OP isn’t that exactly how the calculator came about? Advancements in computing? I don’t think a handheld calculator was the goal, it was a by product of computing advancements. Hey holy shit if you combine these circuits in such a way it does division crazyyy
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OP isn’t that exactly how the calculator came about? Advancements in computing? I don’t think a handheld calculator was the goal, it was a by product of computing advancements. Hey holy shit if you combine these circuits in such a way it does division crazyyy