Компьютерная техника. Еремина Н.В. - 45 стр.

the past, but nevertheless it played a negative role on the Ukrainian computer
development.
      It also should be noticed that in America they paid more attention to the
development of computers for civil and later personal use. But in Ukraine the
attention was mainly focused on the military and industrial needs.
       Another interesting aspect of the Russian computer development was the
process of the 70s when "sovietizing" of the IBM-360 system became the first step on
the way of weakening of positions achieved by the Soviet machinery construction the
first two decades of its development. The next step that led to the further lag was the
mindless copying by the SU Ministry of Electronic Industry and putting into
production the next America elaborations in the field of microprocessor equipment.
       The natural final stage was buying in enormous quantities of foreign computers
last years and pressing to the deep background our domestic researches, and
developments, and the computer-building industry on the whole.
       Another interesting aspect of the Ukrainian computer development was the
process of the 70s when the "sovietising" of the IBM-360 system became the first
step on the way of weakening of positions, achieved by the Soviet machinery
construction of the first two decades of its development. The next step that led to the
further lag was the mindless copying of the next American elaborations in the field of
microprocessor technique by the Ministry of Computer Industry.


      Conclusion

       Having analyzed the development of computer science in two countries we
have found some similar and some distinctive features in the arising of computers.
       First of all, we would tike to say that at the first stages the two countries rubbed
shoulders with eachother. But then, at a certain stage the USSR was sadly mistaken
having copied the IBM-360 out of date technology Estimating the discussion of
possible ways of the computer technique development in the former USSR in late
1960s - early 1970s from the today point of view it can be noticed that we have
chosen a worse if not the worst one. The only progressive way was to base on our
domestic researches and to collaborate with the west-European companies in working
out the new generation of machines Thus we would reach the world level of
production, and we would have a real base for the further development together with
leading European companies.
       Unfortunately the last twenty years may be called the years of "unrealized
possibilities" Today it is still possible to change the situation, but tomorrow it will be
too late.
       Will the new times come? Will there be a new renaissance of science,
engineering and national economy as it was in the post-war period"? Only one thing
remains for us - that is to wait, to hope and to do our best to reach the final goal.