Z2 (computer)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use list-defined references Template:Infobox information appliance The Z2 was an electromechanical (mechanical and relay-based) digital computer that was completed by Konrad Zuse in 1940.[1][2][3] It was an improvement on the Z1 Zuse built in his parents' home, which used the same mechanical memory. In the Z2, he replaced the arithmetic and control logic with 600 electrical relay circuits, weighing over 600 pounds.
The Z2 could read 64 words from punch cards. Photographs and plans for the Z2 were destroyed by the Allied bombing during World War II.[4] In contrast to the Z1, the Z2 used 16-bit fixed-point arithmetic instead of 22-bit floating point.
Zuse presented the Z2 in 1940 to members of the DVL[1][2][3] (today DLR) and member Template:Ill, whose support helped fund the successor model Z3.[5]
Specifications
| Frequency | Ca. 5 Hertz |
| Arithmetic Unit | Fixed point arithmetic unit with 16 bit word length |
| Average calculation Speed | 0.8 sec for addition operation |
| Number of Relays | 600 |
| Memory | 64 words (same as Z1) |
| Power Consumption | 1000 watts |
| Weight | Script error: No such module "convert". |
See also
References
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Further reading
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External links
- Z2 via Horst Zuse (son) web page
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