ABC+Computer

The ABC Computer system was first conceived back in 1937 by Atanasoff and Berry. Although, it was nothing like today's computers, such as it could not play computer programs and apps. The ABC Computer system was built to only solve linear math equations. The ABC Computer was first successfully tested in 1942. Although, the storage system, a paper card writer/reader system was quite unreliable. The ABC Computer was not widely known until the 1960's when claims that the ENIAC was the first computer were made. However, in 1973 the ENIAC patent was broken by the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Although, after Antanasoff left Iowa State For WWII not much more work was done on the ABC Computer system. Eventually the ABC Computer was dismantled when the University turned the basement into classrooms. Although, in 1997 a team of researchers rebuilt the ABC and it is now on display at first floor lobby of the Durham Center for Computation and Communication at Iowa State University. All-in-all the ABC computer system led the way into making the more complicated and advanced computers we have today.