Happy 115th birthday of the Antikythera mechanism's discovery!

kdemo posted a pic said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 1:41am ET

Considered the world’s oldest computer, the Antikythera mechanism is an ancient analog computer and orrery used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes, as well as a four-year cycle of athletic games similar to the ancient Olympic Games.

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TMNY said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 6:10am ET:

The man behind the Clickspring YouTube channel is building a copy of the Antikythera mechanism: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to4RXv4_jDU2
He has only started this project earlier this year, so check out his mechanical clock while you are on his channel!

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- Here’s his website: http://www.clickspringprojects.com/
  
  He’s an amazing craftsman, and the video production values are exceptional, well worth a watch!
  
  stienman said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 10:15am ET
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- @TMNY That’s awesome. I watched all 3 of the videos and hope to see the rest after they are made.
  
  cengland0 said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 5:16pm ET
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- @TMNY - Yes, thanks. @stienman too, what a cool guy! The site also lead me to another pretty great video, in a different vein -
  
  https://www.vox.com/world/2017/5/15/15641594/world-history-video-bill-wurtz
  
  kdemo said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 11:05pm ET
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daveinwarsh said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 6:07pm ET:

I’ve heard the Antikythera device is due for an upgrade.

Microsoft will be installing “Antikythera 2” into it.

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- @daveinwarsh It’s not really an upgrade.
  It’s just an app.
  
  2many2no said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 9:26pm ET
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- @daveinwarsh, @2many2no Of course, once Microsoft has forced you to accept the installation of 2.0 onto your Antikythera, they’ll then use your mechanism as a host to distribute it to all the other Antikytheras on your local network and the Internet.
  
  ruouttaurmind said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 9:32pm ET
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- @ruouttaurmind - Are they still supporting it, though? I thought they stopped after the first thousand years.
  
  kdemo said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 11:10pm ET
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- @KDemo Like all MS products, it’s community supported…
  
  ruouttaurmind said Wed, May 17th 2017 at 11:22pm ET
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Zebenite said Thu, May 18th 2017 at 12:41am ET:

Mine was hacked. Won’t even boot up. So, I reburied it.

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- @Zebenite
  Did you try turning it off and on again?
  
  DVDBZN said Thu, May 18th 2017 at 1:43pm ET
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DVDBZN said Thu, May 18th 2017 at 1:46pm ET:

Watcher a movie involving this just yesterday. Also it happens to be my favorite ancient device.

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- @DVDBZN - I now feel my life is incomplete. I need to come up with a favorite ancient device.
  
  kdemo said Thu, May 18th 2017 at 2:15pm ET
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- @KDemo
  If you are still interested, I suggest researching the Baghdad battery and the Coso artifact.
  
  DVDBZN said Thu, May 18th 2017 at 9:34pm ET
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kdemo said Thu, May 18th 2017 at 2:19pm ET:

Antikythera mechanism: An eclipse-predicting machine made of Legos

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