Swellick Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 Under threat of being chanted, I have another trivia thread.What civilization was the first in history to use computers?A. IsraelB. JapanC. United StatesD. Great BritianE. FranceAs before 5 posts and then the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Op Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 I'm going to say D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widukind Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quacker Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 I'm saying A. I don't know who invented the abacus (sp), but that was the first "computer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 The first electrical computer was developed by C) the USA during WWII to perform balistic calculations. Ironically, the ENIAC was finally built after the war had ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swellick Posted September 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 We need one more reply, but Couger might have ruined it so I'm just going to post the answer: Short answer -A.IsraelLong answer -No the abacus - built by China - was not a computer, a computer is run by electricity to do math, everything you do and see is done by hudreds if not thousands of calculatoins. No, ENIAC was not the FIRST computer!Gallilean fishermen on the Sea of Galilee nearly 4,000 years ago built a basic ELECTICAL computer for navigation and mapping - it had two small batteries made from copper, I can't go into all the details, but its quite facinating. Cool Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quacker Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Woohoo! I was right! Next question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wijitmaker Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Dude Swellick you got to allow your trivia questions to last more than just a few hours! I would have liked to have tried guessing *cries* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swellick Posted September 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Sorry about that wijit - I though that Couger messed it up. I'll wait for all 5 replies before posting the answer - that seems reasonable 5 questions 5 answers. What would you have said anyway Wijit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Where did you find that Swellick? Everywhere I've looked claims that the ENIAC, which was finished in 1946, was the first electronic computer. Sorry if I messed things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swellick Posted September 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 I didn't the achaeologists did - I heard about this from a guy that was traveling around churches trying to prove creation. And just so you know - forgot to mention earlier - it is real I have seen the picture, and scientists have rebuilt it to prove if it worked - it worked. The machine is unexplainable without the picture, but it did have a type of electricity, gears that were able to make calculations, and a input and output system - think of it like a calculator with a bunch of gears, and without a fancy diplay and keyboard. Oh, also it was enclosed in a clay box. Well, now you know and you can be better suited for the future! Furthermore, ENIAC was the greatgrandad of the modern computer, so you did get it partially right! Don't sweat I forgive you, but I'm beging to wonder if you might not have messed it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Giant Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Everywhere I've looked claims that the ENIAC, which was finished in 1946, was the first electronic computer. That's not right IMO... I think the first computers were the "Z" series of the German professor Konrad Zuse... he already built a fully working computer in 1943 but lost it due to the bombardements on Germany and rebuilt it as Z4 later Just my 0.02 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swellick Posted September 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Cool! Germans have all the best scientists - but the Gallileans were computer geeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 You are correct Fire Giant, I'd never heard of the "Z" series before but apparently it was the first programmable machine. It was finished in 1938 and was almost completely mechanical. There are some pictures here if anyone is interested.http://www.epemag.com/zuse/part3a.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swellick Posted September 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Well, I guess I learn something new every day! FACINATING!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAngelBGE Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Hehe Swellick, these forums are supposed to teach you things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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