Why China Reinvented the Computer

What were computers like during the early computer and home computer eras in China? While the last century was a turbulent time, the People’s Republic of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences kept research and development of computers a top priority. The computers natively produced in that country by scientists from the 50s to today are uniquely Chinese. They had to be, their history and language being so different from the rest of the world’s, it would have been more surprising if they only copied their neighbors. Domestically designed Chinese computers like the Great Wall 0520CH, Chinese Education Computers, and Xiao Bawang were as influential in China as were the Apple II and Commodore 64 in the west. Future installments in this series will take a deep dive into each of these systems, taking a look at what makes them tick, and what they were capable of. 你认识中国的计算机（长城，中华é