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What did the ancient Chinese invent before the calculator?
its called the abacus
What is a type of ancient calculator?
An abacus was used anciently to count using beads.
Who invented the abacus and what is it used for?
The abacus was invented by the ancient Chinese people and was used to perform mostly mathematical calculations. In Japan, even to this day, the abacus is still used for simple calculations. Many people consider the abacus the first "computer" or at least the first calculator.
Where does abacus come from?
An abacus is a counting board or an ancient version of a calculator. Its first recorded use is by the ancient Sumerians in about 2500 BC. From that time on it seemed that all the ancient cultures used an abacus in some form or another. It is still used in parts of Asia and Africa today. The word itself is from the old Middle English which in turn took it from the Latin.
What were the calculating devices before the invention of computer?
The earliest recorded calculating device is the abacus. Used as a simple computing device for performing arithmetic, the abacus most likely appeared first in Babylonia (now Iraq) over 5000 years ago.
