Analysis of the Main Stages of Formation and Development of National Supercomputers

The article is devoted to the analysis of the main historical stages of formation and prospects of development of domestic computer technologies. The role as well as the merits of scientists and designers in creating the first and subsequent samples of domestic computers, ranging from the simplest to modern supercomputers, was noted. The article briefly addresses the issues of building exascale performance supercomputers on the hardware and software platform “Elbrus”, covers a wide range of problems and can be useful for specialists interested in the history of the creation of computer equipment in terms of its practical application.