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Reconstruction of mechanical logic gates and memory element of the Zuse Z1

https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/mechanics/zuseGates/

by mark_undoio • 4 years ago

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mark_undoio• 4 years ago

Previous discussions around the Z1: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10107955 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19095871 (Z1 and Z3 related)

Discussions around the Z3 (electromechanical version of the architecture): - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27544583 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30145897 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27134122 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11682343

FullyFunctional• 4 years ago

Lovely reconstruction. I still wonder how well this all worked in practice. There seems to be a lot of friction and possibility for lock-up and wear.

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