What was the name of the first computer?

Answer

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integration and Calculator)

Answer

Colossus

If the question is referring to the first ELECTRONIC computer - Colossus was the first electronic computer developed by the British to crack the LORENZ codes used by the German high command. The existence of Colossus remained a secret long after WWII. Until recently ENIAC was thought to be the first, but the secrecy of Colossus was finally lifted and we find it (and 9 others) were first operational in Jan 1944 while various portions of ENIAC were made operational in the period of June 1944 through October 1945.

Answer

I'm pretty sure it was Univac.

 

Improve Answer Discuss the question "What was the name of the first computer?" Watch Question

First answer by izabela g. Last edit by WSteve. Contributor trust: 114 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 93 [recommend question]


Research your answer:

Can you answer other questions about computing?

Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Technology > Computers > Computer History > What was the name of the first computer?

Our contributors said this page should be displayed for the questions below. (Where do these come from)
If any of these are not a genuine rephrasing of the question, please help out and edit these alternates.
Did the first have a name?  Name of the first computer?  Did the first computer have a name?  What is the name of the first computer?  What was the name of the very first computer?  What was the name of the first computer ever invented?