Comptometer
The comptometer was the first commercially successful key-driven mechanical calculator, patented in the United States by Dorr E. Felt in 1887. A key-driven calculator is extremely fast because each key adds or subtracts its value to the accumulator as soon as it is pressed and a skilled operator can enter all of the digits of a number simultaneously, using as many fingers as required, making them sometimes faster to use than electronic calculators. Consequently, in specialized applications, comptometers remained in use in limited numbers into the early 1990s, but with the exception of museum pieces, they have all now been superseded by electronic calculators and computers.
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Comptometer
The comptometer was the first commercially successful key-driven mechanical calculator, patented in the United States by Dorr E. Felt in 1887. A key-driven calculator is extremely fast because each key adds or subtracts its value to the accumulator as soon as it is pressed and a skilled operator can enter all of the digits of a number simultaneously, using as many fingers as required, making them sometimes faster to use than electronic calculators. Consequently, in specialized applications, comptometers remained in use in limited numbers into the early 1990s, but with the exception of museum pieces, they have all now been superseded by electronic calculators and computers.
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El comptómetro fue la primera ...... tipo de máquinas calculadora.
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Inventé aux États-Unis par Dor ...... des calculatrices de Busicom.
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Komptometr – pierwsza maszyna ...... dla grupy urządzeń liczących.
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La Comptometer è un tipo di ca ...... lo venne cambiato in Shoe box.
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The comptometer was the first ...... class of calculating machine.
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Un comptòmetre ( comptometer ) ...... 'ús de programari d'ordinador.
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El comptómetro fue la primera ...... as electrónicas y ordenadores.
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Inventé aux États-Unis par Dor ...... isé que pour sa remise à zéro.
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Komptometr – pierwsza maszyna ...... ory elektroniczne i komputery.
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La Comptometer è un tipo di ca ...... o la pressione del tasto "=".
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The comptometer was the first ...... nic calculators and computers.
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Un comptòmetre ( comptometer ) ...... erticals i files horitzontals.
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Comptometer
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Comptomètre
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