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Relay Computers

Discover how relay computers represented a breakthrough in early computing by replacing mechanical tabulators with electrically operated relays. Learn about Konrad Zuse's Z3 machine, its features including faster computation and programmable capabilities, and its role as a foundational step in the evolution of operating systems and modern computing.

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Z3 computers

Tabulators used rotating cylinders to perform calculations. The next generation of computers replaced the cylinders with relaysA switch that is operated electrically. It can be used where several circuits need to be controlled by one signal.. A relay is a mechanical element that changes its state due to an electric current.

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