Historical Computer Engineering - Konrad Zuse
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Konrad Zuse

Architecture

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The architecture

of the Z1 only based on mechanical elements. All in all were about 30000 scrap metal plates installed in the machine, which were produced by friends, students and his family with the help of saws and arrows. The Z1 almost included all components of a modern computer. Keys have realized the input of numbers and the input of the program by using perforated filmstrips, which were read by a tape reader. Several lamps showed the output. The power gets the Z1 by a vacuum cleaner motor.

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