) Electronika 60M | |
| Developer | Electronika |
|---|---|
| Type | Microcomputer |
| Operating system | RT-11 and other |
| CPU | M2 (Soviet LSI-11--PDP-11 LSI CPU implementation--clone) |
| Memory | 4kb 16-bit words; max 32k 16-bit words |
The Electronika 60 (Russian: Электроника 60) is a computer made in the Soviet Union by Electronika in Voronezh.
Overview
Alone the Electronika 60 is a rack-mounted computer with no built-in display or storage devices. It was usually paired with a 15IE-00-013 terminal and I/O devices. The main logic unit is located on the M2 CPU board.
M2 CPU Technical Characteristics:
- LSI-11 (PDP-11 LSI CPU implementation) clone
- Word length: 16 bits
- Address space: 32K words (64 KB)
- RAM size: 4K words (8 KB)
- Number of instructions: 81
- Performance: 250,000 operations per second
- Floating-point capacity: 32 bits
- Number of VLSI chips: 5
- Board dimensions: 240 × 280 mm
The original implementation of Tetris was written for the Electronika 60 by Alexey Pajitnov. As the Electronika 60 has no graphics capability, text was used to form the blocks.[1]
References
- ^ Hoad, Phil (June 2, 2014). "Tetris: how we made the addictive computer game". The Guardian.