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Overall, computers with vacuum tubes were not reliable nor did very much. Vacuum tubes took up lots of space and got very hot. The lifespan of vacuum tubes were not much better than incandescent light bulbs, and if a computer had hundreds of these, the odds of one going out soon would be quite high. The vacuum tubes didn't switch all that fast either, and they had to be heated before they could be used, meaning it took about a minute or so before anyone could attempt to boot it.
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What is the Size and speed of vacuum tubes computers?
8inchs
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.
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.
Why were the vacuum tubes used instead of transistors in early computers?
Early transistors were much slower and far more expensive than vacuum tubes. Also computers built before 1948 there were no transistors to use at all.
Was a Microcomputer part of the first generation?
no, first generation computers used vacuum tubes.
Vacuum tubes microprocessor based computers are?
first generation
What computers will used vacuum tubes?
First generation computers.
Who is the first generation of computers?
vacuum tubes
What is the Size and speed of vacuum tubes computers?
8inchs
What were the first generations of computers powered by?
vacuum tubes
What generation was vacuum tubes used?
first generation computers
What generation computers used vacuum tubes?
FIRST GENERATION
What are computer tubes used for?
Computer tubes, also known as vacuum tube computers are programmable computers that uses vacuum tube logic circuitry. They were used to solve computational problems much like modern day computers.
What are first generation computers?
By most definitions, first generation computers were the ones built with vacuum tubes.
What was the first generations of computers?
The first generation of electronic computers were those implemented using vacuum tubes.
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.
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.
