Avec le boulier, je me suis souvent cassé les dents.
JP

I agree Lilly ...
sorry Ronnie
:D

You can count on Ronnie .......... always up to date!!!

I like this! I choose the L, but I like the detail of the pen with the calculator :)

Such a colourful abacus you have Lilly- somedays I feel I need one of one of those micro-mini versions Ronnie uses. Good luck with the quill there Ronnie:)

J'aime l' anachronisme de R
Bravo!

Eat your heart out Alan Turing

Quill stylus ? Impressive Ronnie..
But now it's touch... and very soon we'll have eye-stylus...look at the screen and Lo!! We'll have things happening :)))

The abacus looks clean and beautiful. But the CASIO looks dirty and old.

By Failure/batteries Lilly can still count :-)

...very well done Ronnie.

That is a nice abacus!

Pour calculer, il faut choisir entre l'efficacité et l'esthétique: la "calculette" de Lilly est tout de même plus belle!
To calculate, choose between efficiency and aesthetics: the "calculator" Lilly is still more beautiful!

It occurs in two stages in developing the calculator.

Love it! ;D

This is so cool. The abacus is an ancient device. The Casio, in terms of electronic devices, is just as ancient. The stylus is a perfect touch.

I know we can count on Ronnie to give us a laugh, even if this one is a bit calculated :-)

The abacus looks lovely! Of course I have a casio too, but no stylus... I love the way you look back on old things and how we have changed our way of living! Great composition!

Excellent! Love the way this makes one think!!

Today, modern age is old.

Very well done, clear picture and short story.

Last weekend I tried to help my 12 year old grandson with his math homework. When I looked at his process, I felt like I was using Lilly's abacus and Ronnie's stylus all wrapped into one. May I please borrow your tools so I can get myself back up to speed?

Deux mondes complètement différents! Etonnante et spectaculaire comparaison. Super bien vu comme d'hab.

That is one big, colorful abacus!! But do stay away when spotting one in a doctor's office.
Ronnie and a calculator just don't add up.

excellent!!

your creativity knows no bounds!! :-))

Interesting shot. Well done.

ah, when life was still easy and uncomplicated .... but by the looks of your 'machines', you both seem to be 'late' (as in cal-cu)!

Yes but Ronnie, just think of the great diversity of that abacus! It would be a perfect drying rack for laundered socks!

Cool. Nice one, the old and new, well not so new these days lol.

=))
very nice!
very nice!

This abacus almost looks more modern than this mini calculator and the feather ... Excellent composition !!!

I have a feeling that the abacus there is more modern than Ronnie's calculator with attached quill!

The abacus looks way newer than that calculator.

A sweet pair of calculating devices. Arlo would certainly appreciate the sturdy wooden construction of the abacus, and a more modern man would swoon over the advanced circuitry of the calculator. But I betry my age when I admit I learned my advanced math on a device you skipped over - the slide rule! Of course, finding one to photograph would be a challenge.

Be careful, 'Ronnie. I quote from Casio's manual, "In no event will Casio and its suppliers be liable to you or any other person for any damages, including any incidental or consequential expenses, lost profits…"

Two ways to do the same thing ... well done

I like the tiny fruit on the abacus - must be the original apple computer!

Tellement pratique la calculette !!...... :))))

For aesthetics I take the abacus and the efficiency calculator. Superb idea well imaged. Bravo

Do you choose fun and ecology or the efficiency and the speed? Certainly each one has the time for every method !

And they still use the abacus today.... and..... you don't have to worry about batteries! A wonderful scenario.... and fun!! :)

bien

Superbe comparaison

Very original

Wonderful post, both in image and in dialog.

Thanks for share those antique stuffs...:-)

At the Abacus I remember ... so, I learned in the early grades, calculating ... It was hard but it worked ... the
children of the modern age, know the Abacus, only as a toy ... please Lilly, not recycle the Abacus ... although he is already old, but looks functional and beautiful ... Ronnies calculator is also outdated ... if it is still functional, then keep it, and dispose him not ... thanks for the refresh ... conditioned by visiting, in your blog ... your ideas are versatile, instructive and in between, very funny ... thank you also for your visits and nice comments, in my blog ... you are always welcome ... 5* ... for the old time and the refresh ...

Like this simple pink number ... It's nice.

AWESOME, as always!

I adore the very modern aspect of this abacus with these balls in color flashies !
I suppose that the point of feather of duck is rather effective in spite of tickling of feathers !

Wonderful comparison of the old and the new.

Hihi...J'aime beaucoup le stylet de Ronnie mais je préfère l'abaque de Lily!

Stunning!!!!!
Abacus and modern calculating; both are so interesting!

My children learned with the abacus ... still in my house. Thank you very much for evocation. Your conversation with Lilly has made me laugh as always ... you have magic in your head ... (and yours) You have found the ideal partner. HUGS!

A very funny two pictures and an interesting idea. That is a tiny calculator.

I saw someone use an abacus some years ago.
Cute composition.

Big smile on my face. earlier times

J'aime beaucoup ta composition!!! très bien vu!!! le boulier compteur...D'un autre temps!!

How fast we move on. I remember when the calculator debate was on about allowing it in the classroom!

le jour et la nuit ......................!

Splendid images. It looks like Ronnie likes to stay in both the modern and bygone age with his quill pen.

excellent
like a joke or a memory

658663 : the account is good !

Je préfère calculer avec les boules de couleur quelle vue et compo superbe image.
Belle journée
Nicou

Wow ... What an amazing comparison here ... A neat and colourful abacus and the age old Casio cal-cu-late(or). I simply admire and love your conversations as always. And the real thrill is in your replies to the comments above.
Visiting your blog has been always a special experience. Great. Love you both, Ronnie and Lilly. :)

Excellent! Le boulier me rappelle mes jeunes années et la calculette... mon âge certain!))

Nice Compare!

The stylus and Casio calculator seem to be sharing sympathies and understanding of rejection...one old friend to another across the aeons...I wonder if Ronnie senses this but doesn't really understand of course....

It's nice to retrieve your diptycs !

Lovely contrast between the images. Wonderful one

I like the quill

Only Ronnie would think of using a feather stylus with modern technology.

The left one tends to disappear but it has my preference.... Sure we shall return there lol