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Early model calculations performed by rotating shafts and gears. -
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By December 1943 the Colossus, incorporating 1,500 valves or vacuum tubes, was already operational. It was used by the team led by Alan Turing to decode radio messages -
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The integrated circuit allowed a further reduction in price, size and error rates. The microprocessor became a reality in the mid-1970s