Talk:Victor 3900

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Did you know... that the Victor 3900 (example pictured) was the first electronic calculator using custom integrated circuits, allowing it to be "smaller than a typewriter"?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:03, 19 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Victor 3900 calculator

... that the Victor 3900 (pictured) was the first electronic calculator using custom integrated circuits, allowing it to be "smaller than a typewriter"? Source: new scientist

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self-nominated at 18:42, 31 October 2021 (UTC).Reply

Reviewed Pauline Bart.

Article is new enough, long enough, no obvious copyvios, image is appropriately licensed, hook is interesting and verifiable to the New Scientist "Victor Comptometer was the first to try and develop a calculator based on LSI chips". Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:51, 1 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

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