NORD-1
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NORD-1 | |
Manufacturer: | Norsk Data |
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Year Introduced: | 1968 |
Form Factor: | mini |
Word Size: | 16 bit |
Operating System: | SINTRAN I or Nord TSS |
The NORD-1 was a 16-bit minicomputer by Norsk Data, designed in 1967. The first machines were delivered to customers in 1968. The NORD-1 could have from
4K to 64K 16-bit words of core memory. The NORD-1 came equipped as standard with floating point hardware support. It did not initially have support for Virtual Memory, but VM was added as an option by Norsk Data in 1969.
- 16-bit address
- 32-bit floating point
- 16 interrupt levels
- Core memory
In 1968 a NORD-1 was used in a radar-based anti-collision system on the Wilh. Wilhelmsen ship M/S Taimyr.