In the 1950s, the Soviet computer industry's future seemed bright with the MESM. But by the '80s, they were more content to simply clone their Western counterparts. Oobject brings us this collection of 11 incredible Soviet-made number crunchers.
Once you've had your fill of these, check out some Soviet satellites, ten more Soviet ripoffs, and these marvelous mechanical calculators.
1950: MESM, The first universally programmable computer in continental Europe
