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From: hoffman@hdsvx1.UUCP (Richard Hoffman)
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Subject: Re: Re: Soviet Computer Science?
Message-ID: <299@hdsvx1.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Jul-86 17:11:14 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 18 17:11:14 1986
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In article <359@nike.UUCP>, watson@nike.UUCP (John S. Watson) writes:
> Being a curious soul I've often wonder what computer language (systems)
> is used by a typical Soviet computer scientist.   

The June '78 issue of _ACM_Computing_Surveys_ stated:

    During the past ten years the Soviet Bloc has deigned, developed
    and put into operation a series of upward compatible, third
    generation computers known as the Unified System, or Ryad.  This
    family is effectively a reverse engineering of the IBM S/360
    system.

I always got a kick out of the Soviets spending all that effort to reverse
engineer one of the most awesome dinosaurs ever produced (Granted: a great
conception, but what an execution!).  But now I hear that "re-shipped"
(i.e. illegally obtained) VAX-11's are the computer of choice.  I know that
our colleagues in Paris have some difficulty in getting DEC equipment
because of this.
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