Zuse Z6

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer
gptkbp:availability limited production
gptkbp:conservationEfforts historical artifact
gptkbp:contributedTo pioneered computer engineering
gptkbp:controls manual control
gptkbp:coolingSystem natural convection
gptkbp:culturalImpact symbol_of_German_engineering
gptkbp:dataUsage magnetic tape
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Konrad_Zuse
gptkbp:dimensions 2.5 m x 1.5 m x 1.5 m
gptkbp:equipment relay technology
gptkbp:features binary floating-point arithmetic
gptkbp:hasCapacity limited program size
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-World_War_II_Germany
gptkbp:historicalImpact significant in computing history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance technical manuals available
first commercial computer in Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zuse Z6
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Zuse_Z3
earlier mechanical computers
gptkbp:inputOutput gptkb:printer
punched tape
card reader
slow compared to modern standards
limited input/output operations
gptkbp:language machine code
gptkbp:launchSite hardwired programming
gptkbp:legacy influenced future computer designs
gptkbp:maintenance manual maintenance required
gptkbp:notableUsers German_universities
gptkbp:operationalStatus laboratory setting
electromechanical switching
gptkbp:powers electrical power
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Zuse_Z3
gptkbp:processor relay-based processor
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Zuse_KG
printed output
1945-1951
gptkbp:RAM magnetic relay
gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:researchContribution advancements in computing technology
gptkbp:researchField computer science
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Zuse_Z4
gptkb:Zuse_Z7
gptkbp:type binary system
electromechanical computer
relay circuits
gptkbp:usedIn scientific calculations
gptkbp:userInterface console with switches
gptkbp:weight approximately 1 ton
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1951