Z3 computer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer
gptkbp:collaborations Zuse's_team
gptkbp:component over 2,000 relays
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Zuse_Apparatebau
gptkbp:contributedTo theoretical computer science
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced computer science education
gptkbp:decommissioned 1955
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Konrad_Zuse
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1941
gptkbp:firstHeld calculating aerodynamic properties
gptkbp:gameMechanics Zuse's_own_design
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Zuse's_workshop
gptkbp:hasCapacity up to 64 instructions
gptkbp:historicalContext World_War_II_era_technology
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneering work in computer science
limited surviving documentation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Z3 computer
gptkbp:influenced modern computing architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy Boolean algebra
earlier mechanical calculators
gptkbp:inputOutput punched tape
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent computer designs
gptkbp:language machine code
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future computers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Deutsches_Museum
gptkbp:maintenance required regular upkeep
gptkbp:notableEvent first public demonstration in 1960
gptkbp:notableFeature programmable via punched tape
gptkbp:notableFor being the world's first programmable computer
gptkbp:operationalStatus binary arithmetic
gptkbp:patentCitation not patented
gptkbp:performances about 10 characters per second
about 5 characters per second
gptkbp:powers about 4 kW
gptkbp:productionCompany printed paper
1938-1941
gptkbp:RAM floating-point numbers
gptkbp:reliability high for its time
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Z4_computer
gptkbp:researchField computer engineering
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Z4_computer
gptkbp:technology relay technology
complex relay logic
gptkbp:type electromechanical computer
electromechanical circuits
gptkbp:usedIn engineering calculations
gptkbp:userBase engineers and scientists
gptkbp:weight approximately 1 ton
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1941