| Brand: | commodore |
| Model: | "Custom Green Line" GL-987R |
| Type: | Calculator |
| Picture: |
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| Batteries: | Built-in rechargeable 3V battery pack |
| Lifetime: |
Introduced: 1974 Terminated: unknown |
| Notes: |
Plain calculator with memory and an
EX key
to exchange the operands to a function. The strangely named
button
MT
(memory total?) is a memory readout and clear button.
The calculator as a built-in battery pack which I have removed from
this one because it was leaking acid. They are two AA size
batteries and could probably be replaced by two modern NiMH
batteries. It still works using a power adapter,
At the back of the calculator the following text can be read:
New unique display — Larger, Clearer, Brighter, Easier on the eyes.
I have no idea what the size of its predecessors’ displays might have been for
this display is Very Small. It is a fluorescent display consisting of one
display tube not extending to the edges.
There are two LEDs above the display. The LED at the left indicates a non-zero value in memory. The LED on the right lets you know when to recharge the internal battery pack. According to this page on Calcuseum (link validated 2024-06-16) there are multiple versions of this model, and this is version 5. There is also a page on this model on Smitsonian’s site, see it here (link validated 2024-06-16) There is a newer version of this calculator, the commodore "Custom Green Line" GL-997R with an actual larger display. |
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