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Little is known about the '''NORD-2B'''. It appears to have specs similar to the [[NORD-1]], with 4kw - 16kw core memory. It was a simplified and less costly version of the NORD-1. A substantial number of NORD-2B computers were installed at CERN in Geneve, and also at various Norwegian sites. | Little is known about the '''NORD-2B'''. It appears to have specs similar to the [[NORD-1]], with 4kw - 16kw core memory. It was a simplified and less costly version of the NORD-1. A substantial number of NORD-2B computers were installed at CERN in Geneve, and also at various Norwegian sites. | ||
Year of introduction: Possibly [[1970]]. From an article: | Year of introduction: Possibly [[1970]], or at least development finishing in 1970. From an article: | ||
"In 1970, ND teamed with Siemens and obtained a contract to build a packet-switching network (based on Norsk Data's new ''Nord 2B'' machines) for the Norwegian Air Force Supply Service." | "In 1970, ND teamed with Siemens and obtained a contract to build a packet-switching network (based on Norsk Data's new ''Nord 2B'' machines) for the Norwegian Air Force Supply Service." | ||
Also, the [[User:Tingo/Documentation#NORD-2B|NORD-2B Hardware Manual]] is dated December 1970. | |||
From "Shipping World and Shipbuilder", 1972: | From "Shipping World and Shipbuilder", 1972: | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 23 August 2016
Little is known about the NORD-2B. It appears to have specs similar to the NORD-1, with 4kw - 16kw core memory. It was a simplified and less costly version of the NORD-1. A substantial number of NORD-2B computers were installed at CERN in Geneve, and also at various Norwegian sites.
Year of introduction: Possibly 1970, or at least development finishing in 1970. From an article: "In 1970, ND teamed with Siemens and obtained a contract to build a packet-switching network (based on Norsk Data's new Nord 2B machines) for the Norwegian Air Force Supply Service." Also, the NORD-2B Hardware Manual is dated December 1970.
From "Shipping World and Shipbuilder", 1972: "Two NORD 2B computers (each with a 16k memory) communicate with each other through a data channel (ACM) and are connected to the process through a common I/O system. This makes it possible to run PAC functions on both computers."
Surviving systems
There are two computers in the collections of the Norwegian Telemuseum. Nice green cabinets slightly larger than a ND-COMPACT.
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