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The Z1: Architecture and Algorithms of Konrad Zuse's First Computer

@article{Rojas2014TheZA,
  title={The Z1: Architecture and Algorithms of Konrad Zuse's First Computer},
  author={R. Rojas},
  journal={ArXiv},
  year={2014},
  volume={abs/1406.1886}
}
  • R. Rojas
  • Published 7 June 2014
  • Computer Science
  • ArXiv
This paper provides the first comprehensive description of the Z1, the mechanical computer built by the German inventor Konrad Zuse in Berlin from 1936 to 1938. The paper describes the main structural elements of the machine, the high-level architecture, and the dataflow between components. The computer could perform the four basic arithmetic operations using floating-point numbers. Instructions were read from punched tape. A program consisted of a sequence of arithmetical operations… Expand
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The Design Principles of Konrad Zuse's Mechanical Computers
TLDR
This paper describes the design principles Zuse followed in order to complete a complex calculating machine, as the Z1 was, a binary floating-point computing device. Expand
Babbage Meets Zuse: A Minimal Mechanical Computer
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This paper shows how to build a computer consisting of a few mechanical elements, using Charles Babbage's gears and wooden pegs with Konrad Zuse's idea. Expand
Die Prozessorarchitektur der Rechenmaschine Z1
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Thiser Aufsatz beschreibt zum ersten Mal die Datenflussarchitektur des Prozessors der Z1, der ersten von Konrad Zuse gebauten Rechenmaschine (1936–1938). Expand
HISTORISCHE NOTIZEN / PROZESSORARCHITEKTUR RECHENMASCHINE Z1 }

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