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Yeah, the West kept semiconductor technology away from the Soviets for years and even though the Soviets managed ways of importing it through grey markets in other countries, their reverse-engineering attempts were consistently a decade or more behind the West, something that’s continued to this day in Russia.
It’s still something I’d rather have than not; not having it makes for a less fluid experience.