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April 1945 John von Neumann’s “First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC,” often called the founding document of modern computing, defines “the stored program concept.” ...

While debates continue about whether it or the ENIAC should be considered the first true stored-program computer, the Baby’s role in the evolution of computing can’t be overlooked.