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The '''NORD-5''' was a 32-bit minicomputer designed by [[Norsk Data]]. Development started in [[1970]] and the first NORD-5 was delivered to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute in [[1971]], together with three [[NORD-1]] 16-bit machines.
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The '''NORD-5''' was a 32-bit minicomputer designed by [[Norsk Data]]. Development started in [[1970]] and the first NORD-5 was delivered to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute in [[1971]], together with three [[NORD-1]] 16-bit machines. As with all ND's later 32-bit minicomputers the NORD-5 used a 16-bit minicomputer as its front-end. The front-end was used for the operating system, as well as for I/O. The NORD-5 used a NORD-1 as its frontend.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:49, 2 April 2013


NORD-5
Manufacturer: Norsk Data
Year Introduced: 1971
Word Size: 32 bit


The NORD-5 was a 32-bit minicomputer designed by Norsk Data. Development started in 1970 and the first NORD-5 was delivered to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute in 1971, together with three NORD-1 16-bit machines. As with all ND's later 32-bit minicomputers the NORD-5 used a 16-bit minicomputer as its front-end. The front-end was used for the operating system, as well as for I/O. The NORD-5 used a NORD-1 as its frontend.

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