Hardware

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Canon BJ-20

The BJ-20 is a portable printer designed around Canon's proprietary bubble-jet printing technology.Amongst others, it has the following major features.Portable.The BJ-20 fits easily into a…

Canon BJ-30

Compact Design, Lightweight/Portable, Durable, Easy Setup, Easy To Use, Fast Print Speed, Low Ink Consumption, Reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors.A/C Adapter Weights More Than The Printer.

Canon BJ-5

Canon's BJ-5 printer is nearly indistinguishable from the other entries in its portable BJ line. It uses the same buble-jet technology that brought ink-jet printers out of the closet and put them…

Canon BS-121

The Canon BS-121 is an arithmetic calculator with 12 digits precision and algebraic logic. It has 11 functions, 30 keys and an LCD (liquid crystal) display.

Canon BX-3

The Canon BX-3 was the same machine as Canon CX-1 except the CRT was replaced by a Fluorescent Display and a thermal printer.

Canon Canola L-20 II

This Canola L-20 II continued in the 80's the spirit of the Canola L813 and Canola L-3.

Canon Canola L-3

The stylish Canon Canola L-3 uses a much sleeker design than the Canola L813 introduced in the same year. Main advantage of this battery operated desktop calculator is the big display with 12…

Canon Canola L100

The Canon Canola L100 preceded the first desktop calculator manufactured by Texas Instruments - the TI-3000 - about one and a half year.

Canon Canola L100A

The Canon Canola L100A preceded the first desktop calculator manufactured by Texas Instruments - the TI-3000 - about one year. The external design of both is very similar, the differences are…

Canon Canola L100S

The Canon Canola L100S was introduced together with the first desktop calculator manufactured by Texas Instruments - the TI-3000.The display found in the L100S is similar to the Panaplex style…

Canon Canola L1010

The Canon Canola L1010 is another calculator based on the TMS1000 Microcomputer family. The ZA0552 found inside the L1010 seems to be a member of the TMS1270 and is similar to the calculator…

Canon Canola L121

The Canon Canola L121 represents the first desktop calculator using Large-Scale-Integrated (LSI) circuits and was available in 1971.

Canon Canola L1210

The Canon Canola L1210 followed the L121F and added just the square-root function.From the technical view the L1210 is from almost identical with the L121F, it uses again the TMS0201 Data chip but…

Canon Canola L121F

The Canon Canola L121F followed the famous Canola L121 with its unique combination of Large-Scale-Integrated (LSI) circuits and a Nixie tube display.

Canon Canola L1632

At a first glance the Canon Canola L1632 looks very common. We know the housing from the Canola F-11 statistical desktop calculator introduced already in 1975.

Canon Canola L800

The Canon Canola L800 was introduced short time after the first desktop calculator manufactured by Texas Instruments - the TI-3000. The L800 was the first Canon desktop calculator using the…

Canon Canola L812

The Canon Canola L812 is an arithmetic calculator with 8 digits precision and algebraic logic. It has 6 functions, 22 keys and a VFD (vacuum fluorescent) display. The power source is 4xAA…

Canon Canola L813

The Canon Canola L813 is another calculator based on the TMS1000 Microcomputer family. The TMS1045 found inside the L813 and used with the Toshiba BC-8111B is simlar to the calculator Integrated…

Canon Canola L813 II

Compared with the first series of the successful Canola L813 this series II model changes the layout of the keyboard slightly. Much more differenced could be found inside the calculators. Instead…

Canon Canola LS-1

The Canon Canola LS-1 and Canola L100S are almost identical. Unfortunately we don't know which of the two calculators was introduced earlier. Probably the LS-1 was later.

Canon Canola MD 810

The Canon Canola MD 810 MD810 is an arithmetic calculator with 8 digits precision and algebraic logic. It has 8 functions, 28 keys and a VFD (vacuum fluorescent) display. The power source is 3xAA…

Canon card EX-1

Canon introcuced in 1977 one of the first calculators performing money conversions and was far ahead the later €-calculators like the €-2000.

Canon card F-42

The Canon card F-42 competes with other scientific calculators like the Texas Instruments TI-20 or TI-25. The later F-58 added statistical functions, the F-55S uses a much smaller housing.

Canon card F-56

The Canon F-56 Scientific Statistical Calculator is one of the few Canon products based on a NEC single-chip calculator circuits. One of the odd behaviors of the NEC uPD1854G circuit is the left…

Canon card F-72

The Canon card F-72 introduced in 1980 a remarkable powerful scientific/statistical calculator in a foldable housing.It is the successor of the F-71 with similiar functionality in a traditional…

Canon card FC-42

This Canon FC-42 started with its "sibbling" Toshiba LC-838 a long line of Metric Converter calculators based on Integrated Circuits (IC's) developed by Toshiba. Canon introduced already in 1974…

Canon card FC-52

This Canon FC-52 was probably introduced together with the FC-42 and started with its "sibbling" Toshiba LC-838 a long line of Metric Converter calculators based on Integrated Circuits (IC's)…

Canon card LC-20

This Canon card LC-20 is just another calculator based on the "standard" Toshiba T3709 calculator circuit. Don't miss the later LC-23.

Canon card LC-31

The Canon card LC-31 is an arithmetic calculator with 8 digits precision and algebraic logic. It has 6 functions, 24 keys and one of the early LCD (liquid crystal) displays which incorporated a…

Canon card LC-32

This Canon card LC-32 uses similar technology like its sibbling LC-31 and the cute LC-8M and the Texas Instruments TI-1750 in a cheap housing to accomodate 2 huge AA-sized batteries. The FC-32…

Canon card LC-61

This Canon card LC-61 followed the LC-6 and uses once again a different housing.The internal construction resembles the typical Canon style. Funny to know that the Canon card quartz LC-61T uses…

Canon card MC-60

Canon introduced with the MC-60 Money Calculator a handy tool to convert between two currencies.

Canon card MC-60

Canon introduced with the MC-60 Money Calculator a handy tool to convert between two currencies.

Canon card MD-81

Canon introduced in 1979 with the MD-8 the first pocket calculator using a two-line display. The upper display is the usual working display while the lower line shows the memory content or…

Canon card MULTI FC-82

The Canon FC-42 started with its "sibbling" Toshiba LC-838 started a long line of Metric Converter calculators based on Integrated Circuits (IC's) developed by Toshiba. Canon introduced already in…

Canon card quartz LC-61T (silver)

This Canon card quartz LC-61T combines a basic four-banger calculator and a full alarm clock in a credit card sized housing known from the LC-6. It was available in a black housing, too. Don't…

Canon card quartz LC-64T

This Canon card quartz LC-64T followed the LC-61T and added once again useful features into a credit card sized housing.

Canon CAT

In 1987 Canon USA Inc. released a new computer named the Canon Cat. This computer was targeted at low-level clerical workers such as secretaries. After six months on the market and with 20,000…

Canon Checkbook

The Canon Checkbook started the idea of an Account Manager already in 1982 and outdated the Texas Instruments TI-2200 by a few weeks. A less powerful version with only one memory was sold as…

Canon Checkbook II

Canon of Japan introduced already in 1982 with the Checkbook a portable Account Manager. We know a lot of spin offs from this design like the National Semiconductor NS-103 A, the Olivetti…

Canon Checkbook III

The Canon Checkbook III "Money Manager" continued the idea of an Account Manager introduced already in with the Checkbook and continued with the beautiful Checkbook II.

Canon Checkbook Junior

The Canon CHECKBOOK Junior MONEY MANAGER is an arithmetic calculator with 8 digits precision and algebraic logic. It has 5 functions, 24 keys and an LCD (liquid crystal) display. The power source…

Canon CX-1

This business computer has a monitor and two 5.25" drives built-in. The drives had a door lock so the disk could not be removed while a file was open. The CX-1 uses MCX (Media for Canon X series)…

Canon DM-4000 Organizer

Nothing else than the PS-6200 Pocket Solution introduced by Texas Instruments in the same year.The display of the DM-4000 is very useful supporting 3 lines by 18 characters.

Canon F-11

The Canola F-11 statistical desktop calculator was the most sophisticated calculator developed by Canon. It is very similar to the earlier Canon F-10 but added some extra memories and the…

Canon F-2

On a first glance the Palmtronic F-2 could be called a scientifical calculator. You'll easily notice keys like ax, log or D»R and even EXP to enter the exponent of a number. Using the calculator…

Canon F-200

The Canon F-200 was introduced in 1990 as a Scientifical calculator. To be honest, we would judge it as a Basic calculator. We know similiar functionality from the early Texas Instruments TI-18…

Canon F-300P

The Canon F-300P is unusual in more ways than one. This machine is both highly useful and quite frustrating at the same time. Useful because it has a multitude of functions, a large display, a…

Canon F-31

The Canon Palmtronic F-31 is another calculator based on the TMS1000 Microcomputer family. The TMS1045 found inside the F-31 is simlar to the calculator circuit of the TI-2550-III.

Canon F-402

The Canon F-402 SCIENTIFIC STATISTICAL CALCULATOR is a scientific calculator with 8 digits precision and algebraic logic. It has an unknown number of functions, 40 keys and an LCD (liquid crystal…

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