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merclangrat ISKRA information
en:soviet_computers [2020/10/11 12:56]
merclangrat
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 ** Eugene Bolshakoff ** ** Eugene Bolshakoff **
  
-**IMPORTANT INFORMATION: ISKRA-123 machine hangs sometimes during usage. I hope I will be able to show everything wantedbut ISKRA-123 needs some reparation work to make it 100% usableThe presentation can be shorter.**+**IMPORTANT INFORMATION: ISKRA-123 machine hangs sometimes during usage. \\ 
 +Whatever want to show the machine, there will be a short demonstration on Sunday at 15:00.\\ 
 +\\ 
 +<del>ISKRA demonstrations are cancelled for now. \\ 
 +\\ 
 +If I can figure out what is happening, I will show what want on Sunday laterstay tuned\\ 
 +But, I can show the machine itself and answer questions.</del>**
  
 Home computing history in the Soviet Union was different than in the West.  Home computing history in the Soviet Union was different than in the West. 
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 ^ RAM | 32 Kb | ^ RAM | 32 Kb |
 ^ ROM | 32 Kb | ^ ROM | 32 Kb |
-^ Graphics | RGB component connector to a household TV, 512x256 (2 colours) or 256x256 (4 colours) |+^ Graphics | RGB component connector to a household TV, 512x256 (2 colours, 64 symbols per line) or 256x256 (4 colours, 32 symbols per line) |
 ^ Sound | Internal beeper | ^ Sound | Internal beeper |
 ^ Storage | Audio tape, using a household audio tape recorder, 800K floppy disks later | ^ Storage | Audio tape, using a household audio tape recorder, 800K floppy disks later |
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 ISKRA-123 can perform four arithmetic operations, exponentiation and square root extraction. Also, it has 5 memory registers, supports brackets and can perform calculations according to a program. ISKRA-123 can perform four arithmetic operations, exponentiation and square root extraction. Also, it has 5 memory registers, supports brackets and can perform calculations according to a program.
-It doesn't have trigonometric and logarithmic functions, but using Taylor polynomials it's possible to calculate them.+It doesn't have trigonometric and logarithmic functions, but using Maclaurin polynomials it's possible to calculate them.
  
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 All demonstrations will be held in English. All demonstrations will be held in English.
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 +**I will make videos of demonstrations after the festival, upload them to Youtube and add links here.**
  
 ^ Day       ^ Time          ^  Demo          ^ ^ Day       ^ Time          ^  Demo          ^
 |Saturday     | 13:00 - 13:45  | BK-0010-01 - Soviet 16-bit Home computer | |Saturday     | 13:00 - 13:45  | BK-0010-01 - Soviet 16-bit Home computer |
-|Saturday     | 15:00 - 15:30 | Pre-CPU Age: ISKRA-123 calculating machine |+|Saturday     | 15:00 - 15:30 | <del>Pre-CPU Age: ISKRA-123 calculating machine</del> cancelled for now |
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 |Sunday     | 13:00 - 13:45  | BK-0010-01 - Soviet 16-bit Home Computer | |Sunday     | 13:00 - 13:45  | BK-0010-01 - Soviet 16-bit Home Computer |
-|Sunday     | 15:00 - 15:30 | Pre-CPU Age: ISKRA-123 calculating machine |+|Sunday     | 15:00 - 15:30 | Pre-CPU Age: ISKRA-123 calculating machine - short demonstration | 
 + 
 +===== Links and Contacts ===== 
 + 
 +[[http://gid.pdp-11.ru/|BK-0010/0011/0011M emulator (in Russian)]] 
 + 
 +[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=su.comp.bk&hl=en|BK Emulator for Android (interface translated to English)]] 
 + 
 +You can contact me by email: **mercurius@elming.su** or **root@lizaurus.com** 
en/soviet_computers.txt · Last modified: 2020/10/11 14:12 by merclangrat