Omron 606
Brief History
Encouraged by the success of the Casio Mini a year earlier, Omron unveiled its competitor model, the 60, in 1973. The fall in calculator prices resulted that real eight-digit versions were available for the same price of six-digit machines a year earlier. While many manufacturers made 12-digit models and we could switch between the two six-digit part to display, Omron’s own and OEM versions had really only 6-digit precision. Nevertheless, the Omron 606 was released in 1975, differing only from the previous models in that it used algebraic logic, which was easier to use. It was the cheapest calculator in the U.S. in 1975-76, in competition with the domestic Novus 650.
You can read more about this and competing six-digit models in our special article.
| Manufacturer: | Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. (Japan) |
| Mfg. date: | 1975 |
| Size: | 7,9×13,4×2,4 cm |
| Weight (ready for operate): | n.a. |
| Type: | four-function |
| Capacity: | 6 digits (input/display) 6 digits (internal precision) |
| Operating logic: | algebraic |
| CPU: | Omron HD3639 |
| Registers: | 2 standard (with saving the pending operation) 1 constant (with saving the pending operation) |
| Features: | Ffloating-point notation |
| Display: | 6 digit VFD (Itron DP65A) |
| Power: | 2×AA battery or adaptor |
606
Inside of the 606
Keyboard of the 606
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