Abacus Software

How to use a Chinese Abacus:

A Computer-Based Tutorial

About the Tutorial

Using the Tutorial

Get the Software

Copyright Info

The Software

Download • Online Versions

Download the Program

You can download the Abacus tutorial and run it on your computer without being online. This is a nice alternative if you have a slow connection, or if you pay for your connection, as many folks do.

Macintosh: For Mac OS9, for either 68K (older) Macs or PowerPC Macs.

Mac

abacusfat.sea (1.3 Mb) Mac tutorial and desktop abacus.

abacusda.sea (26K) Mac desktop abacus application. (I didn't write this DA, I downloaded it from AOL. If you know who wrote it, please email me and I will credit them appropriately.)
makeab.txt (9K) How to Make a Simple Abacus, in text format

Windows: I have tested this on Win98 and XP. If you try it on other versions, let me know how it works and I will update this description.

Windows

abacawin6.zip (1.3 Mb) Windows tutorial.

abasimwin.zip Windows abacus simulator
(not a tutorial)

slabacus.zip (1.1Mb) Desktop abacus and slide rule for Windows. (I didn't write this. This is freeware, but please follow the included documentation regarding its use.)
makeab.txt (9K) How to Make a Simple Abacus, in text format

The Online Tutorial

You many run this tutorial over the Net using MacroMedia's Shockwave for Authorware.

Run the tutorial: Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows

Run an abacus simulator: Mac OS X, Windows

Download the latest Shockwave for Authorware plug-in.

Note: To run the shocked version of this file you will need to have the Shockwave for Authorware plug-in installed on your computer. You may want to bookmark this page if you need to leave this site to get the Shockwave plug-in. You should also check at the Shockwave site for any minimum requirements (browser, etc) or instructions to run the Shockwave file.