Zuses (Was: Re: Overhyped Innovations (was Re: OS's In ROM's (was: Re: Mac

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bbtel.com>
Date: Tue Jun 30 12:35:56 1998

Christian Fandt wrote:

> At 15:08 29-06-98 -0700, Max Eskin wrote:
>
> >tell me what the Zuse computers did, and what Zuse models there were.
> >How big were they? Has anyone seen one? Do any exist now?
>
> Other messages in this thread mentioned the models made begining in 1934
> (Z1).
>
> As to seeing one, a few of us have seen the display of Zuse machines at the
> Deutches Museum in Munich. Hans may be able to fill in more detail as to
> which model(s) and other notes since my memory is fading from the 1994
> visit. Anyway, some examples do exist now.

Are these the open frame machines that were used on sunmarines and ships during
WWII? There's a sort of "computer" in the U505 submarine in the Museum of
Science and Industry on the lakefront in Chicago.

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