Anyone in Moscow?

[Harald]

(05-18-2018 07:44 PM)Michael de Estrada Wrote:  I own that calculator and it is the Soviet equivalent of the HP-35, much better quality than the later Elektronikas. The actual case color is almost white, not the orange as shown in the listing. Although the listing states that it is not in working condition, it might just be that the “land mine” batteries are dead, and it will still work if connected to the charger. It’s definitely worth trying to get it.

It is the Elektronika equivalent to the Konkret 600. It uses Russian chips, but is made in GDR. I have an Elektronika B3-19M with a broken case that I have transplanted into the case of a konkret 100, wich is easy to get and cheap. The konkret 100 is the same orange as the B3-19M in the link.



It is a nice calculator, but nowhere near as good as the HP35.

It has a 3 level stack.
It requires a clear all after power up as it is not in adefined state. More often than not the display remains blank until it is cleared.
It is possible to crash it, requiring a power down.
And the calculator forensic test result is 36.58348.

But I still want one in nice condition
Cheers Harald