On Feb 7, 8:14*pm, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
Disculpa Senora Devils Advocaat, pero did you really mime the following
* on 2/7/2012 6:25 PM???
On Feb 7, 10:58 pm, "The Undead Edward M. *wrote:
"Devils *wrote
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The first electronic programmable computer - the Colossus - was
British built in 1943.
The first American computer of the same sort wasn't fully operational
until 1945.
Okay, "useful versions" applies here.
Indeed, the Brits had a working system before the Americans.
Bullshit - have you heard of the EINAC? It was developed at Penn State
University, in my home sate of Pennsylvania. *That was teh first
computer that actually worked. I'm not sure what this Collosal that you
talk about is - a quick check on Wikipedia reveals nothing about it.
Sorry Zaph...Iowa state beat Penn St by several years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanaso...Berry_Computer