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Re:Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient 'computer' that 'should... by ihattendorf on Friday December 10, 2021 @11:01AM (#29511419)
IIRC we have (at least most of) the drawings, but they don't specify tolerances like modern drawings do and were more for reference as parts were developed at specific factories with existing molds. It's more the fabrication knowledge that would need to be rebuilt.
Re:Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient 'computer' that 'should... by 0x138d5 on Friday December 10, 2021 @11:05AM (#29511462)
In addition to that, a lot of stuff was crafted by hand with little or no documentation as to what was changed (no 'as-builts').

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