AKA: SC-6010, AKA (Label): SC-6010 SCIENTIFIC STATISTIC CALCULATOR, Product number (P/N): SC6010 (SC-6010, SCIENTIFIC STATISTIC CALCULATOR),
Keywords/Tags: SC6010 (SC-6010, SCIENTIFIC STATISTIC CALCULATOR) | SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Date of intro: ~1975, Origin: Japan (List), Dimensions: 165x89mm,
Power: Rechargeable,
Display: Type = Display (LED) (List),
Number of keys: 40, #Key-Black: 20, #Key-Beige: 19, #Key-Orange: 1,
Keyboard Array (Rows x Columns): 08x05,
Miscellaneous switch: [ON(ArrowLeft)-(ArrowRight)OFF],
Classification: / Pocket,
Featuring: Scientific functions, Square root, PI, Logic-technology: LSI (Large Scale Integration), calculator-chipset,
Related with: (Docu_Articles): 197611: Specialized calculators, preprogrammed to solve…; #104697#,
Main Components: KINGS POINT: P9601FC,
Original Equipment Manufacturer : KINGS POINT: SC6010 (List of all Export-OEM-models from KINGS POINT),
Serie-members: KINGS POINT: SC60 (Less memories); KINGS POINT: SC6010 (More memories),
Known Serial-numbers: 05057 | 06797 (List of all S/Ns from KINGS POINT)
Initial Cost Price: USD69.00, Collector value: 8/10,
Courtesy of: CALCUSEUM (Serge DEVIDTS),
Info: It belongs to the first generation of portable scientific calculators introduced before brands like CASIO, SHARP and TEXAS INSTRUMENTS came to dominate the market.
The SC6010 was introduced around 1975, during a period when scientific calculators were becoming increasingly affordable for students, engineers, and scientists.
Like many calculators of the era, it was marketed under several brand names.
The model offered an impressive range of functions for its time:
Algebraic logic (standard infix entry rather than Reverse Polish Notation),
Trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan),
Inverse trigonometric functions,
Logarithmic and natural logarithmic functions,
Exponential functions,
Powers and square roots,
Statistical calculations,
Multiple memory registers (an improvement over the earlier SC60)
The SC6010 has a solid metal-and-plastic construction typical of quality calculators from the 1970s.
Internally, it contains several large-scale integrated (LSI) MOS chips rather than the highly integrated single-chip designs that appeared later in the decade.
The keyboard features keys that generally remain reliable,
although some vintage examples may exhibit contact wear or key bounce after all these years.