How communist Bulgaria became a leader in tech and sci-fi

Re:How communist Bulgaria became a leader in tech and sci-fi by apatheticonion on Saturday September 22, 2018 @02:38AM (#18044820)

Bulgarian here, my mother used to work in a factory that produced hard drives. Specifically a company called DZU.

She told me about a joke the president made when they opened:

"Today we are proud to have developed semi-conductors, we look towards tomorrow, when we will have full-conductors"

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Re:How communist Bulgaria became a leader in tech and sci-fi by Mediterraneo10 on Saturday September 22, 2018 @07:58AM (#18045651)

I am sure that your mother’s tale is apocryphal. A similar apocryphal tale that goes around the former Eastern Bloc countries is a Communist official boasting that his country “has now built the world’s largest microchip!”

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Re:How communist Bulgaria became a leader in tech and sci-fi by doombolt on Saturday September 22, 2018 @08:49AM (#18045785)

Naturally, soviet microchip would have four pins and two handles to lift it up.

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