Universal History Annotation << Back ACS «Olympics-80» A.M. Ishchenko The paper shows the experience of creating automated «Olympics-80», which subsequently had a positive impact on the development of automated control systems for complex objects. This experience still effectively used in domestic and foreign practice. This article is intended for professionals working in the field of automation and computer technology, students of higher technical schools, technical schools and colleges, as well as professionals involved in the study of the history of science and technology. The history of the development and implementation of ACS «Olympics-80» is also of interest in connection with the preparation and conduct of our country in the Winter Olympic Games in 2014 in Sochi. Keywords: instrumentation, automated control systems, scientific and technical progress, Computer Science, system design, Ministry of Instrumentation of the USSR. Contacts: E-mail: ischenkoalla@pochta.ru Pp. 49-58.