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   Very old prosthetic arm   
   02 Dec 03 20:03:40   
   
   From: none@none.none   
      
   Ahoy.   
      
   Flashback to a year or two ago. I read some website that mentioned what   
   the author claimed was one of the oldest cybernetic devices; an arm worn   
   by a knight or a king or a lord in Europe in the age of knights and   
   lords and kings. Apparently it is now stored in a museum in Germany.   
      
   I appreciate how vague this is, but does it ring a bell for anyone? If   
   you know of a site with better info than above, it would be much   
   appreciated.   
      
   Sorry for using 'appreciate' twice, it reads badly. Also, as a point of   
   trivia, there is apparently an older prosthetic limb, a wood-and-metal   
   leg found on a dead fellow somewhere in Italy. And there were probably   
   fake teeth a long time ago too. But arms are more interesting than teeth.   
      
   Thanks.   
      
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