Colossus computer

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkbp:component relay
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:England
British_engineers
gptkbp:contributedTo modern cryptography
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Tommy_Flowers
gptkbp:designedFor decrypting_Lorenz_cipher
gptkbp:developedBy 1943
gptkbp:field computer science
information technology
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1944
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1944
gptkbp:historicalEvent D-Day invasion
gptkbp:historicalImpact significant in cryptography
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first programmable digital computer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colossus computer
gptkbp:influenced artificial intelligence
computer architecture
modern computing
electronic computing
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Z3
gptkbp:inputOutput punched tape
teleprinter
gptkbp:inspiredBy Turing's work
gptkbp:language machine code
gptkbp:legacy pioneering digital computing
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bletchley_Park
gptkbp:maxSpeed 5,000 bits per second
gptkbp:notableEvent breaking_German_codes
gptkbp:notableFeature Boolean logic
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees several dozen
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 10
gptkbp:numberOfTeams over 2,000
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:British_intelligence
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1945
Boolean algebra
gptkbp:partOf Allied_codebreaking_efforts
gptkbp:powerOutput text
binary
gptkbp:powers 8 kW
gptkbp:productionCompany printed paper
gptkbp:RAM electromechanical
gptkbp:relatedTo British_cryptanalysis
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Colossus_II
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Heath_Robinson
gptkb:Colossus_II
gptkbp:technology vacuum tubes
gptkbp:usedBy Government_Code_and_Cypher_School
gptkbp:usedFor codebreaking
Ultra_project
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 2.5 tons