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TI 1205Model: TI-1205
Battery: 2 x AA ni-cd
Adapter: AC9130
Year: 1977
Chip: TMS0972
Info: Texas Instruments took in 1976 in conjunction with mathematics educators at two major universities an initiative to introduce a group of 6 calculators for educational use. Including the Little Professor, the limited function ABLE calculator, the colorful TI-1205 and TI-1255, the TI-30 and the sophisticated SR-51-II, these calculators helped students understand and use math concepts from kindergarten through college and career.The TI-1205 is based on the TI-1200 but includes rechargeable NiCd-batteries instead the standard 9V block battery. To enhance the readability of the keyboard both the size of the numerals and the color-scheme was improved.Disassembling the TI-1205 with Date code 1977 LTA and manufactured in May 1977 in Lubbock, Texas reveals an internal construction identical with the TI-1255. Instead of the 9V battery found in the original TI-1200/TI-1250 design, the TI-1205 makes use of 2 rechargeable, AA-sized NiCd (Nickel Cadmium) batteries. The printed circuit board (PCB) of the TI-1205 adds both the charging circuit for the batteries and a step-up converter to generate the 9V supply of the TMS0972 single-chip calculating circuit to the design known from the TI-1250. Donated from Marie Collas (FR).