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A note on the use of the Abacus in number conversion

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Conversion of integers in both directions between the base ten and any desired base can be accomplished with remarkable simplicity by use of the abacus. In fact, the conversion procedures are far more cumbersome on the electric desk calculator, for reasons which will be apparent.

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    cover image Communications of the ACM
    Communications of the ACM  Volume 3, Issue 3
    March 1960
    52 pages
    ISSN:0001-0782
    EISSN:1557-7317
    DOI:10.1145/367149
    • Editor:
    • Alan J. Perlis
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    • Published: 1 March 1960

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