• Question: What was the first computer?

    Asked by macintoshisbetterthanpc to David on 21 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: David Corne

      David Corne answered on 21 Jun 2011:


      Some say it was Stonehenge, which is a kind of physical computer for working out whether or not today is the summer solstice. But the first computer with all the key bits that modern computers have was the “Manchester Baby”, just over 60 years ago. See various pics of it here:
      http://www.computer50.org/mark1/gal1.html

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