DocumentCode
1504172
Title
How to use the Schickard calculator
Author
Kistermann, Friedrich
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
2001
Firstpage
80
Lastpage
85
Abstract
In recent years, a number of Schickard calculator replicas have appeared both in various museums and private collections. For the owners of these calculators, and for others, it may be interesting to learn how to operate them. The calculator is composed of the following units: the multiplication unit, the adding machine and the memory unit. These three units are independent of one another; they are not mechanically interconnected. The calculator provides the means to perform the following basic operations: multiplication, addition and subtraction.
Keywords
calculating apparatus; computer operating procedures; history; Schickard calculator; adding machine; addition; memory unit; multiplication; multiplication unit; operating procedures; replicas; subtraction;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/85.929917
Filename
929917
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