- Unidentified TI-2500 Hardware Revision
- 12 Feb 2020 11:16:24 pm
- Last edited by Sam on 13 Feb 2020 12:05:12 am; edited 3 times in total
I recently (as in last week) purchased a broken TI-2500 off Ebay, which a little soldering and new batteries fixed up in half an hour. Beyond the obvious novelty of holding a nearly forty year old calculator that uses its 7-segment VRAM as memory, I've also become very interested in what particular model this calculator is, because it doesn't actually resemble any hardware revision that's documented on datamath.org or vintagecalculators.com. It's very puzzling. it has the label shape as though it's Version 1, but not the removable battery cover. The inside had no battery tray, only a set of four rechargeable 1.2v AA batteries soldered together and to the calculator. Does anyone know what version this is? I'll post the back of it below.
Also, a fun fact I discovered about this calculator is that it actually contains a wooden component!
Edit: Just noticed that it has a CE button, not a CE/D button, meaning it is not affiliated with version 1.
Also, a fun fact I discovered about this calculator is that it actually contains a wooden component!
Edit: Just noticed that it has a CE button, not a CE/D button, meaning it is not affiliated with version 1.