Lord Louis Mountbatten had earlier introduced that term in a speech delivered to the British Institution of Radio Engineers on 31 October 1946, in which he speculated about how the primitive computers then available might evolve.
Lord Louis Mountbatten introdusese acest termen mai demult într-un discurs rostit la Institutul Britanic al Inginerilor Radio la 31 octombrie 1946, în care specula despre cum ar putea evolua calculatoarele primitive de la acea vreme.