Comments on: Untransistorized Digital Differential Analyzer? (Nov, 1956) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/16/untransistorized-digital-differential-analyzer/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Arglebarglefarglegleep http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/16/untransistorized-digital-differential-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1080044 Arglebarglefarglegleep Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:50:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9905#comment-1080044 Actually, they've found a skilled user of an abacus can often beat somebody using a modern calculator which is why you'll still find them used in the Far East. They also don't die in the middle of exams when the battery goes dead. The slip stick is pretty much forgotten now, but it still had a good run. http://www.math.twsu.edu/history/topics/calculators.html#calc Actually, they’ve found a skilled user of an abacus can often beat somebody using a modern calculator which is why you’ll still find them used in the Far East. They also don’t die in the middle of exams when the battery goes dead. The slip stick is pretty much forgotten now, but it still had a good run.

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]]> By: George http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/16/untransistorized-digital-differential-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1079622 George Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:51:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9905#comment-1079622 Beware the Blue Bead of Death... Beware the Blue Bead of Death…

]]> By: Kosher Ham http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/16/untransistorized-digital-differential-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1079612 Kosher Ham Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:35:41 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9905#comment-1079612 It probably worked better because it did not use a Windows operating system. It probably worked better because it did not use a Windows operating system.

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