The "Eggog" message was likely copied too, although I can't think of a good way to display an error in Cyrillic in 7 segments.
Home computers is another story, in particular the 1801 series which was a domestic PDP-11 compatible design underpinning most of the Soviet personal computing boom of the late 1980s. (it was slow though, holy hell)
They're quite interesting and quirky machines, definitely HP-inspired but unique in a lot of ways. Especially the MK52 with the built in EEPROM (though other than the EEPROM and connector for an external ROM it is functionally identical to the MK61). They're also still readily available and cheap on eBay if you want to play with one.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12632803
It seems odd there isn't more first-hand/primary-source-ish information about these - people who worked on ICBMs or nerve agents or whatnot have written about their experiences, you'd think calculator designers would pop up as well. Like, where is something like this for Soviet calculators https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39962737
Of course. /s
But some of them were better.
Hell, the whole -= += ×÷ nonsense was something Sharp introduced in 1970.
edit: interestingly enough, the Sharp QT-8 also had the funky 8-segment display.
"*опа" should fit. Even non-experts can understand. But.. yes, requires creative thinking.
I would guess it's very close to the first thing that pops into the head of many a Russian speaker. А? Что? - Ничего. Желтые ботинки! Not to mention the frequent use in the classical literature, for the more high-minded. https://vk.com/topic-16292643_23535328
One can conclude that while technology comes and goes at an ever-increasing rate, Жопа is here to stay.
PS: "Жопа" in russian is "bums" or "ass" but means "shit happens".
Fun side-note: As someone who learned programming in parallel with learning English, my brain still thinks of many programming constructs as keywords that have no real meaning. 20+ years later it still surprises me sometimes when something clicks and my mind goes “Oh wait that concept is named after a real world analogy!! Whoa”
When you see something else like Python's list comprehensions or Common Lisp Loop-macroes, you become confused and very angry.