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What Were Soviet Computers Like?

Posted by Cliff on from the differences-in-technology-due-to-nationality dept.

kwertii asks: "Does anyone have any information on computing in the former Soviet Union? A Google search turned up this virtual museum, which has some good historical background on the development of early Soviet computer technology (a lot only in Russian, unfortunately) but not much on later systems. What sorts of architectures did Soviet computers use? Were there any radically different computing concepts in use, like a standard 9-bit byte or something? What kind of operating systems were common? How has the end of the Cold War and the large scale introduction of Western computer technology affected the course of Russian computer development?"

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  1. I claim this post... by quinto2000 · · Score: -1, Troll

    For DADA.

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    Ceci n'est pas un post
  2. In... by Satai · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...the words of Yakkof Smirnof (or some spelling variation thereof,) in Communist Russia, Computer crash you!

  3. Re:Like IBM's. by jpt.d · · Score: 0, Troll

    The basic design that most computers used from 65 onwards was stolen by CIA 10 years before from the Soviets.

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    What we see depends on mainly what we look for. -- John Lubbock Now search for that bug slave!
  4. Soviet Union by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    <b>
    Is your son obsessed with "Lunix"? BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos, before the Russians lost the Cold War. It is based on a program called "xenix", which was written by Microsoft for the US government.

    These programs are used by hackers to break into other people's computer systems to steal credit card numbers. They may also be used to break into people's stereos to steal their music, using the "mp3" program. Torovoltos is a notorious hacker, responsible for writing many hacker programs, such as "telnet", which is used by hackers to connect to machines on the internet without using a telephone.

    Your son may try to install "lunix" on your hard drive. If he is careful, you may not notice its presence, however, lunix is a capricious beast, and if handled incorrectly, your son may damage your computer, and even break it completely by deleting Windows, at which point you will have to have your computer repaired by a professional. If you see the word "LILO" during your windows startup (just after you turn the machine on), your son has installed lunix. In order to get rid of it, you will have to send your computer back to the manufacturer, and have them fit a new hard drive. Lunix is extremely dangerous software, and cannot be removed without destroying part of your hard disk surface.</b>