👉 Tape tape math, also known as tape tape arithmetic or tape arithmetic, is a computational method that uses long, flexible tapes to store and manipulate numbers. This technique was popular before the advent of electronic computers and involves writing numbers as sequences of 1s and 0s on a tape, then physically moving the tape and its head to perform arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Each digit on the tape represents a power of the base number (usually 2 for binary or 10 for decimal), and operations are executed by shifting tapes, adding or subtracting sections, and using a series of mechanical steps to compute results. This method is both intuitive and physically engaging, relying on the precision of tape handling and the mechanical properties of the system to perform calculations.
