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 YEAR: 1961
 ITEM: Computer Card/Part
 COMPANY: Zuse KG
 COUNTRY: Germany
 IN OUR COLLECTION: Yes
RARITY: Exceedingly Rare   Click here for further information on our rarity scale Information on the rarity of this item is unknown.

Zuse Circuit Boards

 

These 11 hand-soldered circuit boards are from either the Zuse 23 computer (1961-1967) or both. (It is possible that some of them are from an earlier model, the Zuse 22 computer, manufactured between 1955 to 1961.) The company produced 55 (some sources say 56) Z22 computers and followed that up with a successful model Z23 computer of which 98 were made. The Zuse KG company suffered financial setbacks starting in 1961 and by 1964 was bought by Rheinstahl, then BBC and in 1967 it was bought by Siemens.

Konrad Zuse is generally credited with creating the first programmable computer, the Z1, in the mid-1930s. The Z1, Z2 and Z3 were destroyed during the Allied bombing of Berlin in December 1943.

The boards in our collection are from one of the engineers who worked for Zuse KG in the 1950s and/or 1960s. They are:

  • T01
  • T07
  • T10
  • T14
  • T46
  • T48
  • Ts220T
  • Ts633
  • Ts643c
  • Ts660 (00 55 1 F)
  • Ts660 (cracked)
The two Ts660 boards seem to be made of somewhat different materials or coatings. One of the boards has two cracks which are very visible from the back.






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Front view of both of our Ts660 boards Rear view of both of our Ts660 boards Rear view of the darker colored Ts660 Rear view of lighter colored Ts660 card Front view of the T46 (left) & the T14 (right) Left top is the T46 & left bottom is T14 Rear view of T46 card Rear view of T14 card Front view of the T01 and T07 cards.  Front view of the T01 card. Front view of T07 card. Rear view of T01 card. Rear view of the T07 card. Front view of the T48 and T10 cards. Close up of the front of the T48 card. Close up of the front of the T10 card. Another close up of the T48 card Close up view of a portion of the T10 card. Close up of the rear of the T48 card. Rear view of the T10 card. View of the front of the Ts220T card...a larger sized card Front view of the Ts220T card. Close up of a portion of the Ts220T card. Rear view of the Ts220T card. Front view of Ts633. Close up of the front of the Ts633. Close up of a portion of the Ts633 card. Close up of a portion of the Ts633 Rear view of the Ts633 board. Front view of the Ts643c board. Close up front view of the Ts643c board. Side view of the front of the Ts643c card. Close up of front Ts643c from the left side. Close up of front Ts643c from the right side. View of the back of the Ts643c board. Close up of board number on the back of the Ts643c Adjustable part of the Ts643c board seen from the front. Adjustable part of the Ts643c board seen from the rear.