What was the first large scale digital computer?

Answer 1

Presper Eckert and John Mauchly were the first to patent a digital computing device, the ENIAC computer. A patent infringement case (Sperry Rand Vs. Honeywell, 1973) voided the ENIAC patent as a derivative of John Atanasoff's invention.

Answer 2

The first programmable computer was the Zuse Z3, which was presented to an audience on May 12th 1941. It wasnt the best computer. it was about as great as a pocket held calculater is today. But it was still useful.

Answer 3

The first type of computer was invented in 1939 but did not resemble anything like current computers. Computers became more commonly used in the 1980's and 1990's.

Answer 4

The first electromechanical computer was built in 1939 by German engineer Konrad Zuse. The first personal computer was built in 1964 by the Italian company Olivetti.

Answer 5

Some of the first computers:

• ABC - size of a desk (not programmable)
• Harvard Mark I - size of a room (electromechanical)
• ENIAC - size of a room