As bulgarian, there is also the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vincent_Atanasoff 's computer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanasoff%E2%80%93Berry_comput...

as we joke in Bulgaria, even Jesus was Bulgarian... Columbus too :)

Argentineans have similar sayings and attitudes. The one I find the most amusing is "God's omnipresent, but he serves his appointments in Buenos Aires."

Not quite sure that the Zuze counts other wise you could claim that colossus was "sold" to HMG by the GPO.

I seriously doubt that in 44 there would be any non governmental buyers for computers in Germany.

Not that I want to get into a fight[1] ;-) the Ferranti was sold in 02/1951, the UNIVAC I was sold 03/1951 and the Zuse Z4 was sold 09/1950.

Not sure the Colossus was a commercialy available computer everyone could buy in '44? The Z3 was "sold" in '43 to the GAC - but was not turing complete in '43.

[1] My personal believe is it's those geniuses not countries that did the invention, it's often a team effort, people are standing on the shoulders of giants and it's always difficult to define "first" plus at the same time irrelevant.

We should search the church chronicles. First is always the guy to swear the loudest.

Almost :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micral

That's a micro-computer.

Don't forget that the first electronic digital(though not programmable) computer was created at Iowa State University

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanasoff%E2%80%93Berry_comput...

It's also important because Mauchly, the key engineer of ENIAC/Uwho worked on these, learned and discussed ABC design from Atanasoff himself, one time staying as a guest in Atanasoff's house (and without mentioning his work on computers).

Egyptians would say Abacus is the first computer - which would be interesting because that's 2000 years old.

We italians have Olivetti.