Industrial Automatic Control Systems and Controllers Annotation << Back Domestic computing facilities for industrial automation: the history of evolution Itskovich E.L. The paper observes the evolution of domestic computing facilities from their origin on the middle of the previous century till the state of the art. The key developers who made the largest contribution to design philosophy and the key manufacturers who underlay the success of most of automation projects at domestic plants are distinguished. The milestones of systematic improvement and development of domestic computing facilities for industrial automation are identified. E-mail: itskov@ipu.rssi.ru