The article deals with the failed OGAS network, which is interesting, but I am not sure how this is related to what I said about individual access to computing facilities.

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spwa4 a day ago | parent [-]

They literally gave western computers (up to 486s) to people who were involved in weapons research, even managers who had no use for them. It really was policy to not have computers for individuals, except for training and (mostly military) research.

	▲	braincat31415 a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It wasn't my experience really, and I think the cost was the main issue for individuals. Some families who had no relation to the military had computers at home, that's where I spent quite a lot of evenings. But I was in high school and didn't know much. Access to large computers in educational institutions was not a problem at all.
	▲	orbital-decay a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That's just not the case and you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.