Title :
Red Clones: The Soviet Computer Hobby Movement of the 1980s
Author :
Stachniak, Zbigniew
Author_Institution :
York Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The Soviet microcomputer hobby movement began in the early 1980s. It passed through two main developmental stages before it melted away a decade later, leaving behind a country enchanted with microcomputing. This article traces the development of the movement and assesses its significance and place in the USSR´s history of computing.
Keywords :
history; microcomputers; Soviet microcomputer hobby movement; USSR computing history; United States of Soviet Republic; microcomputing; red clones; Central Processing Unit; Consumer electronics; History; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Russia; Demoscene; computer hobby movement; history of computing; hobby computer; home computer; microcomputer; microcomputer clone;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2015.11
