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The IC based calculator is an astonishing study of the arc of technology. We see a historic construct from the abacus to invisible. It was hard to conceive that the calculator would disappear—but it did. The calculator is a sub-feature. The mechanical becomes the invisible.https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1204404827217784832 …
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It was 1967 and Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments patented the first calculator based on integrated circuits.
The calculator built the electronics industry of Japan.
By 1980 produced 69 million uints via 50 companies.
In this film we see an acre of Japanese calculator models. pic.twitter.com/Cxu6NvrWfG
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