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Post #438,688
by Another Scott
3/14/21 1:44:13 PM
3/14/21 1:44:13 PM
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New Speaking of old mechanical tech...
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/scientists-solve-another-piece-of-the-puzzling-antikythera-mechanism/

~ 125 BC

Modern people still haven't figured out all the details of how it worked (like did it have a part made of concentric cylinders, and if so, how were they made before the lathe was invented?).

Clever beasties.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #438,692
by boxley
3/14/21 10:29:53 PM
3/14/21 10:29:53 PM
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New The lathe is an ancient tool, dating at least to ancient Egypt and known and used in Assyria
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
     Printing... - (Another Scott) - (28) - March 5, 2021, 05:46:50 PM EST
         Should have been "Oh, Pun!" :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - March 5, 2021, 10:38:29 PM EST
             But it's TRUE!! ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - March 6, 2021, 03:02:23 PM EST
         That's why I've kept my HP Laserjet 4L - (lincoln) - (25) - March 6, 2021, 12:41:06 PM EST
             Brother printers don't suck - (InThane) - (24) - March 8, 2021, 05:18:17 PM EST
                 Oki 82 baby - (crazy) - (20) - March 8, 2021, 08:42:54 PM EST
                     They had one of those in college - (drook) - (19) - March 9, 2021, 09:02:16 AM EST
                         I had 2 in my office - (crazy) - (18) - March 9, 2021, 09:55:27 AM EST
                             Someone has to have video of it online - (drook) - (17) - March 9, 2021, 10:27:44 AM EST
                                 Starting point - (crazy) - (16) - March 10, 2021, 08:22:16 AM EST
                                     Something close - (drook) - (15) - March 10, 2021, 09:53:15 AM EST
                                         Seems that way but is not the same device - (crazy) - (14) - March 13, 2021, 12:04:57 PM EST
                                             The one I remember was definitely run closed - (drook) - (13) - March 13, 2021, 01:23:37 PM EST
                                                 132 characters. - (crazy) - (12) - March 13, 2021, 07:37:16 PM EST
                                                     This was definitely not print shop volume - (drook) - (11) - March 14, 2021, 12:05:24 AM EST
                                                         You were hearing the band spin - (crazy) - (10) - March 14, 2021, 09:14:35 AM EDT
                                                             Hold on, mind blown - (drook) - (9) - March 14, 2021, 10:19:54 AM EDT
                                                                 Yeah that was old technology that still blows me away - (crazy) - (4) - March 14, 2021, 12:51:51 PM EDT
                                                                     Speaking of old mechanical tech... - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 14, 2021, 01:44:13 PM EDT
                                                                         The lathe is an ancient tool, dating at least to ancient Egypt and known and used in Assyria - (boxley) - March 14, 2021, 10:29:53 PM EDT
                                                                     What happens when something mechanical gets scaled up. - (static) - March 15, 2021, 12:11:40 AM EDT
                                                                     Band printers were cool - (pwhysall) - March 15, 2021, 03:03:55 AM EDT
                                                                 Shouldn't possibly work as fast? - (crazy) - (3) - March 14, 2021, 01:08:28 PM EDT
                                                                     Yes, but I was picturing the line matrix - (drook) - (2) - March 14, 2021, 07:07:54 PM EDT
                                                                         Line matrix is easy - (crazy) - (1) - March 15, 2021, 06:32:10 AM EDT
                                                                             Me with hardware control is like me watching figure skating - (drook) - March 15, 2021, 08:57:31 AM EDT
                 Agree totally on the Brother printers. - (hnick) - (2) - March 10, 2021, 08:49:21 AM EST
                     If you'd replaced the rollers... - (InThane) - (1) - March 11, 2021, 01:03:33 PM EST
                         Undoubtably. - (hnick) - March 11, 2021, 02:03:02 PM EST

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