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This year-by-year listing is by no means complete,
but I will keep adding to it over future months.
Watch this space..
 
1970
Canon "Pocketronic" The earliest portable calculator and the first with thermal print tape display. Canon utilized the Integrated Circuit chips that TI originally developed to make this breakthrough
 
Unisonic 711    
1971
Bowmar 901B   The first real pocketable electronic calculator
  Commodore C110   identical to Bowmar 901B & Craig 4501, but much rarer
Casio fx-1 scientific desktop calculator
  Sharp EL-8   palm sized calculator with nixie tubes display
1972
Busicom    
Casio 'Mini' The introduction of this affordable, simple 'fourbanger' with 6 digits and no decimal point is arguably the model that made Casio popular.
  Commodore Minuteman 1   "Klixon" keypad, beautifully sculpted, thick white case
  Commodore Minuteman 2   re-designed keypad with red, white, and (pale) blue keys
  Commodore Minuteman MM2SR   thinner, with a black case, small, oval, red/white/blue keys
  Commodore US*3   USA
  Commodore US*4    
  Garrett 2000    
  Garrett wafer    
  Hewlett Packard 35A    
  Remington 807B    
  Sharp Elsimini EL-801   Sliver case, "Super compact space age styling", carrying lead
  TI 2500 - "Datamath"   TI's first calculator- "A must-have for all collectors"
1973
Aristo M-27  
  Aristo M-65    
  Commodore Minuteman 3   popular model with at least 8 variations
  Commodore Minuteman 3 MM3M   with memory
  Commodore Minuteman 3 MM3P   with percent key
  Commodore Minuteman 3 MM3R   sealed rechargeable batteries
  Commodore Minuteman 3 MM3S   with square root key
  Commodore Minuteman 6   even smaller and more angled, but in a gray metal case
  Commodore Minuteman 6 MM6X    
  Commodore US*8    
  Facit 1111    
  Sharp EL-805    
  Sinclair Executive Memory   the first genuine "pocket" calc & most COLLECTABLE
  TI SR10    
  Unisonic 737    
  Hewlett Packard 45A   Nickname "Wizard"
  Hewlett Packard 46A    
  Hewlett Packard 80A    
  Hewlett Packard 81A    
1974
Aristo M-75    
  Aristo M-85    
  Casio fx-10   Casio's first scientific 'pocket' calculator. 
  Elektronika B3-04   Made in Russia
  Garrett 2020    
  Sharp ELSI EL-8002   Leather-look navy plastic with carrying strap!
  Sinclair Cambridge Memory    
  TI SR50    
  Hewlett Packard 65A   Nickname "Superstar"
  Hewlett Packard 70A   Nickname "Scrooge"
1975
Casio "pocket" 8S   Simple stainless steel design. Pocket sized
  Casio 803-MR    
  Casio CP-801B    
  Casio fx-101    
  Casio Pocket LC   The first of Casio's LCD screens.
  Nixdorf LK-3000    
  Sinclair Oxford 100    
  Sinclair Oxford 150    
  Sinclair Oxford 200    
  Sinclair Oxford 300   Scientific version, good functions and better accuracy
  Sinclair Scientific   Programmable
  TI SR52    
  Unisonic 888    
  Hewlett Packard 21A   Nickname "Pumpkin"
  Hewlett Packard 22A   Nickname "Turnip"
  Hewlett Packard 25A   Nickname "Squash"
  Hewlett Packard 55A   Nickname "Merlin"
  Sharp EL-808   Early pseudo-LCD with "flip up" lid
1976
Aristo M-16    
  Casio AL-8    
  Casio Biolator   Calculates your life's natural rythmns, based on curves!
  Casio Memory 8A   Japan
  Casio Personal M-1   Very 'modern', simple and functional
  Elektronika B3-14   Russia
  Elektronika B3-18A    
  KingsPoint SPM-100    
  Svetlana C3-33    
  Tamaya NC-2    
  TI 1200    
  TI 5040    
  Hewlett Packard 25C   Nickname "Squish"
  Hewlett Packard 27A   Nickname "Salad"
  Hewlett Packard 67A   Nickname "Hawkeye"
  Hewlett Packard 91A   Nickname "Felix"
  Hewlett Packard 97A   Nickname "Kitty Hawk"
1977
Casio R-320    
  Elektronika B3-19M    
  Elektronika B3-21    
  Elektronika B3-25A    
  Radio Shack EC-3000    
  Sinclair Sovereign   Silver
  Svetlana C3-15    
  TI 59   Built-in magnetic reader, comes with 50.no unused cards
  TI SR40   "SR" stands for "Slide Rule"
  TI SR41   "SR" stands for "Slide Rule"
  Hewlett Packard 10A   Nickname "Kiss"
  Hewlett Packard 19C   Nickname "Clyde"
  Hewlett Packard 29C   Nickname "Bonnie"
  Hewlett Packard 92A   Nickname "Bobcat"
  Hewlett Packard 97S   Nickname "Ricochet"
1978
Casio 805-MR    
  Sinclair President    
  TI 1025    
  TI 1030    
  TI 30   Probably the most popular model calculator ever sold
  TI Programmer   Italy
  Hewlett Packard 31E   Ginger - "E" stands for "Engineering"
  Hewlett Packard 32E   Nickname "Thyme"
  Hewlett Packard 33E   Nickname "Sage"
  Hewlett Packard 38E   Nickname "Chive"
1979
Elektronika B3-30    
  Elektronika B3-34    
  Elektronika MK-54    
  TI 35    
  TI SR42 MBA   "SR" stands for "Slide Rule"
  Hewlett Packard 33C   Nickname "Sage C"
  Hewlett Packard 34C   Nickname "Basil"
  Hewlett Packard 37E   Nickname "Parsley"
  Hewlett Packard 38C   Nickname "Chive C"
  Hewlett Packard 41C   Nickname "Coconut"
1980
Elektronika B3-32    
  TI 51-III    
  TI 55    
1981
Calcu-Pen    
  TI 1032    
  TI 1766    
1982
Hewlett Packard 15C   Late scientific model, with matrix functions
  TI 30SLR    
1983
Elektronika MK-61    
1984
TI 2000   Also available in garish orange!
  TI 2550 "memory calculator"    
1985
Elektronika MK-53    

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