 It is 4 meters (13') wide, 2.5 meters (8') high, and 50 centimeters (20") deep.The machine was comparable in calculating power to what were then considered small vacuum tube computers.Zemanek later said about his project that it was a "semi-illegal" undertaking of an assistant professor, which he and a group of students realized without official authorization, and hence without financial support, from the university.