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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The first functioning programmable computer was Zuse's Z3.

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

The Z3 was relay based in 1941. (Germans)

Collosus was 1943 and based on valves. (British)

The Harvard MK1 was in 1944. (Americans)

There was a lot of parallel development going on at the time, all converging on solutions.

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