Ep.6: We got a Soviet PDP-11 DVK-3, never used in 30 years! Computers of Chernobyl

Greetings from Ukraine! Support saving computer history during wartime: You get the FULL version of the video and a lot of Computers of Chornobyl content. Buy us a Coffee: Our merch: DVK-3M is a Soviet DEC PDP-11 compatible computer that is one of the most Chernobyl computers ever – back in the 80-s used in the core research of the nuclear disaster territory. This one was never used due to a factory malfunction, was stored in the warehouse for three decades, and came to us just a bit dusty. This is the first step in its restoration – so for now let’s look closer at this fantastic piece of historical hardware! What you will find in this episode: 00:00 – Intro 00:35 – What is DVK? 01:02 – Full version available 01:22 – A brief history of DVK 01:56 – Architecture 02:43 – Types of DVK machines 03:20 – DVK machines in Chernobyl