Wait... computers were the size of entire rooms?

Before we could carry computers they cost around a million dollars... and were as heavy as about six African elephants.

This episode will answer questions like:

Who invented the first computer?

How big were the first computers?

What did computers look like in the 1960s?

How much did the first computers cost?

What were computers like before laptops?

Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.