Colossus computer
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colossus-computer-180-8722117
title:
Colossus computer
text:
Colossus was a set of computers developed by British codebreakers in the years 1943–1945 to help in the cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher. Colossus used thermionic valves to perform Boolean and counting operations. Colossus is thus regarded as the world's first programmable, electronic, digital computer, although it was programmed by switches and plugs and not by a stored program. Colossus was designed by General Post Office (GPO) research telephone engineer Tommy Flowers based on plans develop
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description:
Early British cryptanalysis computer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer
date created:
2001-09-06T16:48:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T12:32:50Z
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