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08/04/11
08:46 PM
Wow: How Much Have Calculators Changed?
Scottyee
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#330054
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08/05/11
05:02 PM
Re: Wow: How Much Have Calculators Changed?
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analogcontrolfreak
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Come along way haven't we? It's amazing how that first electronic calculator took up a small room. Where as today they are the size of an i-phone, and on the i-phone as well.
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#330075
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08/05/11
11:42 PM
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Scottyee
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Originally Posted By: analogcontrolfreak
Come along way haven't we?
Yes, pretty amazing, and to top that, the first calculator was actually the
abacus
, going back many centuries.
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#330081
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08/06/11
04:03 AM
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analogcontrolfreak
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That's right. The Chinese came up with using the abacus to do calculations. Of course you can still find those.
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08/06/11
08:18 AM
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Scottyee
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An Abacus Calculator Demonstration:
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#330102
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08/06/11
05:24 PM
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analogcontrolfreak
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Very cool Scottyee, thank you for sharing!
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