Na June 1951, e nyere UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer) na U.S. Census Bureau. Remington Rand mechara ree igwe 46 na ihe karịrị US $ 1 nde ọ bụla ($ 9.65 nde dị ka nke 2019). UNIVAC bụ kọmputa mbụ "emepụta ihe". O jiri 5,200 tubes na-ere ọkụ ma jiri 125 kW nke ike. Nchekwa ya bụ isi bụ usoro ntinye usoro nke mercury na-egbu oge nke nwere ike ịchekwa okwu 1,000 nke 11 decimal digits plus sign (72-bit words). Ajụjụ: Kọmputa ndị na-adabere na tubes na-ekpo ọkụ nwere ihe nchekwa na-edebanye aha na metal?
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