infinitepcg@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoI made a 3D printed mechanical digital clocklemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoThere were purely mechanical calculators back in the day. They were absolutely massive.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThey could be made fairly small. The Curta calculator was hand held. Unfortunately, they are very expensive now, but there is a simulator online if you want to play with one.
There were purely mechanical calculators back in the day.
They were absolutely massive.
They could be made fairly small. The Curta calculator was hand held. Unfortunately, they are very expensive now, but there is a simulator online if you want to play with one.