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An abacus is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for arithmetic. The abacus was in use centuries before the written modern numeral system and is still used by merchants, traders and clerks in Asia and Africa.
The abacus was originally used to add and subtract. It was much faster than an adding machine. Its weakness was that it did not leave a paper trail.
The Sumerian abacus appeared in 2700 BC, a primitive device which was difficult to use. The Persians used the abacus in 600 BC. The Greek abacus dated to the 5th Century BC. The Chinese dated to the 2nd Century BC
abacus was used in 300 B.C by the Babylonians. (The oldest) always the oldest from long time ago.
An abacus is a deceptively simple calculating tool that has been used since ancient times. It is generally used by the blind to perform multiplication, addition, subtraction and division.