Fortunately not as long as long division took most people. That's apparently how they worked, those big calculations that took people weeks were worth the effort, 1+1=? is the kind of thing that didn't.
Graphing calculators ruled. Draw mode->draw boobs. Awesomeness.
My grandfather's brother was involved with the project. He got kicked off when he claimed "nobody wants to do math, just make the thing show pictures of naked women". THey laughed at him, but who's laughing now
They sure are. Although some of the credit goes to Al Gore. Without the internet computers are just oversized overpriced gaming machines.