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
)
Any info would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Harald
(08-21-2017 06:00 PM)Massimo Gnerucci Wrote: [ -> ]Is the manual enough? 
No?
Same site: inside and outside.
Thanks, I hadn't found that yet!
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.
The first "RPN" with hyperbolics ?
the SR-50 in January 1974 had hyperbolics.
? :-)
(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.
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
(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.
(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.
(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.