZ-2901, APF Mark 55, Privileg SR 54 NC and Corvus 500. Only the Sanyo has a green VFD like the Omron, the rest are red LED.

In addition to Michael's good list; there are three others, sort of.
- The Omron SR 12 was also sold labeled as the General Electric CE-93
- The Corvus 500 was also re-badged as the Dumont Corvus and the Emerson E12

Then there's this one.

Thanks for the history lesson correction. Much appreciated.
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