Accounting machine

This article is about a class of small business-oriented machines in use from the early 1900s through the 1980s. For other uses, see Tabulating machines.

An accounting machine, or bookkeeping machine or recording-adder, was generally a calculator and printer combination tailored for a specific commercial activity such as billing, payroll, or ledger.[1][2] Accounting machines were widespread from the early 1900s to 1980s,[3] but were rendered obsolete by the availability of low-cost computers such as the IBM PC.

This type of machine is generally distinct from unit record equipment (some unit record tabulating machines were also called "accounting machines").

List of vendors/accounting machines

See also

References

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