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Why Soviet Computing Fell Behind the US by the 1980s

Asianometry · Explainer · 19 min · 2022 · YouTube title: Why the Soviet Computer Failed
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HN commenters cite it as a concise answer to why Soviet computing failed, including reliance on reverse engineering and bureaucracy.

What it covers

An Asianometry explainer on why the Soviet Union, once a leading computing power, fell far behind the US in computers by the 1980s. It traces the gap from the 1960s onward despite strong state support for science.