Harvard Mark I

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:computer
gptkbp:collaboration Harvard University and IBM
gptkbp:components vacuum tubes
punch cards
relays
electromechanical switches
magnetic drums
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired computer science education
influenced programming languages
shaped the future of computing
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1959
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Howard_H._Aiken
gptkbp:development 1937-1944
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1944
gptkbp:first_programmer gptkb:Grace_Hopper
gptkbp:historical_significance first large-scale automatic calculator
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harvard Mark I
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Zuse_Z3
gptkbp:input_output punched tape
printed paper
gptkbp:inspired subsequent computer designs
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:U._S._government
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:IBM_Automatic_Sequence_Controlled_Calculator_(ASCC)
gptkbp:legacy pioneering computing technology
gptkbp:length 15 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:memory_type magnetic drum
gptkbp:notable_feature modular design
reliable performance
large-scale operation
automatic sequence control
gptkbp:number_of_digits 23 decimal digits
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:power_consumption 10 kilowatts
gptkbp:programming_language machine code
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:IBM_704
gptkb:ENIAC
gptkb:Colossus
gptkb:IBM
gptkb:IBM_7090
gptkb:IBM_1401
gptkb:IBM_701
gptkb:UNIVAC
modern computers
gptkbp:speed 3 to 5 operations per second
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Harvard_Mark_II
digital computers
gptkbp:type electromechanical computer
gptkbp:used_for calculating artillery firing tables
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 5 tons
gptkbp:year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hopper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4