US-80R

Description

Brand: Unknown
Model: US-80R
Type: Calculator
Picture: US-80R
Batteries: AA x 4
Lifetime: Introduced: unknown
Terminated: unknown
Notes: The US-80R is a quite heavy calculator with an nine-digit fluorescent display, eight for accuracy and the left one for overflow indication "C" and for displaying the minus for negative numbers. Probably from the mid-1970’s.

US-80R logo found at Flowercalc It is unclear what the brand of this calculator is. There is an empty space top-left where a logo might once have been. Google didn't help either. There is no brand information on its back. I opened the calculator to find more information but that didn’t help either. I could find two other calculator collectors with this same model. Calcuseum has it listed on this page (link validated 2024-08-25) also showing a picture without a logo. The model is also for sale at Hans Bloemen’s Flowercalc on this page (link validated 2024-08-25). His version does have a logo (shown here) but reverse image searching that logo didn’t reveal anything either. It might be that this model is a promotional model and that anyone can place their own logo on it, but that is just speculation.

A slider can be used to have multiplication and division repeat after pressing the = key repeatedly. The first number entered is the number used for the repeat. So to repeatedly multiply a number by two, enter "2 x [number] =" with the orange slider set to "K" and repeat by entering another number and pressing =.

The battery compartment at the bottom slides out together with the batteries. It is quite hard to remove. To remove it I needed to use a so-called black stick, a teflon instrument to pry without leaving marks.

Peripherals

A power adapter.