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The Minsk Family
The first series of the family, Minsk-1, was started in
Minsk, Bielorussia, at the end 50-s and was one of the
first Russian serial mini-computers on vacuum tubes.
Average performance of Minsk-1 was 2,000-3,000 in-
struction per second. It was used mostly for scientific
and engineering applications.

Minsk-1

The next series Minsk-2 (Minsk-22 and Minsk-23) was
one of the first mass-produced transistor mini-comput-
ers in the Soviet Union. It was able to input, process,
and output of complex textual information and was
widely used in ASU. An aggregate structure and the
ability to easily vary the system configuration made
these computers popular in data centers, in research in-
stitutes, design bureaus, and industrial enterprises.

Minsk-2

Minsk-32 was the most popular Russian computer of the second generation. It has absorbed all the best that had
been achieved in the Minsk-22 and Minsk-23 both in architecture and software. The computer was extensively
used in the business applications. Most commercial data centers were equipped with these machines. At the meet-
ing of the Comecon in Budapest in 1972, Minsk-32 was recognized as the base computer for developing ASU
in the Comecon countries.

Minsk-32

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