Ask the trivia question: What was the first computer? Most people would immediately answer: ENIAC. But ENIAC wasn’t really the prototype of the modern computer, as it couldn’t be reprogrammed to perform different tasks without taking it apart and rewiring it. A much more likely candidate for the first computer that resembles what we think of today when we say “computer” was a British behemoth called “Baby,” and it’s sixty years old today.The memory gave programmers a total of 1024 bits, or 128 bytes, to play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ask the trivia question: What was the first computer? Most people would immediately answer: ENIAC. But ENIAC wasn’t really the prototype of the modern computer, as it couldn’t be reprogrammed to perform different tasks without taking it apart and rewiring it. A much more likely candidate for the first computer that resembles what we think of today when we say “computer” was a British behemoth called “Baby,” and it’s sixty years old today.The memory gave programmers a total of 1024 bits, or 128 bytes, to play Continue reading