Ancient Greek 'computer' came with a user guide

Fox News ^ | 28 June 2016 | Megan Gannon

[blueplum]

....With the turn of a hand crank, the ancient Greeks could track the positions of the sun and the moon, the lunar phases, and even cycles of Greek athletic competitions.

The 82 corroded metal fragments of the Antikythera mechanism contain ancient Greek text, much of which is unreadable to the naked eye. But over the past 10 years, new imaging techniques, such as 3D X-ray scanning, have revealed hidden letters and words in the text...

[This_far]

thanks. What would the most current example be?

You and a box of Crayola crayons.

[SunkenCiv]

basically unrelated, but it’s still the first thing I thought of...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1493781/posts?page=9#9

[dearolddad]

Did anybody notice the Apple Logo?

[SamAdams76]

Ancient Greek computer was not without it's diversions...