Could ENIAC fill a classroom

Answer 1

It depends on the size of the classroom!

ENIAC ( Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) was the first general-purpose computer, and, by today's standards, was quite large!

It weighed 27 tons. The floor area was about 8.5 ft by 80 ft, i.e. 680 sq. ft., and it occupied about 225 cubic yards of space.

The recommended size of a classroom in the United States is about 900 square feet, so it probably wouldn't be a problem fitting ENIAC, at only 680 sq. ft, into the room, and you'd have a small area of about 15 ft x 15 ft to spare!

PROJECT: Measure your classroom. Would ENIAC fill it?
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