Specifications for Brother Calther 412

Manufacturer: Brother Industries, Ltd.
Model Number: JC 2-412 (Calther 412)
Serial Number: B 900390
Date of Manufacture: 1969
Manufactured In: Japan
Original Price: $795
Weight: 10 1/2 Pounds
Size: 10 7/16" Wide, 14 3/4" Deep, 5 1/5" High
Power Requirement: 23 Watts, 115VAC
Display Technology: Nixie Tube, 0-9 and Right-Hand Decimal Point
Discrete Neon Bulbs for Multiplication Indicator
No leading zero suppression
Logic Technology: Mitsubishi M5300-series Small Scale Bipolar TTL IC's
3 Plug-in Circuit Boards, 118 IC's, 51 Transistors, 198 Diodes
Clock Frequency: 40KHz
Digits of Capacity: 12
Decimal Modes: Automatic floating decimal
Arithmetic Logic: Arithmetic
Unusual display of both multiplier and multiplicand for multiplication
Math Functions: Four Function
Constant: Multiplication only using [R] key
Memories: None
Features: Accumulate mode for sum-of-products calculations
Backspace key for digit at a time correction
Notes: Does not support negative numbers (tens complement)
Pressing [-] key with no prior operation performs tens complement of number in display
Performance (Mfg. Claimed): Addition/Subtraction: 10mS
Multiplication: 85mS
Division: 177mS
Marketed as the ProCal 412 by Robert Kling Wetzlar, GmbH, in East Germany, under the "Kling" brand name

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