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Why the Soviet Computer Failed

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Why the Soviet Computer Failed

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In 1986, the Soviet Union had slightly more than  10,000 computers. The Americans had 1.3 million. At the time of Stalin's death, the Soviet  Union was the world's third most proficient computing power. But by the 1960s, the  US-Soviet computing gap was already years long. Twenty years later, the gap  was undeniable and basically permanent. Why did... Read More

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