Comments on: 2,000 year old computer in Lego http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/2000-year-old-computer-in-lego/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Thu, 10 Nov 2025 20:24:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: @AdamJohnFay http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/2000-year-old-computer-in-lego/#comment-60902 @AdamJohnFay Sat, 03 Sep 2025 14:14:33 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9189#comment-60902 Really makes you think. Great find Really makes you think. Great find

]]> By: tovangar2 http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/2000-year-old-computer-in-lego/#comment-55683 tovangar2 Mon, 18 Jul 2025 12:02:20 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9189#comment-55683 Did I say "pocket"-sized? I shoulda said backpack-sized. Smaller than a breadbox anyway. Did I say “pocket”-sized? I shoulda said backpack-sized. Smaller than a breadbox anyway.

]]> By: tovangar2 http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/2000-year-old-computer-in-lego/#comment-55648 tovangar2 Mon, 18 Jul 2025 09:40:21 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9189#comment-55648 Of course Stonehenge only has one moving part...but it's a really big one :-) Of course Stonehenge only has one moving part…but it’s a really big one :-)

]]> By: tovangar2 http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/2000-year-old-computer-in-lego/#comment-55643 tovangar2 Mon, 18 Jul 2025 09:19:51 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9189#comment-55643 A tabletop Stonehenge! Based on a 2,000 year old pocket Stonehenge! Cool... A tabletop Stonehenge! Based on a 2,000 year old pocket Stonehenge! Cool…

]]> By: Stephen Sadler http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/2000-year-old-computer-in-lego/#comment-45781 Stephen Sadler Fri, 20 May 2025 08:10:41 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9189#comment-45781 Re: "That’s not a computer by any reasonable definition" computer, n. A device or machine for performing or facilitating calculation. Oxford English Dictionary I make that a computer, by a very reasonable definition. Re: “That’s not a computer by any reasonable definition”

computer, n.
A device or machine for performing or facilitating calculation.
Oxford English Dictionary

I make that a computer, by a very reasonable definition.

]]> By: Malcolm http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/2000-year-old-computer-in-lego/#comment-27110 Malcolm Mon, 10 Jan 2025 16:26:58 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9189#comment-27110 That's not a computer by any reasonable definition -- more of a mechanical calendar. Still impressive, just a little misleading. That’s not a computer by any reasonable definition — more of a mechanical calendar. Still impressive, just a little misleading.

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