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Искра-124 | ||||
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Iskra, meaning "spark" in Russian, was a series of high-end scientific calculators manufactured in the 1970s by the Schetmash factory in Kursk, USSR. The Iskra-124 is an advanced scientific calculator capable of trigonometric operations, logarithms, and more. The price of an Iskra-124 was 1,750 rubles, which at the end of the 1970s was approximately ten times the average worker's monthly salary in the USSR. Furthermore, these machines were not available for individual purchase; these high-end devices were intended strictly for institutional use and were not sold to the public. The Iskra-124 features a 16-digit, 7-segment Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD). Its logic and memory utilize 248 small-scale integrated circuits (SSI) across 16 separate circuit boards (specifically the K172, K144, and K501 series), with an additional number of discrete components on three other circuit boards for the keyboard and display. The plastic-cased integrated circuits (ICs) from various Soviet manufacturers are dated from 1980. This early Soviet electronic calculator was rescued from the administrative building of the Baltijets factory in Narva, Estonia, shortly before the building was demolished. Weight 12,5kg Dimensions: 38 x 40 x 12,5 cm | ||||
| Year of manufacture: 1981 | ||||
| Serial №: 100057 | ||||
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