2000 year old computer

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• • Usksider ^Pro
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  • Friday, 12. Dec, 2008 @ 19:53:10

  It's an amazing thing isn't it? I recall doing a blog about it some time back...
  
  Who said the ancients didn't know what they were doing?

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  • • Munzly
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    • Friday, 12. Dec, 2008 @ 21:44:36

    Exactly. Nice to see they've managed to work out what it was for and make a fully working full-size model.

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    • • Usksider ^Pro
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      • Saturday, 13. Dec, 2008 @ 05:25:49

      I'll bet it doesn't work as well as the original though!

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• • jenray ^Pro
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  • Saturday, 13. Dec, 2008 @ 00:04:18

  Astonishing craftsmanship...really nice to see it recreated...real labour of love... XX

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