The Atanasoff-Berry Computer(ABC) was designed by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry of Iowa state college.
The machine was created solely to solve linear equations.
Atanasoft and Berry made a prototype in late 1939 with a grant of $650 and received $5000 from the Research Corporation of New York City to finish the machine.
The system included boolean logic and binary to solve linear equations.
It could solve up to 2 linear equations simeltaneously with up to 29 variables.
It weighed over 700 pounds and was about the size of a desk.
The original was disassembled when Iowa state college decided to put classrooms in the basement.
A working replica was made and is currently in the Durham Center for Computation and Communication at Iowa State University.
Ruled to be the first computer by the U.S. District court.\
- The Atanasoff-Berry Computer(ABC) was designed by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry of Iowa state college.
- The machine was created solely to solve linear equations.
- Atanasoft and Berry made a prototype in late 1939 with a grant of $650 and received $5000 from the Research Corporation of New York City to finish the machine.
- The system included boolean logic and binary to solve linear equations.
- It could solve up to 2 linear equations simeltaneously with up to 29 variables.
- It weighed over 700 pounds and was about the size of a desk.
- The original was disassembled when Iowa state college decided to put classrooms in the basement.
- A working replica was made and is currently in the Durham Center for Computation and Communication at Iowa State University.
- Ruled to be the first computer by the U.S. District court.\
References:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanasoff%E2%80%93Berry_Computer