Mark I

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Howard_Aiken
gptkbp:component switches
vacuum tubes
relays
electromechanical parts
gptkbp:decommissioned 1959
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:dimensions 2.5 meters high
15 meters long
0.9 meters wide
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1944
gptkbp:hasResearchInterest physics
engineering
mathematics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first large-scale automatic digital computer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mark I
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkbp:inputOutput punched tape
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:language machine code
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future computers
gptkbp:length 51 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:maintenance required specialized personnel
gptkbp:notableFeature first to use a binary arithmetic system
first to use a binary system
first to use a computer network system
first to use a decimal arithmetic system
first to use a digital clock
first to use a digital memory system
first to use a digital signal processor
first to use a fixed-point arithmetic system
first to use a floating-point arithmetic system
first to use a graphical user interface
first to use a hybrid computing architecture
first to use a mechanical calculator
first to use a mechanical memory system
first to use a microprocessor architecture
first to use a modular design
first to use a programmable calculator
first to use a programmable logic controller
first to use a punched card system
first to use a relay-based architecture
first to use a stored program concept
first computer to use a program-controlled sequence of operations
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 750,000
gptkbp:operationalStatus 15 years
gptkbp:powers 5 kilowatts
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:IBM_Automatic_Sequence_Controlled_Calculator
gptkbp:productionCompany printed paper tape
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mark_II
gptkbp:type electromechanical computer
gptkbp:usedFor calculating artillery firing tables
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 5 tons
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1944