Nova 16-bit minicomputers
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Nova 16-bit minicomputers were a popular line of compact, cost-effective minicomputers introduced in the late 1960s that became widely used in scientific, industrial, and embedded applications.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware platform
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minicomputer family ⓘ |
| architectureType | minicomputer ⓘ |
| commercialSuccess | widely adopted in OEM and embedded markets ⓘ |
| competitiveWith |
Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-11
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Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cpuType | discrete TTL logic CPU ⓘ |
| designedFor |
embedded systems
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industrial control applications ⓘ scientific applications ⓘ |
| developer | Data General engineering team led by Edson de Castro ⓘ |
| era | third generation computers ⓘ |
| formFactor | rack-mounted system ⓘ |
| influenced | later embedded minicomputer designs ⓘ |
| instructionSetStyle | accumulator-based architecture ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | late 1960s ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| iOArchitecture | memory-mapped I/O ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Data General Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
compact
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cost-effective ⓘ |
| memoryType | core memory (early models) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high reliability for its time
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low cost compared to mainframes ⓘ simple, clean instruction set ⓘ use in real-time control ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Data General Nova 1200
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Data General Nova 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Data General Nova 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Data General Nova 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePublication | featured in Data General marketing literature in early 1970s ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Data General DOS
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Data General RDOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerRequirement | relatively low power consumption for its era ⓘ |
| primaryBusWidth | 16-bit GENERATED ⓘ |
| successor | Data General Eclipse minicomputers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | assembly language programming ⓘ |
| typicalUseEnvironment |
computer rooms
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industrial plants ⓘ research laboratories ⓘ |
| usedIn |
data acquisition systems
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laboratory instrumentation ⓘ military and aerospace systems ⓘ process control systems ⓘ |
| wordSize | 16-bit ⓘ |
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