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Computers used to be huge

EARLY electronic computers, developed in about the 1940s, were as big as a large room and used enormous amounts of electricity.

EARLY electronic computers, developed in about the 1940s, were as big as a large room and used enormous amounts of electricity.

They were very different to the modern computers we use today, especially when compared with small and portable laptop computers.

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