15 Apr
1998
15 Apr
'98
6:12 p.m.
I seem to recall reading somewhere (BYTE ~1985 ?) that Soviet made CPUs
(6502 clones?) were so poorly maid that they individually came with a
list of which instuctions worked and which didn't. Also seem to recall
an article on the soviet Apple ][ clone of the time (CPU on a large
daughterboard, pirated ROM, cost approx US $20,000)
-Matt Pritchard
Graphics Engine and Optimization Specialist
MS Age of Empires & Age of Empires ][
-----Original Message-----
From: Hotze [SMTP:photze@batelco.com.bh]
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 12:15 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: The PC's Soviet?
OK... I was talking to a Ukranian programmer, who told me that in 1968
the
PC was invented, not far from where he worked in Ukrane. Now, that's
4
years before the microprocessor, but is it possible?
And this guy might be dilusional, he's VERY communist, but then
again,
at base, so am I, but with a democratic twist. Anyway, what's the
story
behind this?
Thanks,
Tim D. Hotze