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Sinclair Executive

There are two casing versions of the Sinclair Executive, with different keyboard markings.

Display is 8 digits, red LED.

4-function.

4x mercury button cells (some versions may use 3x mercury button cells).

56 mm x 138 mm x 9 mm (2.2" x 5.5" x 0.4").

Introduced August 1972.

Made in England

The incredibly small thickness for this stage in calculator development was attained by using button cells as the power source.
To achieve the low power consumption needed to employ button cells, with their low capacity, the electronics of early versions was pulsed - not recommended by the manufacturer, but it worked.
The keypad uses a very thin plastic membrane moulding to keep the thickness down. The actual keys are the tiny buttons in the centre of each pad area.

There is much more information about the Sinclair Executive on the parent Vintage Calculator site.

With battery cover removed, showing the four button cells.

Advertising brochure for the Sinclair Executive (courtesy of Gary Walton).  Click here for a larger version.

For this period in the development of electronic calculators the Sinclair Executive was incredibly thin, attained by using button cells as the power source.

This was the first Sinclair calculator. It was one of the smallest calculators of the time and certainly the thinnest.

There is much more information about the Sinclair Executive on the parent Vintage Calculator site.

Clive Sinclair was already well known for his compact and innovative electronics. This demonstrated his flair with an incredible calculator design for this time.

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