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Offered is this great vintage "gadget" from Tamaya, a digital navigation computer. It's their model NC-77.
- Tamaya NC-77 Digital Navigation Computer
- Display is 10 digits, green fluorescent
- Scientific and navigation functions
- Integrated circuits - Surface mounted, types SC38664 and SC38665 date coded early 1978
- 6v (4 x AA batteries). Batteries included, unit powers up although I've no idea how to use it
- 3.25" x 5.9" x 1.1"
- Produced from 1978 to 1991
Comes in a nice felt lined wood case and includes the warranty card, laminated Dialogue Symbols card and another laminated card for sextant corrections.
Quite an amazing little scientific instrument. Would be great for display or for the collector of vintage maritime equipment or vintage calculators and computers.
Tamaya & Company Limited,
Tokyo, Japan
Made in Japan.
Their website gives the following information: Tamaya is a well known manufacturer of navigation instruments. It has a website which gives the above production date. The website also gives details of how to use the calculator into the year 2000 and beyond. By entering the date as the 99th day of the 99th month of 1999 !!! it is possible to use it up to June 23 2007. A table to print out gives all the necessary conversions.
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