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{{short description|Transistorized computer delivered from 1961 to 1967}} |
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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 |
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 Z23 used about 2700 transistors and 7700 diodes. |
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 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. |
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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> |
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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
- ^ Stephen H. Kaisler, Birthing the Computer: From Relays to Vacuum Tubes, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 ISBN 1443896314, page 21
- ^ Hans Dieter Hellige, ed. (2004). Geschichten der Informatik. Visionen, Paradigmen, Leitmotive (in German). Berlin: Springer. p. 128. ISBN 3-540-00217-0.
- ^ "Z23". www.horst-zuse.homepage.t-online.de.
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