Zuse-Z1-Arbeitspapier-321
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Description
Today I’m a guest of Dietmar_Saupe, who
helped Konrad_Zuse rebuild his legendary
Z1 Calculating-Machine from 1988 to 89.
Blog
Time-Stamps
- 01:02 Welcome
- 01:02 Why do diploma theses in pairs?
- 01:54 Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Harth proposes diploma thesis
- 02:25 Appointment with Dr. Schäfer from GMD
- 04:20 Documents in “Zuse shorthand
- 04:58 The burden of the diploma thesis
- 05:31 Konrad Zuse was still mentally fit at 78
- 05:47 Accommodation in the Hünfeld guest house
- 06:37 Financial compensation for the diploma thesis
- 06:49 The board of trustees of the Z1 replica: GMD, Siemens, Museum
of Transport and Technology
- 07:23 GMD: Prof. Schäfer
- 07:29 Siemens: Plant manager and skilled worker Mr. Reinhard
Ernst
- 08:00 Museum: Prof. Günther Gottmann
- 08:22 Preliminary work on the Z1 up to the diploma thesis
- 09:39 Z1 memory model from the German Museum
- 10:06 The engine was (almost) never in operation
- 10:51 The title of the diploma thesis: Principles of function and
construction of the program-controlled mechanical calculating machine
“Z1
- 11:46 Duration of the work 14 months: (3 + 3) + 8 months
- 12:27 Differences GMD paper to diploma thesis
- 13:50 Evaluation of the work with grade 1
- 14:31 Calculator not documented because work density was already too
high with memory
- 15:02 Possible thesis for calculator?
- 15:52 Big problem with reconstruction
- 18:25 Museum employee Heinz Weber
- 19:33 Problem with the addition of the games
- 19:55 Some calculations “more dangerous” than others
- 20:09 Idea: using booster to solve problem
- 21:33 Wire erosion machine
- 22:35 Dietmar also wrote NC programs (G-code)
- 23:10 Theory, that hardened steel pins could damage the stainless
steel sheets
- 24:07 Transport of the machine to the Museum of Transport and
Technology
- 25:54 Ceremonial event at the museum (14.09.1989)
- 27:02 The Z1 was not demonstrated at the event
- 28:26 Statement: If the Z1 ran through and gave a result, the result
was never wrong
- 29:11 Tedious repair of bends
- 31:48 Workflow: logic, schematic, CAD, CNC, sheet metal
- 34:36 Hardly any idle time
- 35:20 How would you do the project today? CAD program CATIA with
kinematics.
- 36:50 The film “Konrad Zuse” by Mathias Knauer
- 37:51 Proof, that the Z1 calculated correctly?
- 38:57 Filming with Z1 in operation
- 40:04 How many parts does the Z1 replica have, 30,000?
- 41:07 How was the machine cranked?
- 41:58 Eccentric translates rotary into thrust movements
- 43:04 What lubricant was used?
- 43:35 Dietmar repairs the Z1 once in Berlin
- 45:09 How do we get the Z1 running again?
- 46:10 Only now Dietmar Saupe realizes, that the work was “something
special
- 47:21 Questions about the original Z1
- 47:35 What did Konrad Zuse tell about the original machine?
- 49:03 Did the original Z1 work?
- 49:54 Building the Z1 in the parental living room.
- 49:55 Mrs. Zuse spoiled the students with coffee and cake
- 50:14 Friends and relatives of Dietmar and Ursula also saw the
Z1
- 50:51 Contact with Prof. Dr. Horst Zuse
- 52:13 Analysis: Why the original Z1 might have worked?
- 54:44 Pride in German inventors
- 56:04 Conclusion of the diploma thesis
Music
- WinnieTheMoog: Success Of The Whole Team
History
Blog-Chain-Time 2023.01.31 in Tübingen
Topics: First-Version
I published the First-Version of the Movie.
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