The Early Days of Poland's IT Industry - 3 Seas Europe

The Early Days of Poland’s IT Industry

Wroclaw December 1978. Wroclaw-based Elwro electronic plant existing since 1959. The plant produces Odra and Riad computers and computer accessorites including ferrite core storage. Pictured: Polish 3rd generation Odra 1305 computer made by Elwro

In the second half of the 20th century, Poland was an IT rarity in the Eastern Bloc. Under the conditions of a centrally planned economy, Polish engineers created successive generations of industrial and personal computers from scratch.