ANITA Hand-held Calculators
ANITA 811, ADLER 81 & Triumph 81

The ANITA 811 was the first ANITA hand-held electronic calculator, launched in 1972.

Versions of this calculator were also supplied to the Litton Industries subsidiary TA Vertriebs, of Germany, as its Adler 81 and Triumph 81 models, and a "slim-line" version of the ANITA 811 is known, as shown below:

ANITA 811

Anita 811
With rear cover raised

ANITA 811, ADLER 81 (Type EC11) & Triumph 81

Display: 8 digits, red LED.

Functions: 4 functions, %, memory.

Batteries: 4.5v (3x AA cells).

Integrated circuit: Rockwell A1030PE, in this example date coded week 48 1974.

Size: 69 mm x 118 mm x 24 mm (2.8" x 4.7" x 1").

Anita 811 label:
Sumlock Comptometer Ltd,
Uxbridge, Middlesex.
Made in England.

Introduced 1972, price £75 [about $175].

The switch position "5/4" on the Adler is the same as that marked with a semi-circle on the Anita, and indicates that the answer will be rounded to 2 decimal places.

There is an operating manual for this machine in the Operating Manuals & Leaflets section.

This was the first Anita hand-held calculator put on sale. The story of the development of the Anita 811 and the version for Triumph-Adler is described in "The Rockwell Connection" on this site.

The picture on the left demonstrates how the rear aluminium cover slides up to replace the batteries in the back, which is common to all models of this series.

Note that the model illustrated here is a variety with a white painted rear cover.

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Note the Anita logo in the centre which was in use around this time.

    ADLER 81 (Type EC11)

The ADLER 81 model was made in two versions with the name in different places, as shown below.

Adler 81
Adler 81

TRIUMPH 81

TRIUMPH 81

ADLER 81 labelled model and TRIUMPH 81 labelled model:
TA Vertriebs - GmbH,
85008500 Nurnberg [Germany].
Made in England.

ANITA 811 - "slim-line"

Different style 811
Battery compartment

ANITA 811 "slim-line" (prototype model ?)

Display: 8 digits, red LED.

Functions: 4 functions, %, memory.

Batteries: 3v (2x PX-825 button cells).

Integrated circuit: Rockwell A1030PE, date coded week 52 1973.

Size: 64 x 114 x 14 mm (2.5" x 4.5" x 0.6").

The ANITA 811 illustrated here may be a prototype since many of the parts are modified and hand assembled, and some of the plastic parts are painted black.
It is thinner than the standard model, has a different style of keyboard, and uses PX-825 alkaline button cells (1.5v, 23 mm (0.9") diameter, 6 mm (0.25") high).
The main integrated circuit has a date code for late 1973, so this calculator was not made till over a year after the standard ANITA 811 was launched.

If you have any information about this model please get in touch.

Grateful thanks to Guy Ball "mrcalc" for the opportunity to acquire this very interesting model.

Sliding the metal back of the calculator upwards reveals the battery compartment with cavities for two PX-825 alkaline button cells.

Side view

Side view, showing that this model is thinner than the standard model ANITA 811.

Rear of front casing
Circuit board

The rear of the front of the casing showing strips of masking tape stuck on to form separators and little blocks on the backs of the keys so that they reach the metal contacts properly.
The casing is made of a light-coloured plastic which has been spray painted black.

At the bottom-right of the circuit board is the Rockwell A1030PE integrated circuit, date coded week 52 1973.
The keypad contact assembly has been lifted out of the way, on the right.

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