Datamath TI-2500-II Electronic Calculator, circa 1974
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The Texas Instruments TI-2500 "Datamath" was TI's first electronic calculator and one of the most important consumer calculators of the 1970s. Produced beginning in 1972, the Datamath made complicated calculations accessible to many people. Because of the Datamath's popularity and ease of use, electronic calculators began to replace the heavy mechanical adding machines previously used in small businesses.
The Texas Instruments TI-2500 "Datamath" was TI's first electronic calculator and one of the most important consumer calculators of the 1970s. Produced beginning in 1972, the Datamath made complicated calculations accessible to many people. Because of the Datamath's popularity and ease of use, electronic calculators began to replace the heavy mechanical adding machines previously used in small businesses.
Artifact
Calculator
Date Made
circa 1974
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2001.31.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of William S. Pretzer
Material
Plastic
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 2.875 in (product package)
Width: 4.375 in (product package)
Length: 9.375 in (product package)
Inscriptions
Top of product package: TI-2500-II / TEXAS INSTRUMENTS / ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR
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