an abacus

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Their numerals weren't handy for arithmetic, so ancient Romans did most of their calculating on this device an abacus DD $6,000 DJ MATH IN THE OLD DAYS 2021-07-21 #8448
A calculating device with rows of beads strung on a wire & mounted on a frame an abacus $100 J MATH 1991-02-06 #1488
Calculating device the Chinese call the "suan pan" an abacus $200 DJ MATHEMATICS 1988-06-28 #897
This type of calculator was used by early Romans, then the Chinese, & the Japanese, who still use it an abacus $300 J MATHEMATICS 1987-12-15 #757
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