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Although a bit later also the typewriter market was hit by this development. </span></p></div> 115 <a href="page57.html"> 116 <img alt="Typewriters" src="wpimages/wpf3f9b4b5_01_06.jpg" id="pic_518" style="position:absolute;left:43px;top:742px;width:270px;height:203px;"> 117 </a> 118 <div id="txt_961" style="position:absolute;left:43px;top:705px;width:123px;height:28px;overflow:hidden;"> 119 <h2 class="Heading"><a href="page57.html" class="C-2">Typewriters</a></h2> 120 </div> 121 <div id="txt_964" style="position:absolute;left:345px;top:280px;width:600px;height:148px;overflow:hidden;"><p class="Body"><span class="C-1">Although the first mechanical calculator with a sophisticated carry mechanism was invented in 1642 by Blaise Pascal (source: Wikipedia) production was very limited until about 1850. It took another 50 years before calculators became a more and more common device in offices. </span></p> 122 <p class="Body"><span class="C-1">Between 1930 and 1960 extended functionality as well as speed raise their construction to the limits of mechanical complexity.</span></p></div> 123 <div id="txt_966" style="position:absolute;left:43px;top:980px;width:903px;height:126px;overflow:hidden;"> 124 <p class="Body"><span class="C-1">My modest collection focuses on showing the fast take-over of the calculator market by electronic companies leading to a shutdown of several factories and putting a lot of highly qualified mechanical engineers out of their jobs. Many families must have been affected by this rather sudden and dramatic change.</span></p> 125 <p class="Body"><span class="C-1">The change also affected other office equipment . 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