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What did the Manchester Baby do in 1948?

Ran the first program on a stored program computer.

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  1. Made the first phone call
  2. Ran the first program on a stored program computer ✔
  3. Invented the internet

Why: The Manchester Baby was the first modern electronic digital stored program computer and ran its first program in 1948.

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Answer: Ran the first program on a stored program computer. The Manchester Baby was the first modern electronic digital stored program computer and ran its first program in 1948.

  1. Information technology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology
    The first recognizably modern electronic digital stored-program computer was the Manchester Baby, which ran its first program on 21 June 1948.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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