Looking for manual for IME 86s desktop calculator

[Rick Bensene]

> 
> My dad's had an IME 86s calculator in his office for years, 
> since he rescued it from his school's surplus sale a dozen 
> years back.  Cool old desktop
> unit: 16 nixie tubes for the display, and a square root function! :) 
> 
> He's interested in finding a copy of the manual for it -- 
> anyone out there have a lead? 
> 

A wonderful machine, with a great design.  The Italians managed to
package a lot of machine into a relatively small footprint for the time.
Very nice mechanical design and electronic elegance.  Plus, with the
addition of various peripheral devices (a progrmamer, paper tape
reader/punch, and others),
The 86 could serve as the "CPU" of a very capable "personal computing
system".

There's a lot of history relating to the IME calculators, particularly
the IME 84 (IME's first electronic calculator) and future calculator
industry developments.

I haven't come across a manual for one of these machines yet, and have
been looking for a long time.
If you do happen to come across one, I'd appreciate if you'd let me
know.  Of course, I'll keep your message in my reference folder, and if
I come across a manual, I'll get in touch.

I know well how these machines operate.  If you have any questions on
how to operate it, drop me an off-list Email. 


Rick Bensene
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