Just to start, I'm sorry I didn't post this on Christmas Day - this is just that amazing. I work in IT, and I love collecting unusual and esoteric computer/video game hardware. My Santa completely hit this out of the atmosphere - she sent me one of the original Russian "official" home computers: An Electronika BK0010-01! It has all the hardware it needs to run, aside from a power converter, which shouldn't be hard to pick up. ;) I'd had no idea until I had a chance to sit down and really look into it that the system is actually PDP-11 compatible at heart... or that it had a significant demoscene following. I've been offered help getting it set up - and I know I'll be looking into that offer once I've gotten a power converter. :D I can't wait to get it actually operational. Even though my lack of understanding Russian is ... something of a roadblock. Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Thank you! \o/