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Ah again another article from publication in nation A with "Computer from nation A is the first X". Replace A with US, Italy, UK, Germany, ... and X with "compu
by _Codemonkeyism 8y ago
Ah again another article from publication in nation A with "Computer from nation A is the first X". Replace A with US, Italy, UK, Germany, ... and X with "computer", "electronic computer", "stored-program computer", "commercial computer".
I know why publications do this so their readers feel good, but I always hope HN could get above nationalism when it comes to computer history.
- walshemj 8y agoThere are only three countries that can lay any claim (UK USA and Germany and its pretty well accepted that Baby was the first stored program computer.