Colossus computer

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1944

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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 regarded as the world's first programmable, electronic, digital computer. The first electromechanical computer was Konrad Zuse's Z3, completed in Berlin in 1941.

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Earlier and later events nearby

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2. 1928Kellogg–Briand Pact
3. 1940Battle of France
4. 1944Colossus computerThis page
5. 1944Normandy landings
6. 1992Maastricht Treaty
7. 2015Paris Agreement

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