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📰 ENIAC, the General-Purpose Digital Computer, Is 80 - IEEE Spectrum

ï½¢ The computer contained about 18,000 vacuum tubes, which were cooled by 80 air blowers. More than 30 meters long, it filled a 9 m by 15 m room and weighed about 30 kilograms. It consumed as much electricity as a small town ï½£

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ENIAC, the General-Purpose Digital Computer, Is 80

80 years ago, ENIAC changed the world. How did this massive machine pave the way for today's digital age?

IEEE Spectrum
Mar 19 at 12:46pmWeb
Show threadColin McMillenMar 19
@jbz 30 tons, I suppose, rather than kilograms ;)
Show threadBonkersMar 19
@colin_mcmillen @jbz but those are Vacuum tubes, they're lighter than air.
Show threadBonkersMar 19
@colin_mcmillen @jbz but the silicon industry wanted to sell us more silicon.
Show threadltningMar 19
@jbz Somehow 30 kilograms feels underwhelming in this context..