ANITA Desk Calculators using both Transistor Logic & Integrated Circuits
ANITA 1000
ANITA 1000
Power supply - AC mains.
Display is 10 digits, Nixie tubes.
4-function, uses RPN (Reverse Polish Notation).
Mainly uses transistors, but also has integrated circuits made by Marconi-Elliott Microelectronics using "MOST" (Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Transistor) technology.
265 x 335 x 172 mm (10.4" x 13.25" x 6.75").
Introduced in February 1969[1], price £285 GBP (about US$680), and was claimed to be "the most competitively priced calculator of its type available"[2].
Made in England by Sumlock Anita Electronics Ltd, distributed by Sumlock Comptometer Ltd.
The advertisement above from May 1969 is from a period when there was a great "buy British" campaign in the UK.
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Anita Desk Calculators using both Transistor Logic & Integrated Circuits
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