CER Computer

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CER (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Cifarski Elektronski Računar, lit. 'Digital Electronic Computer') was a series of early computers (based on vacuum tubes and transistors) developed by Mihajlo Pupin Institute in Yugoslavia in the 1960s and 1970s.

Models:

• CER-10 - 1960, based on vacuum tubes, transistors, electronic relays, and magnetic core memory. First Yugoslav digital computer (developed in "Vinca"-Institute) in (SFRY).
• CER-2 - 1963, a prototype model
• CER-20 - 1964, CER-30 - 1966, - the prototypes of the "electronic bookkeeping machine" for EI Niš and RIZ Zagreb;.
• CER-200 - 1966, series of 18 "electronic bookkeeping computers".
• CER-202-1968; CER-203 - 1972
• CER-22 - 1967, based on transistors, MSI circuits, magnetic core memory, punched cards and magnetic disks. Serie of 3 electronic systems, used for on-line banking operations and data processing applications;
• CER-12 - 1971, "electronic computer for business data processing", based on VLSI technology, wire wrapping boards, magnetic disks and magnetic tapes;
• CER-11 - 1966, based on transistors, core memory, Teletype printer etc. Mobile military computer (used in the JNA (Yugoslav People's Army);
• CER-101 Kosmos - 1973, based on VLSI circuits, core memory, magnetic drum, paper tapes, Teletype printers; Mobile computer in special military vehicles (used in the JNA's V.T. Institute);
• CER-111 - 1975, Mobile military computer, based on VLSI technology, Hard disk drive; Used in JNA until 1989.

Models and types

CER-Computers Table (author: Dušan Hristović, M.P.Institute, Belgrade University); GFDL and CCSA 3.0 License.

See also

• History of computer hardware in Yugoslavia
• List of computer systems from Yugoslavia

References

• Rajko Tomović, A.Mandzić, T.Aleksić, P.Vrbavac, V.Masnikosa, D.Hristović i M. Marić: «CIFARSKI ELEKTRONSKI RAČUNAR – CER INSTITUTA VINČA«, Zbornik V Konf. ETAN – 1960, tom 1, pp. 305–330, Beograd, 18. November 1960.
• Vukašin Masnikosa:«Aritmetički organ eksperiment.numeričke mašine u IBK-Vinča«, ELEKTROTEHNIKA, vol.8, No 8, pp.xx, Belgrade 1959.(takodje: ETAN-1958, pp. 303)
• Dušan Hristović, Branko Dokmanović:«Napajanje rač.mašine CER«, V Konf.ETAN-60, pp. 315–324, Belgrade 1960.
• Tihomir Aleksić, P.Vrbavac, J.Opačić: «Magnetno-tranzistorski brojački element i njegova primena u brojačima impulsa«, AUTOMATIKA i ELEKTRONIKA, vol.2, No4, Beograd 1962.
• B.Janković, N.Parezanović, S.Rajić, M.Marić:«Analiza jednotakt.prekid.sistema na univ. računarima«, Zbornik 8.Konf. ETAN-1963, tom 1, pp. 211–217, Zagreb,7.Sept.1963.
• Dušan Hristović: »Tranzistorski izlazni pojačavači za feritne memorije«, Zbornik 8.Konf. ETAN-1963, tom 1, pp. 219–225, Zagreb, 7.September 1963.
• Nedeljko Parezanović: «Elektronski računar sa usvajanjem programa«, Zbornik 8.Konf.ETAN-1963, tom 1, pp. 199–204, Zagreb, 7.Sept. 1963.
• Veselin Potić:«Poluprom. memorija induktivnog tipa«, 9.Kon.ETAN-64, pp. 243–246, YU Bled .
• M.Hruška, M.Marić:”Pristupni sistem brze koincid.mem.vel.kapaciteta”, Zbornik 11.Konf.ETAN-67, tom 1, pp. 365–372, Niš 8.June 1967.
• Dušan Hristović: »Računar CER–22«, HPEEA journal, No 10, pp. 5–12, Belgrade, Oktober 1969.
• M.Momčilović, D.Hristović, P.Vrbavac et al.:»Domaći cifarski el. računari CER«, Zbornik Savetovanja:Mehanografija i AOP u preduzećima, pp. 38–58, YU Nova Varoš, 22.May 1969.
• Vladislav Paunović: »Jedno rešenje veze linijskog štampača«, časopis HPEEA, No 15, pp. 31–35, Belgrade, July 1970.
• Vladislav Paunović: »Aritmetička jedinica-AJ računara CER-12«, AUTOMATIKA, No3, pp. 161–165, Zagreb, 1971.(v.takodje Konf.ETAN-1972, str.877-886, Velenje, June 1972.)
• Veselin Potić, M.Šavikin:«U/I sistem CER-12«, AUTOMATIKA, No 3, pp. 166–176, Zagreb,1971.
• M.Momčilović, Miladin Dabić:«Domaći el.sistem za obradu podataka CER-203« VI jug.simpozium o automatizaciji obrade podataka, Zagreb, 1972.
• Dušan Hristović: »MP struktura digitalnog računara HRS 101«, AUTOMATIKA, No3, pp. 173–179, Zagreb, 1972.
• M.Šavikin, V.Potić, M.Timotić, A.Marjanski: «Podsistem čitača-bušača pap.trake u sklopu rač.sistema CER-12«, Zborn.16Kon.ETAN-1972, pp. 865–876, Velenje, June 1972.
• V.Potić, B.Tanasijević:«Organizacija i rešenje sistema memorije na magnetnom dobošu«, Zbornik 17.Konf.ETAN-1973, tom 2, pp. 1030–1035, Novi Sad, 6.June 1973.
• B. J. Kogan, P.Vrbavac et al.:«Gibr.Vičisl.Sistema GVS-100«, Sbornik IPU, Moskva 1974, pp. 5–42; Also:Proc.of the VII.Congress AICA-73, pp. 305–316, Prague 27. August 1973.
• Dušan Hristović, Borivoj Lazić: «Programsko testiranje eksternih memorija«, Zbornik 18.Konf.ETAN-1974, tom 2, pp. 1157–1166, Ulcinj 6. June 1974.
• Tihomir Aleksić:”Logička sinteza digitalnih sistema«, Naučna knjiga, Belgrade 1971.i 1975.(2 editions).
• Veselin Potić, i dr:«Programska detekcija kvarova u disk-memoriji«, Informatika-1974, YU Bled.
• Veselin Potić, Dušan Hristović:«Asocijativna struktura za adresiranje spoljnih memorija«, AUTOMATIKA, No 5-6, pp. 181–185, Zagreb 1976.(also see: 20.Konf.ETAN-76, pp. 1127–1135, YU Opatija).
• Dušan Hristović: ”Interaktivni grafički terminali”, Zbornik ETAN-77, pp. 161–168, Banja Luka,6.June 1977.
• Tihomir Aleksić:»RAČUNARI-ORGANIZACIJA I ARHITEKTURA«, Naucna knjiga, Belgrade 1982,85,89.i 1991. (4 editions).
• Dragoljub Milićević, Dušan Hristović et al.: «RAČUNARI TIM«, Naučna knjiga, Belgrade,1990. (pp. 163–169, see the photographs of the CER computers).
• Dušan Hristović: «Computer History, CER-10«, IT Star Newsletter, Vol.7, No.1, pp. 6–7, Spring issue 2009.
• B.Lazić, D.Živković,Ž.Tošić, M.Stojčev, D.Obradović, V.Kovačević:»50 GODINA RAČUNARSTVA«, Zbornik 39.Konf.ETRAN-95, tom 3, pp. 7–20, Zlatibor, 6.June 1995.
• D.Bečejski-Vujaklija, N.Marković(Ed):"50 Years of Computing in Serbia(50 Godina Računarstva u Srbiji)", pp. 11–44, DIS, IMP and PC Press, Belgrade 2011.
• Vladislav Paunović, Dušan Hristović: «PRIKAZ I ANALIZA RAČUNARA CER« Zbornik 44.Konf.ETRAN-2000, tom 3, pp. 79–82, Sokobanja, 26.June 2000.
• Dušan Hristović:"Razvoj Računarstva u Srbiji"(Development of the Computing Technology in Serbia), PHLOGISTON journal, No 18-19, pp. 89–105, Museum MNT-SANU, Belgrade 2010/2011.
• Jelica Protic et al.: "Building Computers in Serbia", ComSIS, vol.8, no 3, pp. 549–571, Belgrade June 2011.