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B3-Series

Listed here are all known b3-Series Soviet electronic calculators. Each calculator has a dedicated page with larger images and more information. If you have information about a calculator not present on this list, or further information about one that is, or corrections to data already here, I would appreciate hearing from you!



B3

MRP
Ministry of Radio Industry

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Key

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Not known.
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Reported, but no picture available.
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Picture available.
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Several variants of this model number exist. See expanded table below for details on each variant.


05
05 M
09
09 M
14
14 K M
18
18 A K M
23
23 A
24
24 G
26
26 A
36
36 A

B3-Series Machines

B3-02

b3-02

Handling of decimals is quite strange; the first number must be input with the number of decimal places required in the final result.

B3-04

b3-04

In August of 1973, the State Committee gave 27 engineers from the Ministry of Electronics a 12 month deadline: develop a working prototype of a hand-held electronic calculator that can be manufactured in the Soviet Union!

But was it STOLEN?

B3-05

b3-05

B3-05M

b3-05M


B3-08

B3-08

B3-09

No Picture available

B3-09M

b3-09M

B3-11

b3-11


B3-14

b3-14

B3-14K

No Picture available

Known from a table of calculator machines' data.

B3-14M

b3-14M


This was just about the first Soviet calculator I ever saw, sent to me by Igor. I didn't like it very much - I thought it looked cheap and nasty. Now, of course, I know better!
b3-14m

Here's another variant.

B3-16

No Picture available

Very tentative.
Reported by Kenton Green.

B3-18

B3-18

The B3-18 models exhibit similar functionality with differing cosmetics.

B3-18A

b3-18a

B3-18K

No Picture available

One document lists this machine. No further information available.
Reported by Sergei Frolov.

B3-18M

b3-18M


B3-19M

b3-19M

Same design as the Konkret 600.

B3-21

b3-21

B3-23

b3-23

B3-23A

b3-23A


B3-24

b3-24

B3-24G

b3-24G

B3-25A

b3-25a

This fabulous machine has the most "alien" looking battery compartment you are ever likely to see!

B3-26/A

b3-26


B3-30

b3-30

B3-32

b3-32

B3-34

b3-34

The b3-34 was a huge sales success, judging by its availability now. It included 98 program steps, full scientific capability, and indirect addressing for more sophisticated programming.

B3-35

b3-35


B3-36

b3-36

B3-36A

b3-36A

B3-37

b3-37

B3-38

b3-38




B3-39

b3-39

B3-54

b3-54



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