SCAT Specialist Calculators
SCAT (South Carolina Applied Technology) was a start-up company which produced a series of specialist calculators all based on the National Semiconductor "COPS" chip - a 4 bit microcomputer.
For more information on SCAT
and its calculators see the article SCAT and its Specialist Calculators on this site.
Below are two calculators from the SCAT range:
SCAT THE DIMENSION - FEET & INCH CALCULATOR (FI-21)
Two versions with the same functionality.
Distinctive features: Feet and inches calculator.
Technical details:
Display is 8 digits, red LED.
Has Feet & Inches and Decimal modes.
9v (PP3 battery).
84 x 154 x 42 mm. (3.3" x 6.1" x 1.7").
About 1980.
Manufactured by South Carolina Applied Technology, U.S.A.
This calculator has a very unusual shape with a bulge at the back for the battery compartment, though this allows the calculator to sit at a good viewing angle on a desk.
In feet & inches mode the display makes use of decimal points and a dash. Here it shows 13 feet 7 3/4 inches.
SCAT the solution
Distinctive features: calculates compositions of chemical solutions and dilutions.
Technical details:
Display is 8 digits, red LED.
Has Feet & Inches and Decimal modes.
9v (PP3 battery).
84 x 154 x 42 mm. (3.3" x 6.1" x 1.7").
About 1980.
Manufactured by South Carolina Applied Technology, U.S.A.
There is more information on SCAT and its calculators in the article SCAT and its Specialist Calculators on this site.
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