astro by Kosmos
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| astro by Kosmos |
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Description
1979 the miniaturisation of pocket calculators was so far advanced, that
it was possible to integrate even an astrological minicomputer into a small
pocket calculator. This astrological computer was able to calculate the properties
of your zodiac sign by your birth date and compare it with those data of other persons.
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| manual on the back side |
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Visually, the Kosmos astro looks much like an ordinary pocket calculator,
only eight LEDs (in pairs of yellow and green) indicate the additional feature.
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| Display |
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Inside, you find besides the familiar components such as CPU, display,
resistors for the VFD and a high voltage coil some other discrete elements like
transistors, diodes and resistors, which were no longer ususal that time, but had
to be used for driving the eight "astrological" LEDs.
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| inside |
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The calculating power is standard, only the four basic types of calculations
are possible; a division by zero simply returns zero instead of an error. There's no memory
and no constants function; overflow errors are indicated by an "E" on the ninth position.
Technical data
| Manufacturer | Kosmos |
| Model | astro |
| Year | 1979 |
| CPU | TMS 1470 |
| Display | 8+1 digit VFD + 8 LED |
| Number of keys | 19 |
| Functions | +-*/ astro |
| Entry logic (classification) | ALG (BGAA) |
| | 1 + 0.000 = | 0. (the correct value would be 1.) |
| 0 / 0 = | 0. (should have produced an error) |
| | Power supply | 2xAA |
| Size | 12 x 7,3 x 2,6cm |
| Serial Number | 025312 |
| Condition | A-B |
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| Factsheet |
