Technology, Internet & Money
How many tonnes did ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, weigh when it was unveiled in 1946 (1 tonne = 1,000 kg)?
Answer
27 tonnes
It packed some 18,000 vacuum tubes into 1,800 square feet of floor space, and legend claimed the lights of Philadelphia dimmed whenever it switched on — a tale historians consider apocryphal. A modern $1 chip vastly outcomputes it.
Source: Wikipedia (ENIAC) / University of Pennsylvania
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