Z2 (computer)
The Z2 was an electromechanical computer. It was a mechanical and relay-based computer that was completed by Konrad Zuse in 1940. It was an improvement on the Z1, using the same mechanical memory but replacing the arithmetic and control logic with 600 electrical relay circuits, weighing over 600 pounds.
It could read 64 words from punch cards. Photographs and plans for the Z2 were destroyed by the Allied bombing during World War II. In contrast to the Z1, the Z2 used 16-bit fixed-point arithmetic instead of 22-bit floating point.
Zuse presented the Z2 in 1940 to members of the DVL and it was especially its member Prof. Alfred Teichmann, whose support achieved the partial funding of the successor model Z3.
Specifications
| Frequency | Ca. 5 Hertz |
| Arithmetic Unit | Fixed point arithmetic unit with 16 bit word length |
| Average calculation Speed | 0.8 sec for addition operation |
| Number of Relays | 600 |
| Memory | 64 words |
| Power Consumption | 1000 watts |
| Weight |