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feb 15, 1946 - World's first general purpose digital electronic computer

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At the University of Pennsylvania, this machine was called the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer). It cost over $500,000 (around $6 million today), weighed around 57,000 pounds and took up 1800 square feet.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/02/this-day-in-history-february-15-the-first-general-purpose-digital-electronic-computer-is-dedicated-at-the-university-of-pennsylvania/?scrlybrkr

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feb 15, 1946
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~ 79 years ago

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