This was the ancient Greek computer found by divers in 1900 near Crete. This device has gears and appears to be some form of computer. Here are a few sites that have additional information:
"The Antikythera computer"
Antikythera computer
Antikythera computer
The clockwork computer
Recent research has still yet to explain what the Antikythera device is. It is estimated to over 2000 years old. The best explanation accepted today is that the device with many gears was designed to calculate the motion of stars and planets.
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