Old Computers

Colossus

Colossus was one of the very first digital computers in the world. Around 9 were built during World War 2.  The Germans wanted to send and receive messages but they didn't want the allies to understand them. They used their Enigma Code to encrypt their messages. The allies used Colossus to break the code and read the messages.

Arthur Scherbius was the creator of Enigma code but unfortunately Arthur was killed in a horse carriage accident in 1929.

All of this information is from a reliable website. Go and look it up for the history of computing at http://hoc.lgfl.org.uk/s2_colossus.html

ICL  Mainframe

The ICL 2996 is a computer from the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. There are a large number of its own units, numerous RAM disc drives, a processor, input tape reader and lots more!

All of this information is from a reliable website go and look it up for the history of computing.

http://hoc.lgfl.org.uk/s2_iclmainframe.html