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Actually, the first computers used were completely mechanical ones, several hundred years ago (or thousands, I can never remember which). Basically what they would do is punch in an equation, and turn a crank for a long long time. It would give an answer in a certain amount of time, depending on just how complicated the problem was.
What you're probably looking for, though, are the mechanical computers back in the sixties, where a bunch of mechanical parts would change pixels on a tiny screen.
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∙ 16y agoThe earlliest computer were made for doing millions of calucaltions
So that weather forcasting could be done
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∙ 16y agoCalculating, storing numbers and later on word processing.
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∙ 12y agoThe earliest computers were used to construct nautical tables. Then the next big use was in decrypting German codes during WW2.
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∙ 14y agoComputers were used for working purposes.
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∙ 15y agoComputing artillery firing tables.
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History of computer Before 1st generation of computers?
Electro-Mechanical Computers were used before first generation of computers.
Was a Microcomputer part of the first generation?
no, first generation computers used vacuum tubes.
What meaning of Univac in first generation?
This is the term used for big vacuume tubes which were used in the construction of first generaiton of computers.
Was the first computer used only by businesses?
No, generally the first computers were too expensive for businesses to afford.
Why were the ABC and ENIAC considered first generation computers?
They are first generation computers because they used vacuum tubes as active elements, as did almost all computers until 1958 when the first generation is usually considered to have ended. From 1958 on most computers used discrete transistors as active elements until 1964.Note: ABC & ENIAC are both very early first generation computers as they used ordinary Radio receiver vacuum tubes, not the more expensive Computervacuum tubes that were introduced about 1948 to 1949. The later Computer vacuum tubes were custom redesigned versions and were far more reliable than ordinary Radio vacuum tubes had been.
Which year was a computer first used?
digital computers were first used in 1942 analog computers were first used in about 100BC
What computers will used vacuum tubes?
First generation computers.
What topology did Mainframe computers first use?
Mainframe computers first used star topology
When was computers first used?
1940s
When were the computers first used?
ZIP!
History of computer Before 1st generation of computers?
Electro-Mechanical Computers were used before first generation of computers.
How were the first computers used for?
Basic math computations.
What industries mostly used the first computers?
NASA
What generation was the minicomputer first used?
The first minicomputers were second generation computers, but the most well known minicomputers were third generation computers.
What generation computers used vacuum tubes?
FIRST GENERATION
What was the first storage media used with mainframe computers was?
Tape
What generation was vacuum tubes used?
first generation computers
