It’s easy to confuse computers with programs. A mechanical calculator isn’t a computer. It’s a piece of hardware built to execute a single program of limited sc

It’s easy to confuse computers with programs. A mechanical calculator isn’t a computer. It’s a piece of hardware built to execute a single program of limited scope. It’s why Turing’s Bombe, however impressive it was, is not a computer but rather a piece of hardware designed to run a program to crack Enigma.