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672. U.S., 1946

Jim got #671!


Widely assumed to be the first programmable computer (it isn't; see #586, back in 1941). But it is still impressive, and introduces the computer age to the US. It has 17,468 vacuum tubes (that keep burning out) and reads punchcards.


| posted by John, 1:15 PM

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ENIAC designed and built at UPenn
Blogger DesiLinguist, at 1:46 PM  
Right, Desi! The Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer was built at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at U-Penn. In the winter they'll start dismantling it for transport to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
Blogger John, at 2:18 PM  

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