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The '''NORD-10/S''' was a 16-bit medium scale general purpose computer system<ref name="ND-10-OG">{{Weblink|http://www.sintran.com/sintran/library/libhw/libhw.html|30.001.01A NORD-10/NORD-50, Operator's Guide}}</ref> made by [[Norsk Data]], introduced in [[1975]]. It was a follow up to [[NORD-10]] and introduced cache, paging, and other miscellaneous improvements. | |||
The NORD-10/S | |||
==Memory== | ==Memory== | ||
Memory size may vary from 1K to 256K 16-bit words. Both read-only and read/write memories may be used.<ref name="ND-10-OG" /> | Memory size may vary from 1K to 256K 16-bit words. Both read-only and read/write memories may be used. | ||
Maximum virtual memory address space is 128 Kbytes. | |||
Maximum physical memory address space is 512 Kbytes.<ref name="ND-10-OG" /> | |||
==Interrupt System== | |||
16 priority interrupt levels each with 8 registers.<ref name="ND-10-OG" /> | |||
==Bootstrap loaders== | ==Bootstrap loaders== | ||
The NORD-10/S has bootstrap loaders for both mass storage and character oriented devices<ref name="ND-10-OG" />. Three different load formats are standard: | The NORD-10/S has bootstrap loaders for both mass storage and character oriented devices<ref name="ND-10-OG" />. Three different load formats are standard: | ||
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*binary format load | *binary format load | ||
*mass storage load | *mass storage load | ||
==Custom Instructions== | |||
The NORD-10/S provides up to 1024 customer-specified instructions. These instructions are micro-programmed in a programmable read-only memory, which is added onto the standard read-only memory.<ref name="ND-10-OG" /> | |||
==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 19 April 2014
The NORD-10/S was a 16-bit medium scale general purpose computer system[1] made by Norsk Data, introduced in 1975. It was a follow up to NORD-10 and introduced cache, paging, and other miscellaneous improvements.
Memory
Memory size may vary from 1K to 256K 16-bit words. Both read-only and read/write memories may be used.
Maximum virtual memory address space is 128 Kbytes.
Maximum physical memory address space is 512 Kbytes.[1]
Interrupt System
16 priority interrupt levels each with 8 registers.[1]
Bootstrap loaders
The NORD-10/S has bootstrap loaders for both mass storage and character oriented devices[1]. Three different load formats are standard:
- octal format load
- binary format load
- mass storage load
Custom Instructions
The NORD-10/S provides up to 1024 customer-specified instructions. These instructions are micro-programmed in a programmable read-only memory, which is added onto the standard read-only memory.[1]
Performance
| MWIPS | MWIPS double precision | Language | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.153 | 0.0019 | Fortran | 1974 |