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Oh yes - and for several generations after that. ENIAC, the first mainframe computer, had to be kept in a room with very heavy air conditioning (about 60 degrees) because of the heat generated by all the vacuum tubes.

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FIRST GENERATION

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25000 vacuum tubes

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How many vacuum tubes in first generation computer?

ENIAC was the first digital general purpose computer, built in 1946, and with 17,468 vacuum tubes. The Illiac I, the first computer built and owned by a US educational institution, had 2800 vacuum tubes. The IBM 604 had about 2000 vacuum tubes.


Which is the first generation of computer?

Machines using vacuum tubes as their active elements.


How do you explain the generation of computer with a diagram?

A diagram that explains the generation of the computer can be found on the Scribd website. First generation computers used vacuum tubes.


Vacuum tubes generation?

first


What roles has vacuum tubes played in computer development?

vacuum tubes are the switching components in the first generation computers to process data. later they were replaced by transistors.


What generation computers used vacuum tubes?

FIRST GENERATION


What generation was vacuum tubes used?

first generation computers


Who is the first generation of computers?

vacuum tubes


Which computer generation used transistor in it?

The Second Generation Computer used transistors


What is a first generation computer?

History of computer is divided into 5 generation. The first generation of computer started form 1941 till 1956. In this generation vacuum tubes are used in computers and computers are big enough that one computer could be such big as a whole room.


Was a Microcomputer part of the first generation?

no, first generation computers used vacuum tubes.


What computers will used vacuum tubes?

First generation computers.