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2,100-Year-Old Antikythera Device Recreated In Working Form

Posted by timothy on from the probably-nothing-more-than-an-electrical-meter dept.

coondoggie writes "A new working model of the mysterious 2,100-year-old astronomical calculator, dubbed the Antikythera Device, has been unveiled, incorporating the most recent discoveries announced two years ago by an international team of researchers. The new model was demonstrated by its creator, former museum curator Michael Wright, who had created an earlier model based on decades of study."

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  1. oblig. by owlnation · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can it run linux?
    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these
    Can it run vista?
    Less space that a (real live) nomad -- lame.