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Per https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta “The Curta is a small mechanical calculator”
by repiret 9y ago
Per https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta “The Curta is a small mechanical calculator”
- NotSammyHagar 9y agoAlso that Wikipedia page mentions that someone had made a Curta using a 3D printer but because it the low tolerance they had to make very big pieces.
- epse 9y agoYes! There's a video on Tested (YouTube) where Adam receives his
- j_s 9y agoAlso interesting to see previous mentions on HN https://hn.algolia.com/?query=curta%20calculator&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=curta%20calculator&sort=byDate... such as "Old Calculator Web Museum" | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15821248 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15821248
- 0xdada 9y agoMy grandma has an old Felix artithmometer. AFAIK these are capable of the same things as the Curta but with a less elegant and convenient form factor. It really shows why Curtas are so valuable. Last time I visited her I used it to estimate sqrt(2) to 3 digits precision. (Result is on the left side https://imgur.com/a/CoEuC https://imgur.com/a/CoEuC)