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Summary
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.
Title
The abacus draws a bead on calculators
Author
Publisher
East Is East
Date
February 1976
Object ID
1900.1281