The Astounding Curta Mechanical Calculator

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Witness the jaw-dropping ingenuity of this fascinating hand-held mechanical calculating machine.

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: April 26, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Author: rregister

Length: 0:06:43
Rating: 4.89
Views: 132,775

Tags: Curta Mechanical Calculator Curt Herzstark Contina AG Mauren Adding Machine pocket miniature Rechenmaschine

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RetroCalculators (Thursday 4th of December 2008 08:45:29 AM)
A nice surprise to find one of these in the attic or desk drawer! In the long run, the worth will certainly rise, but in the short run, with a major economic downturn in the works, the value may well decrease. My advice is to 'search your heart' :) if you enjoy the Curta then keep it for the long run, if it's merely a potential investment, I'd recommend selling it. Good luck! -rich (rregister) (Please visit RetroCalculators, a webzeum of mechanical calculators)
Gilb3rtz (Thursday 4th of December 2008 07:46:52 AM)
I recently found out that I own a Curta Type I from Juni 1968 (No. 71257) in excellent condition. Shall I sell it or would it be better to keep it for a while and sell it in some years later? Will its worth increase a lot in the future? Please answer, I would love to hear your advices!
cuddlyable3 (Thursday 27th of November 2008 10:36:42 AM)
The Antikythera mechanism, dated 100 B.C.
cuddlyable3 (Thursday 27th of November 2008 10:30:33 AM)
I do. Want to make something of it?
imanoob4 (Sunday 16th of November 2008 08:03:34 AM)
how much ?
djrappold (Thursday 6th of November 2008 10:43:22 PM)
wow, its like a music box.
Nikorasu (Monday 3rd of November 2008 02:36:19 AM)
I don't like the narration. Feels like punching him!
tenforce (Sunday 2nd of November 2008 03:33:42 PM)
OH MY GOD I NEED THIS; the inventor must be GOD
thumper88888 (Thursday 30th of October 2008 01:15:25 AM)
What he did only took a few seconds. The explanation took longer than a pencil.A real comparison would involve a 15 digit number. And Jedi, it adds. All other functions depend on the users knowledge of their relation to addition. google jan's curta simulator to have fun with one for free!
iamgrazhopa (Friday 17th of October 2008 05:02:25 PM)
maybe for idiots like you that dont have to do repetitive maths where accuracy is critical. surveying requires that and this was once a critical tool. my old boss had one and it was just as useful as our programmable calculators for doing calcs when teamed with your standard tables for doing trig etc.