BISTEC BS‑600

Description

Brand: BISTEC
Model: BS-600
Type: Scientific calculator
Picture: Bistec BS-600
Batteries: Unknown
Lifetime: Introduced: unknown
Terminated: unknown
Notes: As far as I can make out BISTEC is an Indian company. This company rebrands (or copies?) calculators by other companies such as CASIO. No idea if this particular calculator is a rebranded one or just using a general IC. Reverse image search came up with various other models with the same key layout but different housing, such as:
  • A brandless "made in China" version with the general type indicator "Scientific Calculator"
  • The A&W FRACTION
  • The Bazic 3003 SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
  • The Bazic SCIENT IF IC calculator
  • The BISTEC BS-600 (this one)
  • The CaTec fx-82LB FRACTION
  • The encore fx-82LB FRACTION
  • The Guangdong Jishengke Industrial (广东吉盛科实业有限公司) foldable Scientific Calculator
  • The Kaisen 10 Digit fx-82LB FRACTION
  • The KK fx-82LB FRACTION
  • The ORPAT fx-100D (also Indian, and no it’s not a rebranded CASIO fx-100D)
  • The PHILIPS SBC 1707
  • The Signature FRACTION
  • The TECTRON fx-82LB FRACTION
Anyway, the calculator itself is a 10-digit scientific calculator with a load of functions. BASE conversion, statistics and complex number calculations.