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The ABACUS
Ok, maybe not the first type of calculators, but certainly one of the most ancient and widely used around the world. I read somewhere that the first type of calculators were :
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The abacus in my collection was a gift. I spent some time figuring out how to use these beads.
There are plenty of web sites explaining how to use an abacus. Here is the link on WikiHow
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-
Later in the collection I will also show the hybrid models of calculator where we have one side as an abacus, and one side as an electronic calculator (belt and suspenders).