#mechanicalcalculator — Public Fediverse posts
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Before electronic calculators, the Addiator—a mechanical adding machine from the early 20th century—got the job done. 🧮
Metal-bodied, stylus-operated, battery-free. Perfect for the field.
During China's revolutionary wars, it helped calculate march distances, supplies, and troop deployments—boosting both speed and accuracy.
A small device, a big symbol: scientific spirit, meticulous work, revolutionary wisdom. 🕰️
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Before electronic calculators, the Addiator—a mechanical adding machine from the early 20th century—got the job done. 🧮
Metal-bodied, stylus-operated, battery-free. Perfect for the field.
During China's revolutionary wars, it helped calculate march distances, supplies, and troop deployments—boosting both speed and accuracy.
A small device, a big symbol: scientific spirit, meticulous work, revolutionary wisdom. 🕰️
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i do not think it means what you think it means #mechanicalcalculator
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Examining the First Mechanical Calculator https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/examining-the-first-mechanical-calculator/ #mechanicalcalculator #classichacks #Pascaline #Pascal
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Examining the First Mechanical Calculator https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/examining-the-first-mechanical-calculator/ #mechanicalcalculator #classichacks #Pascaline #Pascal
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Examining the First Mechanical Calculator - Blaise Pascal is known for a number of things, but we remember him best for the Pa... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/examining-the-first-mechanical-calculator/ #mechanicalcalculator #classichacks #pascaline #pascal
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Examining the First Mechanical Calculator - Blaise Pascal is known for a number of things, but we remember him best for the Pa... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/examining-the-first-mechanical-calculator/ #mechanicalcalculator #classichacks #pascaline #pascal
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Examining the First Mechanical Calculator
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/examining-the-first-mechanical-calculator/
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🎥🛠️ Behold, a masterpiece of archaic ingenuity: a mechanical calculator that belongs in a museum alongside dinosaur bones. One can only marvel at the sheer dedication to reinventing the abacus while simultaneously ignoring the existence of, you know, actual computers. 🤦♂️💡
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0pJST5mL3A #mechanicalcalculator #archaicingenuity #innovation #museumworthy #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated -
🎥🛠️ Behold, a masterpiece of archaic ingenuity: a mechanical calculator that belongs in a museum alongside dinosaur bones. One can only marvel at the sheer dedication to reinventing the abacus while simultaneously ignoring the existence of, you know, actual computers. 🤦♂️💡
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0pJST5mL3A #mechanicalcalculator #archaicingenuity #innovation #museumworthy #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated -
A Mechanical Calculator For The Modern Age https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/a-mechanical-calculator-for-the-modern-age/ #mechanicalcalculator #classichacks #calculator #woodwork
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A Mechanical Calculator For The Modern Age https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/a-mechanical-calculator-for-the-modern-age/ #mechanicalcalculator #classichacks #calculator #woodwork
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A Mechanical Calculator For The Modern Age - There was a brief period through the 1960s into the 1970s when the last word in el... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/a-mechanical-calculator-for-the-modern-age/ #mechanicalcalculator #classichacks #calculator #woodwork
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A Mechanical Calculator For The Modern Age - There was a brief period through the 1960s into the 1970s when the last word in el... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/a-mechanical-calculator-for-the-modern-age/ #mechanicalcalculator #classichacks #calculator #woodwork
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Opening a Curta — With Great Care - We’ve always admired Curta mechanical calculators, and would be very hesitant to d... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/opening-a-curta-with-great-care/ #mechanicalcalculator #handheldshacks #toolhacks #teardown #curta
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Opening a Curta — With Great Care - We’ve always admired Curta mechanical calculators, and would be very hesitant to d... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/opening-a-curta-with-great-care/ #mechanicalcalculator #handheldshacks #toolhacks #teardown #curta
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Retrotechtacular: Mechanical Arithmetic For The Masses - Last month we carried a piece looking at the development of the 8-bit home computer market through t... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/18/retrotechtacular-mechanical-arithmetic-for-the-masses/ #mechanicalcalculator #retrotechtacular #hackadaycolumns #calculator #olivetti #summa20
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As of a few weeks ago, I have held a #Curta pepper-mill #mechanicalCalculator in my hands. And heard it, and felt it, calculate. Marvellous! I don't suppose I'll ever own one.
Best way to compute Pi on such a machine??? (I don't mean 355/113!)
