[geeks] re: Non-computer mailing lists

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Wed Jan 30 01:16:11 CST 2002


On January 30, dave at cca.org wrote:
> >> >I like German engineering. :)
> >> 
> >> What about Zuse? :-)
> 
> >  As in Konrad?
> 
> Exactly. 
> 
> Did technical details of his first machines survive the war?

  The Z4 itself did...it was in use at the Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology until sometime in the mid 50's.  Zuse himself only died
fairly recently, maybe 5-6 years ago...I'm sure that stuff got
documented somewhere, but I don't have any of the specifics.

     -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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