Wow! I'd forgotten about those two beasts. I originally thought the Swifts were "cute" machines. Small, light, simple, all that. But I soon learned that they are horribly complex & can be quite dodgy. I'm surprised you got as much out of the two of them as you did. So far . . . . . . I get the feeling that there will be a "part II" from Hell ;-)
@bss1250
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Adding machines are deceiving that way, since they only add its easy to assume theyd be simpler than full calculators that can multiply and divide as well. But because of the leading 0 suppression and the interlocks to only add in columns that have numbers entered they end up being much more complex than the simplest full calculators like the Odhner style pinwheel machines or the Arithmometer. I will admit my mind has already been speculating about what could be causing the remaining issues with the machine…
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