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[[File:Zuse Z23 (2102310445).jpg|thumb|The Zuze Z23]]
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The '''Zuse Z23''' was a transistorized computer first delivered in 1961, designed by the [[Konrad Zuse|Zuse KG]] company. A total of 98 units were sold to commercial and academic customers up until 1967. It had a 40 bit word length and used an 8192 word drum memory as main storage, with 256 words of rapid-access ferrite memory. It operated on fixed and floating point binary numbers. Fixed-point addition took 0.3 milliseconds, a fixed point multiplication took 10.3 milliseconds. It was similar in internal design to the earlier vacuum tube [[Z22 (computer)|Z22]]. Related variants were the [[Z25 (computer)|Z25]] and Z26 models.<ref>Stephen H. Kaisler, ''Birthing the Computer: From Relays to Vacuum Tubes'', Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 {{ISBN|1443896314}}, page 21</ref>
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The '''Zuse Z23''' was a transistorized computer first delivered in 1961, designed by the [[Konrad Zuse|Zuse KG]] company. A total of 98 units were sold to commercial and academic customers up until 1967. It had a 40-bit word length and used an 8192 word drum memory as main storage, with 256 words of rapid-access ferrite memory. It operated on fixed and floating-point binary numbers. Fixed-point addition took 0.3 milliseconds, a fixed point multiplication took 10.3 milliseconds. It was similar in internal design to the earlier vacuum tube [[Z22 (computer)|Z22]]. Related variants were the [[Z25 (computer)|Z25]] and Z26 models.<ref>Stephen H. Kaisler, ''Birthing the Computer: From Relays to Vacuum Tubes'', Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 {{ISBN|1443896314}}, page 21</ref>


The Z23 used about 2700 transistors and 7700 diodes. The memory was [[magnetic-core memory]].<ref>Hans Dieter Hellige, ed. (2004). ''Geschichten der Informatik. Visionen, Paradigmen, Leitmotive'' (in German). Berlin: Springer. p. 128. {{ISBN|3-540-00217-0}}.</ref> The Z23 had an [[Algol 60]] compiler. It had a basic clock speed of 150&nbsp;kHz and consumed about 4000 watts of electric power. An improved version Z23V was released in 1965, with expanded memory and higher processing speed.
The Z23 used about 2700 transistors and 7700 diodes. Memory was [[magnetic-core memory]].<ref>Hans Dieter Hellige, ed. (2004). ''Geschichten der Informatik. Visionen, Paradigmen, Leitmotive'' (in German). Berlin: Springer. p. 128. {{ISBN|3-540-00217-0}}.</ref> The Z23 had an [[Algol 60]] compiler. It had a basic clock speed of 150&nbsp;kHz and consumed about 4000&nbsp;[[watt]]s of electric power. An improved version Z23V was released in 1965, with expanded memory and a higher processing speed.


The Z23 weighed about {{convert|1000|kg|MT ST}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Z23 |url=http://www.horst-zuse.homepage.t-online.de/Konrad_Zuse_index_english_html/rechner_z23.html |website=www.horst-zuse.homepage.t-online.de |language=en}}</ref>
The Z23 weighed about {{convert|1000|kg|MT ST}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Z23 |url=http://www.horst-zuse.homepage.t-online.de/Konrad_Zuse_index_english_html/rechner_z23.html |website=www.horst-zuse.homepage.t-online.de |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.horst-zuse.homepage.t-online.de/Konrad_Zuse_index_english_html/z23-crosses-atlantic.html Z23 Crosses Atlantic]
* [http://www.horst-zuse.homepage.t-online.de/Konrad_Zuse_index_english_html/z23-crosses-atlantic.html Z23 Crosses Atlantic]
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/projects/zuse_z23/index.shtml Computer History Museum Zuse Z23]
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/projects/zuse_z23/index.shtml Computer History Museum Zuse Z23] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016052145/http://www.computerhistory.org/projects/zuse_z23/index.shtml |date=2016-10-16 }}


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Latest revision as of 05:32, 6 February 2024

Z23
The Zuse Z23
DeveloperKonrad Zuse
ManufacturerZuse KG
Release date1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Lifespan6 years
Introductory priceDM 200,000 (equivalent to DM 480,582 in 2021)
Units sold98
CPU2700 transistors and 7700 diodes @ 150 kHz
Memory8192 word drum memory as main storage, with 256 words of rapid-access ferrite memory
Power4000 watts
Mass1,000 kilograms (1.0 t; 1.1 short tons)
PredecessorZ22
RelatedZ25, Z26

The Zuse Z23 was a transistorized computer first delivered in 1961, designed by the Zuse KG company. A total of 98 units were sold to commercial and academic customers up until 1967. It had a 40-bit word length and used an 8192 word drum memory as main storage, with 256 words of rapid-access ferrite memory. It operated on fixed and floating-point binary numbers. Fixed-point addition took 0.3 milliseconds, a fixed point multiplication took 10.3 milliseconds. It was similar in internal design to the earlier vacuum tube Z22. Related variants were the Z25 and Z26 models.[1]

The Z23 used about 2700 transistors and 7700 diodes. Memory was magnetic-core memory.[2] The Z23 had an Algol 60 compiler. It had a basic clock speed of 150 kHz and consumed about 4000 watts of electric power. An improved version Z23V was released in 1965, with expanded memory and a higher processing speed.

The Z23 weighed about 1,000 kilograms (1.0 t; 1.1 short tons).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Stephen H. Kaisler, Birthing the Computer: From Relays to Vacuum Tubes, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 ISBN 1443896314, page 21
  2. ^ Hans Dieter Hellige, ed. (2004). Geschichten der Informatik. Visionen, Paradigmen, Leitmotive (in German). Berlin: Springer. p. 128. ISBN 3-540-00217-0.
  3. ^ "Z23". www.horst-zuse.homepage.t-online.de.
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