Nord-5 was Norsk Data's first 32-bit minicomputer and is believed to be the first 32-bit minicomputer.[1] Introduced in 1972, the Nord-5 was categorised as a "superminicomputer", described retrospectively as a "technological success but a commercial disaster", eventually being superseded in 1983 by the ND-500 family.[2] Initially described as a larger version of the Nord-1 to compete with the UNIVAC 1106 and the IBM System/360 Model 44,[3] the machine used a Nord-1 as its front-end console processor, which ran the majority of the OS.

References

  1. ↑ Holt, Knut (1988). Product innovation management. Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. p. 318. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Smith, Kevin (16 December 1985). "Norsk Data Grows Fast by Going Pan-European". Electronics. pp. 62–63. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ships welcome Norway's computers aboard". Electronics. 21 December 1970. p. 76. Retrieved 7 July 2023.


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