Javacus – A java abacus
I was in the middle of the process of making a toy abacus when my workshop got flooded, so I put together this lame electronic replacement
I made this for fun and that’s probably one of the very few purposes it can have.
Since I have your attention, I’ll take the chance to demystify some urban myths about the abacus:
1. The abacus is not an advanced nor complex mathematical device. It’s a simple tool wich aids you keeping track of calculus that YOU make in your head.
The japanese abacus is called soroban which means counting board.
2.There are reports of abacus’ being faster than electronic calculators. Those are silly. They make as much sense as comparing a car to a tire. An abacus does not make any actual calculus, a calculator does.
Such reports often refer to a contest held in Tokyo on 1946. That contest oposed the speed of operation of both devices, not their calculator capabilities which are not comparable.
Now, on to the download.
I hosted it at bitbucket, check out the download section.
