Yerevan Computer Research and Development Institute
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| Established | 1956 |
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| Staff | over 7,000 |
| Location | Yerevan, Armenia |
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The Yerevan Computer Research and Development Institute (YCRDI) (Armenian: Երևանի մաթեմատիկական մեքենաների գիտահետազոտական ինստիտուտ (ԵրՄՄԳՀԻ) (Yerevani mat'ematikakan mekenaneri gitahetazotakan institut (YerMMGHI))), is a scientific research institute and the pioneer of the IT and software industry in the Republic of Armenia. It was founded by the government of USSR in 1956 in Yerevan for the development of computer equipment. It became a major centre for the development of computers and automatic control systems for civil and defense purposes.
At the beginning of the 1990s, the institute employed over 7,000 staff.
References
- History of creation of electronic computers - Third generation
- Brief history of YCRDI
- Nairi line of computers
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