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Subject: Re: Reading is fundemental...
Date: 12 Apr 2025 06:28:24 GMT
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On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:06:24 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    With the 4004, mechanical calculators became obsolete. There were
>    some digital solutions a few years before, but the 4004 made it all
>    vastly simpler/cheaper. Still, VERY interesting to see the final-gen
>    mechanicals.

My mother brought home a mechanical when they were phased out. The catch 
was she worked for Cluett & Peabody, the manufacturer of Arrow shirts, and 
the thing was essentially base 12.