The abacus draws a bead on calculators
Title
The abacus draws a bead on calculators
Subject
Calculators Soroban Abacus
Description
The soroban (Japanese abacus) is still widely used in Japan because it is fast and cheap. In primary school, children are required to learn to use it for addition and subtraction. In contests, expert users of the soroban beat out the electronic computer.
Publisher
East Is East
Date
Feb-76
Type
CUL 5 _ A23
Identifier
1900.1281