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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Research Directions Profile in the Computing Museum of the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Latvia (IMCS)

Rihards BalodisEvija ZiemeleAndrejs SkujaJuris BorzovsInara Opmane

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Computing centerPoliticsbusiness.industryComputer scienceInstitution (computer science)languageLatvianInformation technologyLibrary scienceSoviet unionbusinesslanguage.human_languageMathematics

description

The article describes the development of information technology in Latvia, in IMCS, to the middle of the 1990s. The history of IMCS represents the usage of computers in typical computing centers in the former Soviet Union and the transformation from computing center to research institution. It also represents Latvian collaboration with the Nordic countries that provided political, scientific, and technological support. Historical documents, computer parts, and photos are collected in the Computer Museum of IMCS.

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