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"Curta Mechanical Calculator"

Modelled, textured and rendered in Blender. Initially conceived in Austria in the 1930's by Curt Herzstark, who continued to develop the design even after he was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp. Brought into production in the late 1940's, Curtas, about the size of a small pepper mill that could be easily held in one hand, were considered to be the very best portable calculator until they were gradually displaced by electronic machines in the 1970's.

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@aral One day I'll have to give a talk about the UI of early mechanical calculators contrasted with modern UI design. These calculators were nothing like modern ones, it was basically a direct front-end to the machinery that made the calculations possible. As a result there was about 3 or 4 families of UI, each distinct (because of patents) and each requiring you study a manual to do even simple calculations. #mechanicalcalculators #calculators #ui #mechanicalcomputers