Yes, it clearly was because it was the very first Turing-complete machine. Turing-completeness should be the one and only criterion used to determine which computer was first. One might make the argument that Babbage's Analytic Engine was the first, but it was never actually built.
Yes, it clearly was because it was the very first Turing-complete machine. Turing-completeness should be the one and only criterion used to determine which computer was first. One might make the argument that Babbage's Analytic Engine was the first, but it was never actually built.