What is the first computer?

From: Hotze <photze_at_batelco.com.bh>
Date: Wed Jun 17 11:36:14 1998

>I'd give the honours of 1st computer to the Zuse Z1 - a relay machine
>between the Wars, I think. But some mechanical calculators at that date
>were quite sophisticated. Comments, anyone??


Well, I'd give computer credit to Babage's machine, ca. 1896, IIRC. He is,
after all the one who coined the phrase "computer."
    Ciao,

Tim D. Hotze
Received on Wed Jun 17 1998 - 11:36:14 BST