Antikythera Mechanism

I read an article which talks about researchers working on what they claim to be the world's oldest computer. To quote the article...

"The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient astronomical device built by the Greeks around 80 B.C. and found on a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera by sponge divers in 1901. It is believed to have been created to track lunar and solar cycles for agricultural and religious purposes, but its precise function – and how it works – has eluded scholars for more than a century...."

You can read the complete article here
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/061130c.html

If anyone has any information on the Antikythera Mechanism, please send me an email.



Interesting for those who are interested in such stuff. Me, I'm wishing I had a beer. I don't and I am not in a mood to get out of the house and get a beer.

Cheers! Sigh...