Manufacturer: WANDERER
Model: Conti
AKA:  
Year: ~1965
Display: None
Circuits: (Si Transistors)
Dimensions: 498x388x208 mm 
Power type: AC
Origin: Germany
S/N:  
Owner: DEVIDTS Serge

 

Feature  

Description 

Case:  

 

Color case:  

Beige

Color keyboard:  

Beige

Weight:  

21 kg

Voltage selection:  

 

Adapter:  

 

Power consumption:  

 

Working condition:  

 

Printed Circuit Boards (PCB's):  

PCB #1: 77004009 Z0

PCB #2: 77004010 Z0

PCB #3: 77004011 Z0

Components Overview / BOM (EXCEL sheet) 

Memories:  

3 (Core)

Memories indication:  

 

Prog. steps:  

N/A

Decimal point handling:  

Yes

Rounding:  

 

Calculation overflow indication:  

Yes

Input overflow indication:  

 

Divide by Zero indication:  

 

Square root of negative value indication:  

 

Negative value indication:  

 

Constant function:  

Yes

Auto Power-off:  

 

Display details:  

 

Keyboard details:  

 

Printer:  

 

Extra features/remarks:  

This illustrated calculator is probably the second electronic calculator ever with a printer, (see also: interesting story by The Old Calculator Museum).
14-digit input, 28-digit internal calculation, decimal Automatic.
Several versions were available:
- Conti 10: with 10 memories (Square Root on demand),
- Conti AF, 
- Conti AFD,
- Conti D,
- Conti M,
- Conti ND,
- Conti AF,
- Conti P,
- Conti R (Scientifical calculations with Square Root,
  calculations up to 12 positions after the decimal).

Initial price:  

 

Overall quality rate (1-10):  

 

OEM Copies:  

 

Other sources of info:  

Disassembling / Pictures of the internals

Advertisements/Publications:  

WANDERER: Conti

 

Keyboard ^

 

 

Label ^

 

 

Manual ^

 

 



A slightly different version ^

 

 

A version with Square Root ^
Separate decimal setup for input and output is possible with the two wheels on the right side.

 

 



A Conti wth a Punch Card Machine ^

 

 

Internals ^

 

 

Internals: Keyboard: Top ^

 

 

Internals: Keyboard: Bottom ^

 

 

Internals: Keyboard: Identification ^

 

 

Internals: Keyboard: Relais ^
View on 2 of the 3 Relais, probably to mechanically protect compromising key strokes.

 

 

Key Caps ^

 

 

View on the internals front, showing four connectors to the electronics ^

 

 

The lower (electronic) PCB assembly ^