The National Museum of Computing set out to answer a deceptively simple question: how fast can vintage computers count to a million? According to Hackaday, a benchmark comparison reveals just how far computing has accelerated, with machines like the Colossus and the BBC Micro showing starkly different performance characteristics. It's a charming reminder that the computers powering the digital revolution operated at speeds that would test modern patience.

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