jamesm@sco.COM (James M. Moore) (06/09/89)
In article <2717@ndsuvax.UUCP> nubartho@plains.nodak.edu (Bruce Bartholomew) writes: >I'm really curious as to the state of the art in personal computers in >the Eastern bloc (I've read about them in Russia) and how prevelant >they are in the "average" home. Anybody that can answer this one for >me? >Bruce Bartholomew 715 South 4th Street Moorhead, MN 56560 218-233-2534 >INTERNET: nubartho@plains.nodak.edu *or* nu034421@vm1.nodak.edu >UUCP: uunet!ndsuvax!nubartho BITNET: nu034421@ndsuvm1 > "Some days are diamonds, some days are stones" - Charley Johnson You might want to check out a copy of "V mire personal'nikh komp'juterov," published by IDG Communication and Radio i Svjaz'. The first copy was published in August 88. Even if you don't read Russian looking at the advertisements is interesting. (IMHO, Apple's add is the most impressive - two page spread about the IIGS). About half of the magazine is Russian translations of Western articles, mostly from PC World (the English title of the magazine is "PC World - USSR," and IDG is a part of the organization that puts out PCW). -- James Moore jamesm@sco.com
gene@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Yevgeny Y. Itkis) (06/14/89)
In article <3583@viscous.sco.COM> jamesm@sco.COM (James M. Moore) writes: >In article <2717@ndsuvax.UUCP> nubartho@plains.nodak.edu (Bruce Bartholomew) writes: >>I'm really curious as to the state of the art in personal computers in >>the Eastern bloc (I've read about them in Russia) and how prevelant >>they are in the "average" home. Anybody that can answer this one for >>me? >>Bruce Bartholomew 715 South 4th Street Moorhead, MN 56560 218-233-2534 >>INTERNET: nubartho@plains.nodak.edu *or* nu034421@vm1.nodak.edu >>UUCP: uunet!ndsuvax!nubartho BITNET: nu034421@ndsuvm1 >> "Some days are diamonds, some days are stones" - Charley Johnson > >You might want to check out a copy of "V mire personal'nikh komp'juterov," >published by IDG Communication and Radio i Svjaz'. The first copy was >published in August 88. Even if you don't read Russian looking at the >advertisements is interesting. (IMHO, Apple's add is the most impressive - >two page spread about the IIGS). > >About half of the magazine is Russian translations of Western articles, mostly >from PC World (the English title of the magazine is "PC World - USSR," >and IDG is a part of the organization that puts out PCW). 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.