Rise of the Mega City / The Clockwork City

Construction beginning/end

Areohollow became what is now known as a mega city when Wolfgang Dinan completed his work on the "Central Clockwork Computer" (CCC). The CCC is used to drive every mechanical or electrical machine or system in Areohollow. The trolleys on the street, lights in buildings, even pumps that remove smog are run from the CCC. This causes everything in the city to work on a certain, unbreakable, schedule. The technological marvel has yet to be replicated as Dinan was very secretive on the specifics of his machine, and no schematics have ever been found.