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From: kennel@mickey.cognet.ucla.edu (Matthew Kennel)
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Subject: Re: Computers in the Eastern Bloc
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Date: 3 Jul 89 18:40:39 GMT
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In article <32926@bu-cs.BU.EDU) gene@bucsd.bu.edu (Yevgeny Y. Itkis) writes:
)I am surprised no one with the fresh direct sources didn't publish a responce
)to this. But the last I heard (pretty recent though not the most direct source)
)even the cheapest PC's run 40-50K roubles and up. Considering that a 200
)roubles/month is a good salary (a *real* big shot may get 500-600, and recent
)grads get usually under 150) you can judge for yourself how prevalent they are
)in an average soviet home. Btw, I think they are not available in stores - only
)in the good old black market. How are things in other Eastern bloc countries I
)don't know.

A good Russian friend of my father's will be selling their Commodore in order to build
a summer house.  (He's a _very_ big shot so he has a PC-AT at home, with a laser printer,
no less).


Matt Kennel
kennel@cognet.ucla.edu