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		andrewflnr on April 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Ancient Computers... I thought "ancient computers" meant more like 1000 years old, like one of those ancient Greek gear contraption thingies. With that in mind, the actual contents were disappointing. :( I guess there are still a few people using abacuses, if that counts.

antman on April 17, 2013 [–]

Too bad we forgot about analog computers for 20 centuries. I guess you mean something like this [1], just saw it up close.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

andrewflnr on April 18, 2013 | [–]

Yes, I believe that's what I was thinking of.

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