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An Ancient Computer Surprises Scientists (2200yo Roman computer!)
New York Times ^
| November 29, 2006
| JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Posted on 11/29/2006 11:41:47 AM PST by Alter Kaker
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To: Alter Kaker
The best thing about that computer...didn't require re-booting once a day... aka; no MS Windows.
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:43:11 AM PST
by
Paloma_55
(I may be a hateful bigot, but I still love you)
To: Alter Kaker
Rambaldi? Anybody here watch Alias? (Or watched)
To: Alter Kaker
Rome was okay, until they became dependent on Chinese parts.
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:43:57 AM PST
by
Toddsterpatriot
(If you agree with EPI, you're not a conservative!)
To: Paloma_55
The best thing about that computer...didn't require re-booting once a day... aka; no MS Windows.MS DOS was already obsolescent during the Punic Wars?
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:44:14 AM PST
by
Alter Kaker
("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
To: Alter Kaker
Roman? It's Greek to me...........
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:44:35 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:45:13 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Paloma_55
No 'blue screen of death", eh?
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:45:18 AM PST
by
CaptRon
(Pedecaris alive or Raisuli dead)
To: Alter Kaker
The NYT is truly incompetent.
The Antikythera Mechanism is being reported as Greek by Reuters today, the History Channel identifies it as Greek.
Perhaps the NYT likes extinct empires.
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:45:25 AM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:45:39 AM PST
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HitmanLV
(Rock, Rock, Rock and Rollergames! Rockin' & Rolling, Rockin' with Rollergames!)
To: Red Badger
Roman? It's Greek to me...........Per the article, it was on a Roman ship, but reading it again the computer was probably Greek.
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:45:42 AM PST
by
Alter Kaker
("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
To: Alter Kaker
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:45:45 AM PST
by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it full of something for you)
To: Paloma_55
Maybe It was invented by Steveus Jobbus.........
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:46:04 AM PST
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Red Badger
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To: longtermmemmory
See #11. I labeled it as Roman, probably misreading the article (it was on a Roman ship).
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:46:26 AM PST
by
Alter Kaker
("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
To: Alter Kaker
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:46:43 AM PST
by
Ol' Sox
To: Alter Kaker
The device markings were in Greek, but the ship was probably Roman. They don't know if it was a part of the ship's navigation or was a piece of cargo? Whatever it was, only a rich merchant or traveler could have owned it.......
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:48:01 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: Ol' Sox
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:48:10 AM PST
by
jdm
To: Red Badger
NYT incomptence at work.
They can't event get an ANCIENT story correct.
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:48:23 AM PST
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longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/29/2006 11:48:34 AM PST
by
Paloma_55
(I may be a hateful bigot, but I still love you)
To: Alter Kaker
"unexpected degree of technical sophistication for the period.
They seem surprised. They shouldn't be surprised. It's a fact. Their theories never did explain the facts.
Once again, scientists have to revise their ideas on something.
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