The ENIAC was the first general purpose electronic computer, but the Harvard Mark I was designed and built before the ENIAC from, get this, relays. The Mark I is where the first computer "bug" was found.
Interesting history turns up some other gems:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computing_hardware
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ingemar Hernefjord
(KC/EMW)
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 10:40 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC: home computer
Thats' why I asked about direction indicator, Fred. However, this RAND is nothing
compared with the ENIAC monster, first computer with thousands of electron tubes.
Ingemar
-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Fredrik Skillborg
Sent: den 8 november 2004 15:47
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC: home computer
Ingemar,
You also find the computer here, stating the picture isn't true.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp
// Fred
Fredrik Skillborg
Stoneridge Electronics
-----Original Message-----
From: Ingemar Hernefjord (KC/EMW) [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 10:13 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] NTC: home computer
Hi Netters,
Friday is untie day, and Monday nayday,
so you need little starter.
Found picture on first home computer from
RAND. You just must see it! Remark: can't see
the direction indicator.
Go to Steve's Gallery.
Ingemar
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