| MIR-1 | |
| Aka: | «Машина для Инженерных Расчётов» (Machine for Engineering Calculations) |
| Developer: | Victor Glushkov |
| Power: | 1.5 kW (using 380V three-phase electric power) |
| Cpuspeed: | 200-300 arithmetic operations per second on five-digit numbers |
| Memory: | 4096 12-bit words (access time 2.5 microseconds, memory cycle time 16 microseconds) |
| Ramtype: | Magnetic core memory |
| Weight: | about 400 kg |
| Successor: | MIR-2 |
MIR (Russian:МИР) is a series of early Soviet transistorized minicomputers. It was developed from 1965 (MIR), 1968 (MIR-1) to 1969 (MIR-2). The development team was led by Victor Glushkov.
MIR (МИР) stands for «Машина для Инженерных Расчётов» (Machine for Engineering Calculations) and means both "world" and "peace" in Russian. It was designed as a relatively small-scale computer for use in engineering and scientific applications. Among other innovations, it contained a hardware implementation of a high-level programming language capable of symbolic manipulations with fractions, polynomials, derivatives and integrals. Another innovative feature for that time was the user interface combining a keyboard with a monitor and light pen used for correcting texts and drawing on screen.
| MIR-2 | |
| Developer: | Victor Glushkov |
| Predecessor: | MIR-1 |
Technical specifications for MIR-1:[1]