what is the first computer?

Answer 1

The first microscopic organism. Food goes in, something else comes out. Input and output.

Answer 2

the first computer is called an ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was the first large-scale, electronic, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems[1], although earlier computers had been built with some of these properties. ENIAC was designed and built to calculate artillery firing tables for the U.S. Army's Ballistics Research Laboratory. The contract was signed on June 5, 1943 and Project PX was constructed by Penn's Moore School of Electrical Engineering from July,1943. It was unveiled on February 14, 1946 at the University of Pennsylvania, having cost almost $500,000. ENIAC was shut down on November 9, 1946 for a refurbishment and a memory upgrade, and was transferred to the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland in 1947.

Answer 3

In the old days, the first computer design is by Charles Babbage. He was born December 26, 1791 in Teignmouth, Devonshire UK, Died 1871, London; Known to some as the "Father of Computing".

In the modern time, the first computer company is started by Mauchly and Eckert, called the Electronic Controls Company in downtown Philadelphia.

First PC, The Apple II was the first true"personal computer" it was factory built, in-expensive and easy to learn and use. Provided with the most extensive set of software and low cost floppy disks, the Apple II was also the first personal computer capable of color graphics and easy modem operation.. Development of the Visicalc spreadsheet program created a business tool that made adoption of Apple II a regular part of business.

There you go.. history lesson.

Answer 4

Credit for the 'invention' of the computer goes to one John Vincent Atanasoff. Atanasoff, together with a graduate student, Clifford Berry, developed a special purpose computer in the late 1930's that contained many of the elements of the modern computer.

However, the development of the machine was hampered by the outset of World War II, and both Atanasoff and Berry moved to other work. In a later court case between Honeywell and Sperry Rand, the judge found the orininal patent claims by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert to be invalid, stating that the inventor of the computer was "One, John Vincent Atanasoff".

Answer 5

Originally, the term "computer" referred to a person who performed numerical calculations, often with the aid of a mechanical calculating device or analog computer, such as an abacus or a slide ruler.

Answer 6

First computer I ever had was a commodore 64!!!
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=images&imgsz=all&imgc=&vf=all&va=first+computer&fr=ks-ans&ei=UTF-8
There is a picture of the very first computer, seen it on a tv documnetary once, damned big sucker it was.

Answer 7

The IBM PC was introduced in 1981
model : 5150 pc

it was first to wear pc label. it doesnt had any graphics or digital

Answer 8

first computer is human's brain because his brain only dicovered the computer!

Answer 9

Eniac.

Answer 10

the analytical engine