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Re:How the World’s First Computer Was Rescued From the Scrap... by frtab on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @09:08AM (#8657747)
Zuse Z3? Babbage's Analytical Engine!
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Re:How the World’s First Computer Was Rescued From the Scrap... by VLM on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @09:09AM (#8657752)
"Babbage's Analytical Engine!"

First computer not first vaporware

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Re:How the World’s First Computer Was Rescued From the Scrap... by Hermel on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @09:40AM (#8657861)
The Z3 was the first operational turing-complete computer (May 1941, a few years before ENIAC). Babbage's analytical engine was never actually built.
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Re:How the World’s First Computer Was Rescued From the Scrap... by CmonDev on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @10:26AM (#8658060)
For me, as a software developer, it's about detailed design rather than implementation. 1837-s design is much more impressive than 1941-s implementation (100+ years later - you'd better build something with all that time).
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