NORD series

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minicomputer series

The NORD series is a line of minicomputers developed by Norwegian company Norsk Data, notable in the 1970s and 1980s for their use in scientific, technical, and real-time computing applications.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
NORD-1	3
NORD-100	3
NORD-5	2
NORD-10	1
NORD-1000	1
NORD-250	1
NORD-260	1
NORD-300	1
NORD-50	1
NORD-500	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	minicomputer series ⓘ
computingArchitecture	NORD-1 architecture ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Norway ⓘ
developer	Norsk Data NORD-10 ⓘ surface form: Norsk Data
era	fourth generation computers ⓘ third generation computers ⓘ
hardwareType	minicomputer ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important in Norwegian computing history ⓘ representative of European minicomputer design in the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ
industry	computer hardware ⓘ
manufacturer	Norsk Data ⓘ
market	industrial control systems ⓘ real-time control systems ⓘ scientific institutions ⓘ technical institutions ⓘ
notableFeature	focus on high reliability ⓘ support for multi-user time-sharing ⓘ support for real-time operating systems ⓘ
notableInPeriod	1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ
notableModel	NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-1 Norsk Data NORD-10 ⓘ surface form: NORD-10 NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-100 NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-1000 NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-250 NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-260 NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-300 NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-5 NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-50 NORD series self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NORD-500
operatingSystem	SINTRAN ⓘ SINTRAN ⓘ surface form: SINTRAN II SINTRAN ⓘ surface form: SINTRAN III
primaryApplicationDomain	data acquisition ⓘ real-time process control ⓘ scientific data processing ⓘ
producedBy	Norsk Data ⓘ surface form: Norsk Data AS
regionOfUse	Europe ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ
usedFor	real-time computing ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ technical computing ⓘ
usedIn	industrial plants ⓘ research laboratories ⓘ universities ⓘ
vendor	Norsk Data ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SINTRAN → designedFor → NORD series ⓘ

this entity surface form: NORD-1

SINTRAN → designedFor → NORD series ⓘ

this entity surface form: NORD-5

SINTRAN → designedFor → NORD series ⓘ

this entity surface form: NORD-100

Norsk Data NORD-10 → family → NORD series ⓘ