Peter Frederick wrote: > Whether or not Colosus (sp?) was the first digital computer or not I > don't know, as IBM was also doing quite a bit ot work in that vein > in the 30's.
I was taught in college 25 years ago that ENIAC was first. Here's what Wiki has to say about ENIAC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer,[1] was the first general-purpose electronic computer. Precisely, it was the first high-speed, purely electronic, Turing-complete, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems,[2] since earlier machines had been built with some of these properties. ENIAC was designed and built to calculate artillery firing tables for the U.S. Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
