Which computer originally used the phrase "does not compute"?

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The orgin of the word compute:

[ORIGIN: from the phrase does not compute, once used as an error message in computing.]

2007-01-11 13:00:33 · 4 answers · asked by tyguyone 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers

I vote for the robot from the original Lost in Space. But I could be wrong.

2007-01-11 13:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by rb42redsuns 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The robot from "Lost In Space" circa 1966.

2007-01-11 13:04:56 · answer #2 · answered by boots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Isn't it the robot that said, "Danger Will Robinson Danger, Does Not Compute."

2007-01-11 13:04:38 · answer #3 · answered by Luke Vader 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

First time I ever heard it was in the movie Forbidden Planet, when it was said by Robbie the Robot.

2007-01-11 13:04:15 · answer #4 · answered by skwonripken 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋