<computer> A computer that represents numbers and other data
using discrete internal states, in contrast to the
continuously varying quantities used in an analog computer.
Some of the fundamental ideas behind the digital computer were
proposed by Alan Turing between 1936 and 1938. The design
of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (1937-1942) included some of
the important implementation details but the first digital
computer to successfully run real programs was the Z3
(1941). ENIAC (1943-1946) was the first electronic digital
computer but was only programmable by manual rewiring or
switches.
(2003-10-01)
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