Elektronika 60
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Oct 5, 2026
Julien MaillandGUEST
For example, Pajitnov did not know how to code, uh, for a PC.
Julien MaillandGUEST
He designed the game on a Soviet computer called an Elektronika 60, which was a clone of the American PDP-11.
Julien MaillandGUEST
Uh, but he didn't know how to, how to program for MS-DOS.
Julien MaillandGUEST
So he had a, a 15 or 16-year-old guy named, uh, Vadim Gerasimov actually code the first PC version of Tetris that then made its way.
Julien MaillandGUEST
For example, Pachitnov did not know how to code for a PC.
Julien MaillandGUEST
He designed a game on a Soviet computer called Elektronika 60, which was a clone of the American PDP-11.
Julien MaillandGUEST
But he didn't know how to program for MS-DOS.
Julien MaillandGUEST
So he had a 15 or 16 year old guy named Vadim Gerasimov actually code the first PC version of Tetris that then made its way.