Colossus size comparison: how tall is the Colossus?
Colossus: 230 cm · 7' 7" tall
United Kingdom · 1944 · codebreaking computer at Bletchley Park
Colossus is 230 cm · 7' 7" tall. That is about 1.3× the height of an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
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