1920 Comptometer Mechanical Calculator

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Published on February 18, 2020 6:52:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe-9uTVMQlo

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The 100 year old Comptometer can't be that cool can it? Nope, it' even cooler!
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I really, really, like this thing. It seems like I'm always saying this, but I didn't expect this thing's capabilities to be so deep. I liked the Burroughs Portable, but the Comptometer is so much better it makes that look like a toy. I really had to cut down the things I wanted to say about the Comptometer for this video to keep it a reasonable length. I could go on and on about it because despite it really only doing one thing, it is shockingly capable. I defintiely think a Comptometer belongs in everyone's vintage calculator or computer collection.

Comptometer Manual: https://archive.org/details/methods1921
Burroughs Portable Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avqazTba1qI

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