Re: [tlug] East German computing [was: Re: Linux 7 year ago?]

[Christian Horn <chorn@example.com>]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 06:03:16PM +0900, Martin Killmann wrote:
> 
> Also, I'll never know how my dad got hold of a ZX Spectrum in East
> Germany. 

Quite interesting, the Socialist countries accomplished so much
in space technology but were lagging behind in computer
technology.

Wondering what had happened if Sowjet Union had not collapsed
in terms of internet: had they run an own network with China
together?  Ofcoure noone could have restricted flow of data,
that also doesnt really work for China now.

Christian