Specifications for Singer/Friden 1160

Manufacturer: The Singer Company, Friden Division
Model Number: 1160
Introduction: May, 1969
Serial Number: 03690
Total Production: 9,452
Date of Manufacture: Est. March, 1969
Manufactured In: USA, San Leandro, California
Original Price: $995 (at Introduction)
Weight: 24 Pounds
Size: 12 3/4" Wide, 12 1/2" Deep, 6 3/4" High
Power Requirement: 60 Watts, 120V AC, 50/60Hz
Display Technology: CRT Display (Type 3WP1), Modified 7-Segment Rendition
Two Bottom Levels of four-level RPN Stack Displayed
Triplet Digit Grouping
Logic Technology: Small and Medium Scale Integration Bipolar ICs
Five Plug-In Circuit Boards, Fiberglass, Plated throough holes
88 IC's, mix of DTL and TTL logic technology
Three Custom TTL Counter Integrated Circuits fabricated by Texas Instruments for Friden; SN1286, SN1287, SN1288
Magnetostrictive Delay Line Register Storage (4 millisecond delay)
Clock Frequency: 2.8MHz Master, 700KHz Operating
Digits of Capacity: 14
Decimal Modes: Fixed, Thumbwheel Selectable, 0-11 digits behind decimal
Arithmetic Logic: Reverse Polish Notation (RPN), 4-Level Stack
Math Functions: Four Function plus Square Root
Constant: No
Memories: One, Store/Recall Only
Other Models: Singer/Friden 1162 (Square Root Function)
Singer/Friden 1166 (13-Digit Capacity, Four Function, Leading Zero Suppression)

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