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Electronics
Discrete Transistor Logic
Architecture, Memory & Speed
14 displayed digits, 1 sign digit and one decimal position digit = 16 digit word
Digits encoded as 4-bit BCD, digit-serial processing over 4-bit internal bus
Core memory, 4 registers x 16 digits x 4 bits = 256 cores
@@kHz master clock, @@mS core cycle, @@mS full-number time
Construction
Ten double-sided boards plug into a hand-wired backplane.
Technical Analysis
The AL-1000 has been magnificently reverse-engineered, documented and analysed by Brent Hilpert.
Please visit his Old Calculator Museum for full technical information on the AL-1000 and on many other important and interesting machines.
Casio AL-1000 Internal Layout
Casio AL-1000 Chassis
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Casio AL-1000 Internal Layout
Casio AL-1000 Internal Layout
Casio AL-1000 Internal Layout
Casio AL-1000 Internal Layout
