Success! A little cleaning and lubrication freed up the stuck registers enough to do long division. Here's the Marchant Silent Speed approximating Pi. #antique#calculator
It's worth mentioning that this is doing long division via repeated subtraction completely mechanically, just using the electric motor to power the gears. If you watch closely you can see it detect underflows, increment, and then shift right to the next digit.
@kyle@social.librem.one this is so cool! I love the ingenuity that went into making those old calculators. When we're not busy being assholes, humans can be pretty awesome.