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This page has links to photographs of early LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) pocket calculators, that is those manufactured up to about 1980 .  The technical development of calculators slowed down around this time and so after 1980 they are of less interest and are not featured on this page.

Early AC-powered LCD Desktop Calculators appear on the Desktop Calculators page of the Photograph Library.

LCD displays are explained further in the Calculator Displays section.  In general the order of development was:

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Adler (German company, was a division of Litton Industries)

Adler LS822

Adler LS822 (yellow LCD)


Baron (We have no details about this company, if you have any information please get in touch)

Baron LCD Calculator

Baron LCD Calculator (yellow LCD), 4-function, %, memory, sq. rt., change sign, 2-button cells, 114x62x10mm / 4.5x2.4x0.4", Japan.


Busicom (these LCD calculators under the Busicom name were probably sourced by the British company Broughtons of Bristol, which acquired the rights to the name after Busicom went out of business)

Busicom LCD119

Busicom LCD119 (yellow LCD), 4-function, %, memory, square root, 2-AA rep. batt., 86x136x28mm / 3.4x5.4x1.1".


Canon
(Japanese company)

Canon Palmtronic LC-5

Canon Palmtronic LC-5 (yellow LCD), photo with unusual battery cover removed, 4-function, %, memory, square root, Lithium "coin" cell, 68x115x5mm / 2.7x4.5x0.2", c1976, Japan.


Casio
(Japanese company)

Casio College fx-80

Casio College fx-80 (yellow LCD).

Casio fx-58

Casio fx-58 (grey LCD), scientific functions and clock/stopwatch, credit card sized, late 1970s.

Casio MG-880

Casio MG-880 (grey LCD), game and melody calculator. Has a rudimentary game and you can play tunes on it - manufacturers were starting to add other features to boost sales, 113x68x7mm / 4.4x2.7x0.3".

Casio micro-mini

Casio micro-mini (M800) (yellow LCD), in fitted case, tiny but thick calculator, 4-function, 43x62x14mm / 1.7x2.4x0.6", 1976, was also available with a grey LCD, see below. Featured calculator .

Casio Micro-Mini

Casio micro-mini (M800) (grey LCD), in fitted case, tiny but thick calculator, 4-function, 43x62x14mm / 1.7x2.4x0.6", 1976, was also available with a yellow LCD. Featured calculator .

CasioMicroMiniM810_1_tlr

Casio micro-mini (M810) (yellow LCD), tiny but thick calculator, 4-function, %, memory, 43x62x14mm / 1.7x2.4x0.6", 1976. Featured calculator.

Casio Mini Card LC-78

Casio Mini Card LC-78 (yellow LCD), the first credit card sized calculator. Featured calculator.

Casio Mini Card LC-78G

Casio Mini Card LC-78G (yellow LCD), looks identical to the LC-78. Featured calculator.

Casio MQ-1

Casio MQ-1 (yellow LCD), tiny calculator with clock. Featured calculator.

Casio MQ-2

Casio MQ-2 (yellow LCD), tiny calculator with clock. Featured calculator.

Casiopocket-LC

Casio pocket-LC, 4-function, %, memory, 8 digits yellow LCD, 2-button cells, 63110x13mm / 2.5x4.3x0.5", 1975, Japan, the first calculator to use the now standard TN (Twisted Nematic) LCD with its black numerals. Featured calculator .

Casio pocket LCII

Casio pocket-LC II, 4-function, %, memory, 8 digits yellow LCD, 1-AA rep. batt., 63110x17mm / 2.5x4.3x0.7", 1976, Japan. Featured calculator.


Commodore (CBM - Commodore Business Machines - Canadian/U.S.A. company. See the Calculator Companies section for more information.)

Commodore CIL55PD

Commodore CIL55PD (yellow LCD), 10 digits, 4-function, %, memory, square root, 4-AA rep. batt., 114x238x40mm / 4.5x9.4x1.6", Japan.

Commodore CIL-80

Commodore CIL-80 (grey LCD), 8 digits, 4-function, %, memory, 2- button cells, 92x60x5mm / 3.8x2.4x0.2", Japan.
 

Commodore LC43SR

Commodore LC43SR, photo2 (yellow LCD).

Commodore LC4512

Commodore LC4512 (yellow LCD), scientific, 2-AA rep. batt., 78x160x23mm / 3.1x6.3x0.9", Japan.

Commodore LC5K3

Commodore LC5K3 (yellow LCD), inside, 4-function, %, memory, square root, 2x button cells, c1978, Japan.

Commodore LC925

Commodore LC925 (yellow LCD), 4-function, %, memory, square root, 2-AA rep. batt., 75x139x30 mm / 3.0x5.5x1.2", Hong Kong, similar to vfd display model 9R25.
 


Dataking

Dataking LC800

Dataking LC800 (reflective LCD) model made by Rockwell, unusually powered by two PP3 9v batteries (1973-74).


Decimo

Decimo GoldFinger World Traveller

Decimo Goldfinger World Traveller (yellow LCD), 4 function, %, memory, square root, time/alarm, gold-coloured finish.


Elektronika (made in U.S.S.R.)

Elektronika B3-30

Elektronika B3-30 (yellow LCD), 4-function, quare root, 70x109x10mm / 2.75x4.3x0.4", 2-button cells, looks similar to Sharp EL-8020.


Enterprex

Enterprex MS1500

Enterprex MS-1500 (yellow LCD), 4-function, %, memory, 2-silver oxide cells, Taiwan.


General Electric
(Sold by Australian General Electric Distribution/(Appliances) Pty. Limited.)

General Electric Genius 78

General Electric Genius 78 (yellow LCD), %, memory, square root, clock, stop watch, 68x135x8mm / 2.7x5.3x0.3", China.


Ibico (Swiss office equipment company, calculators made in Japan.)

ibico 086

ibico 086 (reflective LCD), same as Dataking LC-800.


Ingersoll

Ingersoll XK100 Micro Cassette Recorder

Ingersoll XK100 Micro Cassette Recorder/Calculator combination (yellow LCD), 4-functions, %, memory, square root, 65x147x27mm / 2.6x5.8x1.1", Japan.


Lloyd's

Lloyd’s Accumatic 40

Lloyd's Accumatic 40 (reflective LCD), same as Dataking LC-800.


Maruman

Maruman cigarette-lighter/calculator

Maruman cigarette-lighter/calculator yellow LCD, photo 2. Details.


Mathix

Mathix 1502

Mathix 1502 (yellow LCD), 4-function, %, memory, sq. rt., change sign, 116x67x9mm / 4.6x2.6x0.4".


Prismatic

Prismatic 500

Prismatic 500 (aka P500) (reflective LCD), same as Dataking LC-800.


Ragen

Ragen Microelectronic Calculator

Ragen Microelectronic Calculator. Early low-cost, LCD calculator, probably never went on sale - announced early 1972. Featured calculator.


Royal (Royal Typewriter Company. U.S. company, distributed in Britain by Imperial Typewriter Company, both Litton Industries companies)

Royal MemoCalc

Royal MemoCalc (yellow LCD) - unusual mini-cassette recorder/calculator.

Royal Solar 1

Royal Solar I (yellow LCD), one of the first models to employ solar cells. Featured calculator.


Sears

Sears LC-80

Sears LC-80 (grey LCD), 4-function, %, Hong Kong.


Sharp (Japanese company - One of the most innovative calculator manufacturers with many firsts to its name.  Its first LCD models used its COS (Crystal on Substrate technology).  For more information about Sharp see the Calculator Companies section.)

Sharp EL-805

Sharp EL-805 (reflective COS LCD), the first pocket-sized LCD calculator, 1973. Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-808

Sharp EL-808 (reflective LCD). Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-5805

Sharp EL-5805 (grey LCD), circuit board front, circuit board rear, c1977, Japan, early use of a, now standard, grey LCD in a calculator.

Sharp EL-8001

Sharp EL-8001 (reflective LCD). Featured calculator.

SharpEL8008_1_tlr

Sharp EL-8008, photo of display (reflective LCD). Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-8009 & EL-8019

Sharp EL-8009 & EL-8019 folding "clam-shell case" calculators.  Sharp EL-8009 (reflective LCD).  Sharp EL-8019 (yellow LCD), available in 4 different finishes, 2 metallic and 2 leather-type.  Sharp EL-8009 is a Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-8009S

Sharp EL-8009S (reflective LCD), clam-shell case. Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-8010

Sharp EL-8010, rear with batteries (reflective LCD). Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-8015

Sharp EL-8015 (reflective LCD). Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-8026

Sharp EL-8026 (grey LCD), the first calculator with solar cells, on the back! for recharging the batteries. Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-8110

Sharp EL-8110 (reflective COS LCD). Featured calculator.

Sharp EL-8125

Sharp EL-8125 (grey LCD), 4-function, %, memory, sq. rt., 8 digits grey LCD, 3-button cells, 110x66x5mm / 4.3x2.6x0.2", Japan.

Sharp PC-1211

Sharp PC-1211 (yellow LCD), one of the world's first pocket computers, programmable in Basic, 1980. Featured calculator.


Silver Reed

Silver Reed LCD-21

Silver Reed LCD-21, 4-function, %, memory, sq. rt., 8 digits yellow LCD, 2-button cells, 105x61x8mm / 4.1x2.4x0.3".


Teal (Tokyo Electronic Application Laboratory Ltd., Japan, and Teal Industries Inc., Carson, California, U.S.A. For more information see the Calculator Companies section of this site.)

Teal LC842

Teal LC-842 (yellow LCD).

Teal Photon

Teal Photon version 1, Teal Photon version 2, (yellow LCD), one of the first solar powered calculators. Featured calculator.


Texas Instruments

T IDataChron

Texas Instruments DataChron (yellow LCD), inside, 4-function, %, memory, square root, clock, stop watch, 2x button cells, 68x135x11mm / 2.7x5.3x0.4", Japan, c1976.

TI_MIN_tlr

Texas Instruments LC2500 "Minimath" (full view), Texas Instrument's LCD version of the Datamath from late 1972 (prototype or very limited production model).
Close-up of LCD display
Featured calculator .


Timex

Timex Timemate

Timex Timemate (yellow LCD), calculator and alarm clock. Details.


Toshiba

Toshiba LC-825

Toshiba LC-825 (yellow LCD), 4-function, %, memory, square root, 111x64x6mm / 4.4x2.5x0.25", Japan, c1980.

Toshiba LC-830

Toshiba LC-830 (yellow LCD), inside, 4-function, %, memory, square root, Japan.

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