Z5 (computer)
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The Z5 was a computer
built by Zuse from 1950 to 1952 and built by him from 1952 to 1953.
The Z5 is the successor of the Z4, and is much more compact and powerful. Zuse implemented the machine with relays, since vacuum tube
s were too unreliable at the time. The Z5 used the same princips as the Z4 did, but was six times faster.
It also had punched tape
readers, which the Z4 did not have. It was the fifth computer built by Konrad Zuse
.
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
built by Zuse from 1950 to 1952 and built by him from 1952 to 1953.
The Z5 is the successor of the Z4, and is much more compact and powerful. Zuse implemented the machine with relays, since vacuum tube
Vacuum tube
In electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube , or thermionic valve , reduced to simply "tube" or "valve" in everyday parlance, is a device that relies on the flow of electric current through a vacuum...
s were too unreliable at the time. The Z5 used the same princips as the Z4 did, but was six times faster.
It also had punched tape
Punched tape
Punched tape or paper tape is an obsolete form of data storage, consisting of a long strip of paper in which holes are punched to store data...
readers, which the Z4 did not have. It was the fifth computer built by Konrad Zuse
Konrad Zuse
Konrad Zuse was a German civil engineer and computer pioneer. His greatest achievement was the world's first functional program-controlled Turing-complete computer, the Z3, which became operational in May 1941....
.
Specifications
- Frequency: Ca. 40 hertz
- Arithmetic unit: Floating point numbers (36 bit length)
- Speed: addition 0.1 second, multiplication 0.4 s, division 0.7 s
- Power consumption: 5000 watts
- Weight: Ca. 2000 kg