VEGA: 1st Soviet Electronic Calculator

Due to the rather unique nature of this machine, and it's place in calculating/computing history, I'm crossposting to the classic computer list. Whilst not a computer, nor programmable (and therefore not truly valid subject matter for classic computers), this is the very first Electronic calculator designed in the Soviet Union. And it's a lot closer to topic than some recent subjects. Prior to today, neither picture nor detailed information about this machine was available. Now, thanks to some great detective work by a friend in Russia, we have images and details, and even some pictures of the prototypes -- VEGA!! Thanks to the wonderful research of Sergei Frolov, the Museum of Soviet Calculators now hosts images and information about the Soviet Union's very first Soviet Electronic Calculator, the VEGA. We even know the names of the people who designed it! There are some wonderful pictures of the machine and several PROTOTYPES! If you're interested in the genesis of early cacluators, visit and see exactly how they started out in the Soviet Union. Once again, thanks to Sergei we have some important historical information that may otherwise never have seen the light of day. As far as I can tell, these pictures have NEVER BEFORE BEEN SEEN in the West. Please visit the "what's new" link on the main page, which then links to the VEGA page. The Museum of Soviet Calculators resides at... http://www.comcen.com.au/~adavie/slide/calculator/soviet.html Cheers A -- adavie(a)mad.scientist.com visit the Museum of Soviet Calculators at http://www.comcen.com.au/~adavie/slide/calculator/soviet.html a Yahoo!, Netscape, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and New Scientist Cool Site!?