2 Aug
2008
2 Aug
'08
6:46 p.m.
On Sat, 2 Aug 2008, Vassilis Prevelakis wrote:
For a more technical description of the mechanism you
can also check:
The Antikythera Mechanism: a Computer Science Perspective
by Diomidis Spinellis
at
http://www.dmst.aueb.gr/dds/pubs/jrnl/2008-Computer-Antikythera/html/Spi08d…
In the news Thursday, . . .
They've deciphered enough of the inscriptions to find that the
calibrations include the timings of the Greek Olympics.
While not a big deal in itself, it implies that it was NOT entirely a
scientific instrument, that it was also intended for some more social PDA
uses.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jU7fJrgvGExUWTrCXBVupod791KwD928EIB80htt…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7533457.stm
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL06431620080731
Hmmmm. How long before they figure out that it was used for odds-making
by bookies?
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com