First Computer?

Question

Who made the first computer?

Answer 1

The question of which was the earliest computer is a difficult one. The very definition of what a computer is has changed over the years and it is therefore impossible to definitively answer the question. Many devices once called "computers" would no longer qualify as such by today's standards.

Originally, the term "computer" referred to a person who performed numerical calculations (a human computer), often with the aid of a mechanical calculating device


However, none of those devices fit the modern definition of a computer because they could not be programmed. In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard made an improvement to the textile loom that used a series of punched paper cards as a template to allow his loom to weave intricate patterns automatically. While the resulting Jacquard loom is not considered to be a computer, it was an important step because the use of punched cards to define woven patterns can be viewed as an early, albeit limited, form of programmability.

In 1837, Charles Babbage was the first to conceptualize and design a fully programmable mechanical computer that he called "The Analytical Engine".[2] Due to limits of finances, and an inability to resist tinkering with the design, Babbage never actually built his Analytical Engine

Answer 2

No one person or company made the first computer. Different people came out with vacuum tube computers(filled a whole room and did the equivalent of a pocket calculator) in the 70's. THe invention of the microchip led to the pc coming out in the 80's.

More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer

Answer 3

John Atanasoff

Answer 4

My first computer is Acer Aspire 5750G. One of the best models I've used.

Answer 5

the first PC (personal computer) was made by MAC (apple)

Answer 6

http://www.fourmilab.ch/babbage/

Answer 7

MAC (apple)