Author Topic: Soviet Mainframes (Read 1080 times)

Homer J Simpson · « **on:** February 17, 2021, 01:19:27 pm »

Interesting video on early Soviet mainframe computers.

Terry Bites · « **Reply #1 on:** March 02, 2021, 01:37:45 pm »

Looks like an IBM rip-off. Not that the Soviets ever did that kind of thing. Just saying.

Vovk_Z · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2021, 07:40:02 pm »

At 1:04 (2:40) it is something like Saratov (Saratov-2). It is a PDP-8/PDP-11 clone.
At 7:20 it is ES1052 - a IBM System/360, IBM System/370 clone.

coppercone2 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2021, 09:16:35 pm »

but does it play tetris?

daqq · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2021, 09:44:57 pm »

but does it play tetris?

Yes, but you have to have some very strong assistants to move and rotate the racks.

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