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Time Line
1. (500 BC) The Abaco: The abacus had been the first device that
helped humans solve arithmetic problems. It was discovered in the
year 500 BC.
2. (1622) The slide rule: The slide rule had acted as an analog computer
starting in 1622. It had several mobile numerical scales that
facilitated the quick and comfortable performance of complex
arithmetic operations, such as multiplication, division, etc.