Apparently, someone proved the Z3 was Turing complete about ten years ago. The Wikipedia article I linked claims this. I wonder if it was “accidentally” Turin

Apparently, someone proved the Z3 was Turing complete about ten years ago. The Wikipedia article I linked claims this. I wonder if it was “accidentally” Turing complete, or if it was turing complete when used as intended. It’s silent on the z1 and z2’s turing completeness, but I don’t think those ever actually worked, sort of making it a moot point. (Agreed about “computer” being a fuzzy definition - Surely the mercury pool tabulators the US census used could compute stuff, they predated tubes, and maybe even relays.)