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Colossus was the first fully functional electronic computer. Operational in December 1943, Colossus was a special-purpose computer built by the British government for use in deciphering high-level German military codes during World War II. The story of...
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Colossus was the name of a series of electronic, special-purpose computers, built by the British during World War II to break German military codes. The first Colossus was put into operation in 1943, and was thought to be the first electronic,...
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The Colossus machines were electronic computing devices used by British codebreakers to read encrypted German messages during World War II. These were the world's first programmable (if not fully) digital electronic computing devices. Colossus was...


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Computer colossus looks to life after spin-off from GM
06/03/1996: 1,026 words, approx. 3 pages
The frequently tumultuous, 12-year marriage between General Motors and Electronic Data Systems (EDS) - the computer outsourcing colossus founded in 1962 by the Texas billionaire Ross Perot - is almost over. Shareholders in GM are expected to approve the spin-off of EDS within...
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