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The first generation of computers used vacuum tubes for memory and processing from 1946-1959, were very expensive, unreliable, and generated a lot of heat. They used machine code and had slow input/output via punched cards and tape.

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Computer First Generation

The first generation of computers used vacuum tubes for memory and processing from 1946-1959, were very expensive, unreliable, and generated a lot of heat. They used machine code and had slow input/output via punched cards and tape.

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COMPUTER - FIRST GENERATION

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The period of first generation was 1946-1959. The computers of first generation used vacuum
tubes as the basic components for memory and circuitry for CPU CentralProcessingUnit. These tubes,
like electric bulbs, produced a lot of heat and were prone to frequent fusing of the installations,
therefore, were very expensive and could be afforded only by very large organisations. In this
generation mainly batch processing operating system were used. Punched cards, paper tape, and
magnetic tape were used as input and output devices. The computers in this generation used
machine code as programming language.

The main features of first generation are:


Vacuum tube technology
Unreliable
Supported machine language only
Very costly
Generated lot of heat
Slow input and output devices
Huge size
Need of A.C.
Non-portable
Consumed lot of electricity
Some computers of this generation were:
ENIAC
EDVAC
UNIVAC
IBM-701
IBM-650

IBM-650

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