first-generation computer
C31146
concept
A first-generation computer is an early electronic computing device (circa 1940s–1950s) that used vacuum tubes, magnetic drums, and machine or assembly language to perform basic calculations and data processing.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| vacuum-tube computer | 4 |
| early electronic computer | 2 |
| vacuum tube computer | 2 |
| first-generation computer canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: first-generation computer
Generated description
A first-generation computer is an early electronic computing device (circa 1940s–1950s) that used vacuum tubes, magnetic drums, and machine or assembly language to perform basic calculations and data processing.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Z25 computer | vacuum tube computer |
| UNIVAC I | — |
| JOHNNIAC | vacuum-tube computer |
| AVIDAC | vacuum tube computer |
| UNIVAC Scientific (UNIVAC 1103) | vacuum-tube computer |
| ORDVAC | early electronic computer |
| ICT 1500 series | early electronic computer |
| IBM 704 | vacuum-tube computer |
| Johnniac computer | vacuum-tube computer |