The Burroughs Adding Machine can still be purchased today from sites like eBay, usually for between $70 and $300, or more depending on the condition of the machine. At one point the Burroughs Adding ...

In “The Adding Machine: A Cyborg Morality Play,” pencil-pushing protagonist Mr. Zero — played in turns by everyone in the cast — endures layers of indignity, losing his job to a machine and getting ...