NORD-5
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The NORD-5 was Norsk Data
's first 32-bit minicomputer
, and is believed to be the first 32-bit minicomputer. The machine used a NORD-1
as its front-end console processor, which ran the majority of the OS.
Norsk Data
Norsk Data was a computer manufacturer located in Oslo, Norway. Existing from 1967 to 1992, it had its most active period in the years from the early 1970s to the late 1980s...
's first 32-bit minicomputer
Minicomputer
A minicomputer is a class of multi-user computers that lies in the middle range of the computing spectrum, in between the largest multi-user systems and the smallest single-user systems...
, and is believed to be the first 32-bit minicomputer. The machine used a NORD-1
NORD-1
The NORD-1 was Norsk Data's first minicomputer. It was the first commercially available computer made in Norway.It was a 16-bit system, developed in 1967. The first NORD-1 installed was at the heart of a complete ship system aboard the M/S Taimyr, a Japanese-built cargo liner...
as its front-end console processor, which ran the majority of the OS.