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Why the Soviet Computer Failed

Asianometry · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

An Asianometry explainer on why the Soviet Union, once a leading computing power, fell far behind the US in computers by the 1980s. It traces the gap from the 1960s onward despite strong state support for science.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as a concise answer to why Soviet computing failed, including reliance on reverse engineering and bureaucracy.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “There was a great video on this”

    Explains why the Soviets fell behind in computers

    nayuki, 2024-07 · Recommendation · in “Every company should be owned by its employees”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: soviet union, cold war, computer history, industrial policy, reverse engineering

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