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  2. Mechanical calculator - Wikipedia

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    Electric motors were used on some mechanical calculators from 1901. [10] In 1961, a comptometer type machine, the Anita Mk VII from Sumlock comptometer Ltd., became the first desktop mechanical calculator to receive an all-electronic calculator engine, creating the link in between these two industries and marking the beginning of its decline ...

  3. Curta - Wikipedia

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    A partially disassembled Curta calculator, showing the digit slides and the stepped drum behind them Curta Type I calculator, top view Curta Type I calculator, bottom view. The Curta is a hand-held mechanical calculator designed by Curt Herzstark. [1] It is known for its extremely compact design: a small cylinder that fits in the palm of the hand.

  4. Calculator - Wikipedia

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    Credit-card-sized, solar-powered calculator by Braun (1987) Modern pocket calculator with solar and battery powering. In the mid-1970s the first calculators appeared with field-effect, twisted nematic (TN) LCDs with dark numerals against a grey background, though the early ones often had a yellow filter over them to cut out damaging ultraviolet ...

  5. HP-19C/-29C - Wikipedia

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    HP-19C calculator HP-29C with AC-powered battery charger. The HP-19C and HP-29C were scientific/engineering pocket calculators made by Hewlett-Packard between 1977 and 1979. They were the most advanced and last models of the "20" family (compare HP-25) and included Continuous Memory (battery-backed CMOS memory) as a standard feature.

  6. Category:Mechanical calculators - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical calculator companies (1 C, 14 P) E. Electromechanical calculators (1 C) F. Flight computers (2 P) Pages in category "Mechanical calculators"

  7. Mechanical computer - Wikipedia

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    Stepped Reckoner, 1672 – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's mechanical calculator that could add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Difference Engine, 1822 – Charles Babbage's mechanical device to calculate polynomials. Analytical Engine, 1837 – A later Charles Babbage device that could be said to encapsulate most of the elements of modern computers.

  8. Marchant Calculating Machine Company - Wikipedia

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    Marchant XLA calculator, based on Friden's design. The Marchant Calculating Machine Company was founded in 1911 by Rodney and Alfred Marchant in Oakland, California. The company built mechanical, and then electromechanical calculators which had a reputation for reliability.

  9. Slide rule - Wikipedia

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    Engineer using a slide rule, with mechanical calculator in background, mid 20th century A more modern form of slide rule was created in 1859 by French artillery lieutenant Amédée Mannheim , who was fortunate both in having his rule made by a firm of national reputation, and its adoption by the French Artillery.

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