Identify this calculator

[BruceH]

(10-30-2015 11:25 PM)jjohnson873 Wrote:  I looked at the NY Times article and found the picture. Even when you enlarge the picture it's not clear to me how you can see enough detail to tell what this very blurry view of a calculator might be. Certainly it has an LCD display. It has some fascinating dimples in the case on either side of the display, which almost leads you to believe that you can tilt the display. However the dimples are right in the middle of the LCD glass which would make it difficult to tilt. I can't even make out how many rows and columns of keys there are. There's not enough contrast to tell what is printed on the top row of keys. And there's an intriguing black line at the top of the calculator that I can't tell if it's part of the calculator, or just a flat, black surface that is below the calculator.

I think the dimples are a piece of wire or maybe recording tape lying across the display. Whatever it is, it continues off the edge of the calc and over the desk.

The black line looks like it comes from a piece of black backing that the calc is mounted onto. I don't recall any model from any manufacturer sold in that way so it might be a home brew protective backing, to protect the mixing desk, if she used it there a lot?

There are two blobs under the display that look as though they might be slide switches. Perhaps "on/off" and "f/cut/5/4" that Casios used to have - except that the button style doesn't quite look like the ones Casio used.

Probably easiest to just ask her and see if she remembers!