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Texas Instruments Electronic Calculator, Model TI-59, 1977-1980
Texas Instruments Incorporated1977/1980
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
The TI-59 was one of the first programmable LED pocket calculators. Interchangeable magnetic cards acted as program storage, shareable among programming enthusiasts. Its large memory allowed it to compete as an affordable alternative to early computers. With "Turing-complete" abilities, its capacity to perform complex mathematical equations, and run simple programs--including user-generated games like chess--made it popular among professionals.
Details
- Title: Texas Instruments Electronic Calculator, Model TI-59, 1977-1980
- Creator: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Date Created: 1977/1980
- Location: United States, Texas, Dallas
- Subject Keywords: Communication, Calculators
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Calculator
- Object ID: 2003.28.1
- Manufacturer: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Image ID: THF155766
- Field: Mathematics
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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