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Event

Demonstration: Z3 – Konrad Zuse's Relay Computer November

Experience the reconstruction of the first digital computer in computer history. Presented by the builder Christof Traber. Conducted: Always on the last Saturday of the month.

Date

Sat. 29. November

Time

14.00 – 14.30 Uhr

Room

Mainframe 2nd Floor

The Z3

The origin of all computers: The Z3 by Konrad Zuse (1910-1995). Developed during World War II, it was the first computer ever to perform calculations electromechanically, store them, and execute initial programming.

But not only that: Unlike the usual practice at the time, Zuse used the binary number system instead of the decimal system.

The Reconstruction

The Swiss computer scientist Dr. Christof Traber has reconstructed the Z3 based on Zuse's patent from 1941. His reconstruction is currently housed in the Enter Technikwelt and is likely the only fully functional and regularly publicly demonstrated Z3.

 

 

No registration required. Participation included in the admission ticket.


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