Artifact Details

Title

Wang LOCI-2

Catalog Number

X520.84

Type

Physical object

Description

LOCI (LOgarithmic Calculating Instrument) desktop electronic calculator for scientific applications. First calculator capable of generating logarithms of numbers. New technique in electronics pioneered with LOCI--Concept of hardwiring beyond the basic four functions (+- --*- and /). Hardwiring means circuitry within calculator soldered together so that same function is performed every time a special key is touched- eliminating many steps. Well received in the scientific community- major contribution was to identify need for simpler- less expensive calculator for business and scientific applications. Need was answered by the desktop 300 series in 1965.

Date

1964

Manufacturer

Wang Laboratories, Inc.

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number 2AD
Serial number 2856

Dimensions

11 3/4 x 17 3/8 x 17 1/2 in

Category

Calculator/electronic

Credit

Gift of Wang Laboratories, Inc.

Lot Number

X520.84