Mysteries of computer from 65BC are solved

[Sherrie]

Cool stuff:

Mysteries of computer from 65BC are solved (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1960316,00.html)

[Chicken Legs]

That's amazing stuff. The workmanship of the gearing that was used to acheive an output is incredible considering the tools that they would have had for manufacture.
Just thought I would through this in. It is about a computer that was invented in the 1800's. I saw a documentary on it a couple of years ago. It does much more complex calculations than this earlier one but the earlier one was made almost 1900 years earlier, so I think it wins hands down.
Anyway here it is


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_engine