Elektronika 60

{{Short description|Soviet micro-computer}}

{{Expand Russian|topic=tech|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox information appliance

| name = Elektronika 60

| image = E60M.JPG

| caption = Elektronika 60M

| developer = Elektronika

| releasedate = 1978

| discontinued = 1991

| type = Minicomputer

| os = RT-11 and other

| cpu = M2 (Soviet LSI-11--PDP-11 LSI CPU implementation--clone)

| memory = 4kb 16-bit words; max 32k 16-bit words

}}

The Elektronika 60 ({{langx|ru|Электроника 60}}) is a computer made in the Soviet Union by Elektronika in Voronezh from 1978 until 1991. It is a rack-mounted system with no built-in display or storage devices. It was usually paired with a 15IE-00-013 terminal and I/O devices. The main logic unit is located on the M2 CPU board. As an unlicensed clone implementation of the DEC PDP-11/23, the Elektronika 60 is generally software-compatible, could use much of the same peripherals, and physically resembles that model.

The original implementation of Tetris was written for the Elektronika 60 by Alexey Pajitnov in 1985.{{Cite web |title=Tetris {{!}} video game {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tetris |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}} As the Elektronika 60 does not have raster graphics, text characters were used to form the blocks.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jun/02/how-we-made-tetris |title=Tetris: how we made the addictive computer game |date=June 2, 2014 |publisher=The Guardian |first=Phil |last=Hoad}}