AKA: Canola 161, Product number (P/N): 161,
Keywords/Tags: 161 | Canola
Date of intro: ~nov-1965, Origin: Japan (List),
Power: AC,
Display: Type = Display (Electro optical) (List), Digits = 16,
Number of keys: 22, #Key-Black: 6, #Key-White: 16,
Keyboard Array (Rows x Columns): 04x08, Keyboard Layout: [A] [(ArrowRight)] [7] [8] [9] [x] [R] [(Division)] - [T] [4] [5] [6] - [CM] [1] [2] [3] [=] [=] - [C] [CI] [0] [.],
Classification: / Desktop with Display,
Featuring: Logic-technology: DTL (Diode Transistor Logic), discrete components,
Related with: (Docu_Articles): 196705: Thinking Computers?; CANON_docu: (Instr.) 161: Gebruiksaanwijzing (versie-1),
Serie-members: CANON: 161 (version-1) (22 Keys); CANON: 161 (version-2) (22 Keys, 'ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR'-annotation); CANON: 161 (version-3) (23 Keys); CANON: 161 (version-4) (24 Keys, 'Canola'-annotation); CANON: 161 (version-5) (24 Keys, 'ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR'-annotation),
Known Serial-numbers: 601398 | 601459 | 700369 (List of all S/Ns from CANON)
Collector value: 10/10,
Courtesy of: CALCUSEUM (Serge DEVIDTS),
Info: This model is an upgraded version of the
CANON: 130 featuring 16 digits instead of 13 and an additional accumulating memory.
Both models were unique for their time due to a fully floating decimal point system that automatically aligned operands without requiring a manual switch.
However, despite the complex engineering behind this feature, its execution was flawed, often resulting in erratic and unpredictable calculator behavior.
Internet: Link-1: EARLY ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE