Edwin Aures spent a few hours to present the still functional Zuse Z23 from the Erlangen IT department. He had very interesting things to tell about the history of the old lady and her restoration. Finally, I was able to attend a very detailed demonstration.
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00:19 Greetings
00:33 Scatter angle calculator of a German submarine
01:36 Zuse card validator
02:06 Creed printer model 1000
02:19 Open source printer driver
02:59 Cupboard with punched tape programs
05:45 History of the Erlangen Z23
07:43 Drum storage
10:04 Magnetic-core memory
10:38 Inside of the Z23
11:16 Aging problems of the components
13:33 Comparison with Intel 4004
14:08 Control panel, paper tape reader, teleprinter
14:50 How the paper tape works
16:49 Operating system (Grundprogramm) with reading routines
17:26 Starting up the machine
18:48 Explanation of console
20:25 Operating system checksum test
23:48 Examples for different machine commands
25:10 Chase lighting with left shift explanation
26:02 Chase lighting with left shift on paper tape
29:19 Chase lighting with left shift listing
30:14 Reaction test
31:20 Sinus-Anna test program for machine
32:38 Music program by Werner Hildebrand
34:53 Information about the demonstrations
35:24 Information about the collection
Links:
- ISER homepage: https://www.iser.fau.de/
- Blog for movie: http://www.holzheu.de/informatik-sammlung-erlangen
Music used:
- Zuse dear Zuse by Werner Hildebrand
Changelog:
- 2020/07/15 First version
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