SAT Question 85b8b9c5: Boundaries answer and explanation

English - Boundaries - Comma And Coordinating Conjunction Between Clauses
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Many mechanical calculators were powered by a notched cylinder mechanism called the Leibniz wheel. Leibniz wheel calculators were popular in the first half of the twentieth ______ these ingenious devices were eventually replaced by electronic calculators.
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Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?