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Russian term or phrase:
ЭВМ БЭСМ-2М
English translation:
BESM-2M mainframe computer
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Russian term
ЭВМ БЭСМ-2М
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Приобретенная в 1962 г. ЭВМ БЭСМ-2М позволила Институту существенно расширить свои возможности в...
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4 +2 | mainframe BESM-2 | Sergei Tumanov |
4 +7 | BESM-2M computer | Jura Gorohovsky |
3 +5 | BESM-2M computer | Prima Vista |
4 | computer БЭСМ-2М | Andrey Belousov (X) |
3 | main electronic computer БЭСМ-2М | Konstantin Popov |
1 | First sovjet computers and MESM | rolfeilert |
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Russian term (edited):
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mainframe BESM-2
this is my choice
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mainframe
Mainframe is an industry term for a large computer, typically manufactured by a large company such as IBM for the commercial applications of Fortune 1000 businesses and other large-scale computing purposes. Historically, a mainframe is associated with centralized rather than distributed computing. Today, IBM refers to its larger processors as large servers and emphasizes that they can be used to serve distributed users and smaller servers in a computing network.
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BESM
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BESM
BESM (БЭСМ) is the name of a series of Russian mainframe computers. It stands for "Большая Электронно-Счётная Машина" (Bolshaja Elektronno-Schetnaja Mashina) in Russian, which can be translated as "Large Electronic Computing Machine", or simply "Large Computer", or "High-speed Electronic Computing Machine" according to one source.
Several types of BESM have been built.
BESM-1 was built in 1953 using approximately 5,000 vacuum tubes. Only one such machine has been built. At the time of completion, it was the fastest computer in Europe. The floating point numbers were represented as 39-bit words: 32 bits for the numeric part, 1 bit for sign, 1 + 5 bits for the exponent. It was capable of representing numbers in the range 10-9 — 1010. BESM-1 had 1024 words read-write RAM based on ferritic cores, and 1024 words of read-only memory based on semiconducting diodes. It also had external storage: 4 magnetic tape units of 30,000 words each, and fast magnetic drum storage with capacity of 5120 words with access rate of 800 words/second. The computer was capable of performing 8—10 KFlops. The energy consumption was approximately 30 kW, not accounting for the cooling systems.
BESM-2 also used vacuum tubes.
BESM-3M and BESM-4 were built using transistors. Their architecture was similar to that of the M-20 and M-220 series. Word size was 45 bits. (30 BESM-4 machines have been built.)
BESM-6 was a completely new supercomputer system. It was designed in Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering in 1965, production started in 1967. This is a mainframe type computer. BESM-6 was made up of discrete components, i.e. it did not use integrated circuits. Word size was 48 bits, address size 15 bits, addressable memory in base configuration 32K words (192K bytes) extendable upto 128K words, working frequency 10 MHz, nominal performance 1 MFlops. BESM-6 was widely used in USSR in 1970s for various number-crunching tasks. 355 such machines have been built. Production ended in 1987.
BESM-6 was the first Soviet computer that was provided with an operating system and a Fortran compiler.
The later development of BESM-6 was Elbrus.
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mainframe
Mainframe is an industry term for a large computer, typically manufactured by a large company such as IBM for the commercial applications of Fortune 1000 businesses and other large-scale computing purposes. Historically, a mainframe is associated with centralized rather than distributed computing. Today, IBM refers to its larger processors as large servers and emphasizes that they can be used to serve distributed users and smaller servers in a computing network.
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BESM
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
(Redirected from Besm)
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see BESM (disambiguation).
BESM
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BESM
BESM (БЭСМ) is the name of a series of Russian mainframe computers. It stands for "Большая Электронно-Счётная Машина" (Bolshaja Elektronno-Schetnaja Mashina) in Russian, which can be translated as "Large Electronic Computing Machine", or simply "Large Computer", or "High-speed Electronic Computing Machine" according to one source.
Several types of BESM have been built.
BESM-1 was built in 1953 using approximately 5,000 vacuum tubes. Only one such machine has been built. At the time of completion, it was the fastest computer in Europe. The floating point numbers were represented as 39-bit words: 32 bits for the numeric part, 1 bit for sign, 1 + 5 bits for the exponent. It was capable of representing numbers in the range 10-9 — 1010. BESM-1 had 1024 words read-write RAM based on ferritic cores, and 1024 words of read-only memory based on semiconducting diodes. It also had external storage: 4 magnetic tape units of 30,000 words each, and fast magnetic drum storage with capacity of 5120 words with access rate of 800 words/second. The computer was capable of performing 8—10 KFlops. The energy consumption was approximately 30 kW, not accounting for the cooling systems.
BESM-2 also used vacuum tubes.
BESM-3M and BESM-4 were built using transistors. Their architecture was similar to that of the M-20 and M-220 series. Word size was 45 bits. (30 BESM-4 machines have been built.)
BESM-6 was a completely new supercomputer system. It was designed in Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering in 1965, production started in 1967. This is a mainframe type computer. BESM-6 was made up of discrete components, i.e. it did not use integrated circuits. Word size was 48 bits, address size 15 bits, addressable memory in base configuration 32K words (192K bytes) extendable upto 128K words, working frequency 10 MHz, nominal performance 1 MFlops. BESM-6 was widely used in USSR in 1970s for various number-crunching tasks. 355 such machines have been built. Production ended in 1987.
BESM-6 was the first Soviet computer that was provided with an operating system and a Fortran compiler.
The later development of BESM-6 was Elbrus.
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Simon Gregory
: It is easier to catch for contemporary American readers.
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Vladimir Dubisskiy
: nice refernces - I'd go for it.
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и вам спасибо!
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Comment: "Всем большое спасибо!
Ссылки Сергея уж больно убедительны"
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Russian term (edited):
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computer БЭСМ-2М
Just like this
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Russian term (edited):
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BESM-2M computer
Мне кажется, лучше эту аббревиатуру просто транслитерировать
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GaryG
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Tsogt Gombosuren
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спасибо!
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Alexander Onishko
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спасибо!
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Vladimir Dubisskiy
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спасибо!
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Roman Bardachev
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спасибо!
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Russian term (edited):
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main electronic computer БЭСМ-2М
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Russian term (edited):
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BESM-2M computer
http://www.mailcom.com/besm6/
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"On 14 July 1962, a BESM-2M (serial number 14) computer was installed"
(http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/85.778980)
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"1961 : on the initiative of A. Jucys a computer laboratory is established at the Institute of Physics and Mathematics, and the first electronic computer in Lithuania, BESM-2M is obtained"
(http://www.itpa.lt/~atom/history.html)
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"On 14 July 1962, a BESM-2M (serial number 14) computer was installed"
(http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/85.778980)
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"1961 : on the initiative of A. Jucys a computer laboratory is established at the Institute of Physics and Mathematics, and the first electronic computer in Lithuania, BESM-2M is obtained"
(http://www.itpa.lt/~atom/history.html)
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Jack Doughty
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Thanks, Jack!
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GaryG
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Thanks, Gary!
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David Knowles
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Thanks, David!
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Yuri Kisten
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Спасибо, Юрий!
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Alexander Onishko
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Мерси!
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Сергей Лузан
: Какая старая штука. Помню ещё в ун-те проходили :)
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Так её наверное и сейчас проходят, только уже в курсе археологии :) Спасибо!
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Dorene Cornwell
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Thanks, Dorene!
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1985 days
First sovjet computers and MESM
I just wonder how the first sovjet computers performed against western counterparts. Was really interesting in the first systems , I believe it was not outperformed by western standards. I also am interesting in the MESM , and how it was technologically competing with the standards of its time.
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