Comments on: Toshiba’s Soviet nuclear submarine scandal https://dfarq.homeip.net/toshibas-soviet-nuclear-submarine-scandal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toshibas-soviet-nuclear-submarine-scandal David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: GARY OSBORNE https://dfarq.homeip.net/toshibas-soviet-nuclear-submarine-scandal/#comment-56846 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:51:50 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=37172#comment-56846 Yes, but I can’t remember any details except we did a cut down ‘brain damaged’ and therefore compliant 286 pc codenamed Bear (original, no?). Like all of our competitors we were wanting a big order (and pcs were expensive in those days) but the payment in kind was not something we were interested in.

]]> By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/toshibas-soviet-nuclear-submarine-scandal/#comment-56845 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:28:54 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=37172#comment-56845 In reply to GARY OSBORNE.

So you’re telling me the Soviets tried to buy Apricot computers and pay with a used submarine? I definitely want to hear more of this story!

]]> By: GARY OSBORNE https://dfarq.homeip.net/toshibas-soviet-nuclear-submarine-scandal/#comment-56843 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:51:03 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=37172#comment-56843 This fascinating history was not the article I thought it was going to be. Since a bit later than this at Apricot we were subject to the export restrictions imposed by the UK and US government on shipping hi tech goods to Russia/Soviet Union. For example we could ship PCs based on slowly clocked 286 chips when we and our competitors had already started shipping 386 based PCs. Further the rouble was a junk currency (it probably still is), so in two separate approaches we were offered a used Soviet submarine, and a forest. Neither opportunity was taken up 🙂

]]> By: Coz https://dfarq.homeip.net/toshibas-soviet-nuclear-submarine-scandal/#comment-56842 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:58:40 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=37172#comment-56842 And, just like that, I need to watch the documentary, re-read Mitnick and Shimomura books again.

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