2006-11-07 09:56:38 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
i suppose it depends on what you are looking for as a definition of computer.
You could say the abacus.
Or if you're looking for something programmable then in 1801 Joseph Jacquard developed a weaving loom whose weaving process was based on holes punched in a card.
Herman Hollerith used a hole punch card to speed up census tabulation for the 1890 US census - which led to the creation of IBM
But these wer all based on inventions that used gears to represent data invented by Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716) and Charles Babbage (1792-1871)
Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace is accredited as being the first programmer in regards to charles babbage's analytical engine during the mid to late 1830's.
Hope this information helps
2006-11-07 10:11:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you mean in my opinion the first computer of any use was the abacus
2006-11-07 18:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by supur 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The finger
2006-11-07 17:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by orlandobillybob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
british mannchester of 1948
2006-11-07 18:00:33 · answer #4 · answered by zimmy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This website is very informative about this topic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_computer
2006-11-07 18:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sorcha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋