hp10a

Model:	-10A

General:
	Name:			Handheld Printing Calculator
	Code-Name:		Kiss
	Family:			Sting
	Logic:			adding machine
	Features:		-
	Firsts:			adding machine logic, "handheld" printer
	Introduction:
		Date:		1977-7-1
		Price:		$175
	Discontinuation:
		Date:		1979-03-01
		Price:		?
	Production-Run:		?

Display:
	Type:			LED, 7 segment
	Size:			10 digits
	Number-Formats:		- sign, integer part, ., decimal part
	Annunciators:		.......	battery low

Data:
	User-Visible:
		Smallest:	.0000000001
		Largest:	9999999999.
		Signif.-Digits:	none
	Internal:
		Smallest:	.0000000001
		Largest:	9999999999.
		Signif.-Digits:	none
	Data-Types-and-Sizes:	fixed point, 6 bytes?

Memory:
	Named-Registers:	M, display, running total, constant
	Flags:			none
	Register-Usage:		none
	Numbered-Registers:	0
	Program-Steps:		0
	Program-Editing:	none
	Program-Display:	none
	User-RAM-Bytes:		24 bytes?
	Total-RAM-Bytes:	?
	ROM-Bytes:		?
	Machine-State:		prefix key state
				display mode
				auto decimal mode
				registers
				memory
	File-Types:		none

Physical:
	Technology-Used:	?
	Processor:		?
	Chip-Count:		?
	Power-Source:		nickel-cadmium batteries
				A/C adapter/recharger
				charging time ON is 17 hours, OFF 6 hours
	Continuous-Memory:	none
	Expansion-Ports:	none
	I/O-Ports:		thermal printer, 14 columns?
	Clock:			none

	Length:			?
	Width:			?
	Height:			?
	Weight:			?
	Temperature-Range:
		Operating:	0 to 45 deg C
		Charging:	15 to 40 deg C
		Storage:	-40 to 55 deg C

Keyboard:
	Switches:		OFF / ON
				DISPLAY / ALL / PRINT
	Shift-Keys:		gold, gold, above
	User-Defined-Keys:	none

Key-Arrangement::

** ** ** **  **

** ** ** **  **

*** *** *** ***

*** *** *** ***

*** *** *** ***
	    ***
******* *** ***

Key-Labels-Base-Keyboard::

^	M+	M-	MR	CE
[]	%	\:/	x	S
7	8	9	T
4	5	6	-
1	2	3	+ =
0	.	+=

Key-Labels-gold-gold-above::

[]	[]	[]	CM	C
[]	[]	[]	[]	#
[]	[]	[]	[]
[]	[]	[]	[]
[]	[]	[]	[]
[]	[]	[]

Programmable-Operations::

none

Non-Programmable-Operations::

#		print the display
%		if pending operation is x, divides display by 100 and does + =
		if pending operation is \:/, does + = and multiplies the
		display (answer) by 100
+ =		add display to running total (subtotal), also repeats
-		subtract display from running total (subtotal), also repeats
shift .		set/clear auto decimal mode
0-9, .		enter digit or decimal point
shift 0-8	set fix 0-8
shift 9		set float
C		clear all
CE		clear entry
CM		clear memory
gold		gold shift
M+		add display to memory
M-		subtract display from memory
MR		recall memory
S		print running total (subtotal)
T		print running total, a line of ######s, clear running total
x		multiply, as "A x B + =" puts product in display
shift x		multiply by constant (last B)
\:/		divide, as "A \:/ B + =" puts quotient in display
shift \:/	divide by constant (last B)
^		paper advance

Menus::

none

Bugs/ROM-Versions::

none

Notes::

none

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