A Gallery Of Early Computers (1940s - 1960s)

We often think of computers as a very modern phenomenon, but there were actually plenty of computers around 50 years ago. They just weren't an everyman commodity, instead limited to goverment and corporate use. And they certainly weren't small.

Some of them had imaginative names like Whirlwind, Colossus and Pegasus, while others were slightly less poetic with names like Z4, AN/FSQ-7 and ENIAC. Here's a gallery of 19 examples of computers from the early days, pioneering efforts that although cutting edge in their day now look lovingly retro.

(Via: Everlasting Blort) Via: The Presurfer