Documentation list

This is a compilation of documentation mentioned in the Norsk Data Documentation Catalogue. Links to online resources and references to where copies of the documentation recide should also be included. Known documentation locations is in the library list.

ND 100 Satellite

Manual numbering system

The numbering system consists of three number of the form ND-xx.yyy.zz where xx is the main subject, yyy is a sequential number and zz is the version number. A new version is a full manual replacing the old one. There is also revisions where one or more pages are replaced. Revisions is marked with a letters, starting with A.

Main subjects xx

 Hardware
  02 : PIOC hardware
  05 : NORD-5, NORD-50, NORD-500 CPUs
  06 : NORD-1, NORD-10, NORD-10/S, NORD-100 CPUs
  11 : Data storage equipment
  12 : I/O Interfaces
  13 : Miscelaneous hardware
 Mixed hardware/software
  30 : Operating, diagnostic, maintenance
  40 : Miscellaneous
  50 : Hardware / software system description
  70 : Documentation packages
 Software
  60 : General software
  63 : NOTIS software
 Reference cards
  99 : All reference cards

Reference : Norsk Data Documentation Catalogue (ND-40.004.06) page 4-5

Documentation List

02 : PIOC hardware

ND-02.003 PIOC HARDWARE REFERENCE MANUAL

Short description : PIOC (Programmable Input Output Controller is an ND-100 I/O card with four full duplex serial lines. The hardware is based on an MC 68000 CPU and 128 kbyte ram.
90 pages ( 6 chapters and 4 appendixes).

ND-02.004 PIOC HARDWARE REFERENCE MANUAL ND-865-867

Same as ND-02.003 but with 256 kword local memory.
 60 pages.

05 : NORD-5, NORD-50, NORD-500 CPUs

ND-05.003 NORD-50 REFERENCE MANUAL

Detailed description of the NORD-50 registers and instruction set.
 44 pages.

ND-05.007 NORD-50 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

Description of the main building blocks of the NORD-50 from a hardware point of view.
 163 pages.

ND-05.009 NORD-500 REFERENCE MANUAL

Description of the general design, register and instructions of the ND-500 and the ND-5000 computers. Written for the assembler programmers and system programmers.
 300 pages.

ND-05.010 INTRODUCTION TO ND-500

General description of ND-500 hardware and software.
 Not available at the time of printing.

ND-05.011 ND-500 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION

Hardware description at a low level, suitable for service personnel and as course literature for ND-500 hardware courses.
 200 pages, 12 chapters and one appendix.

ND-05.012 ND-500 MICROPROGRAMMING GUIDE

Short introduction to microprogramming on ND-500. Suitable for people writing micro code routines.
 60 pages.

ND-05.013 ND-500 ARRAY PROCESSING FUNCTIONS

Description of the array processing functions implemented in microcode on ND-500 and ND-570. Knowledge of Fortran is preferred.
 75 pages.

ND-05.015 ND-500/2 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION

Hardware description at a low level, suitable for service personnel.

ND-05.020 ND-5000 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION

Hardware description at a low level, suitable for service personnel.

06 : NORD-1, NORD-10, NORD-10/S, NORD-100 CPUs

ND-06.005 NORD-10/NORD-100 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Description of the communication hardware in the NORD-10 / NORD-50 system. Describes memory communication. Written for technical and maintenance personnel.
 19 pages.

ND-06.007 BIG MULTIPORT MEMORY SYSTEM

Detailed description of the Big Multiport Memory System. Written for technical and maintenance personnel. 
 113 Pages.
 
Availability : Göran have original and scanned but no pdf yet.

ND-06.008 NORD-10/S REFERENCE MAUAL

Detailed description of NORD-10/S architecture from a hardware point of view. Written for technical and maintenance personnel.
 169 Pages.

ND-06.009 NORD-10/S FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

Describes the main building blocks in the NORD-10/S. Written for technical and maintenance personnel.
 235 Pages.

ND-06.010 NORD-10/S MICROPROGRAM

Detailed description of NORD-10/S microinstructions and the microformat of the macroinstructions. Written for microprogram writers.
80 Pages.

ND-06.012 NORD-10/S INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM

Detailed description of NORD-10/S architecture from a hardware point of view. Written for technical and maintenance personnel.
 169 Pages.

ND-06.014 ND-100 REFERENCE MANUAL

Description of the main building blocks of the the ND-100. Contains a detailed description of the instruction set. Written for technical and maintenance personnel.
 250 Pages.

Versions :
  03/79 ND-06.014.01   First printing
  01/82 ND-06.014.02   Second printing
  01/83 ND-06.014.02   Revision A

Availability : Göran have original and scanned but no pdf yet. (ND-06.014.02 Revision A)

ND-06.015 ND-100 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

See also: ND-06.015

Description of the main building blocks of the ND-100 and their functions from a hardware point of view. Written for technical and maintenance personnel.

 340 Pages.

A copy is located on the Bitsavers website.

ND-06.016 ND-100 INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM

Description of the input / output system architecture of the the ND-100 from a hardware point of view. It gives fundamental design concepts of the I/O system and is good to describe how to connect and program I/O interfaces. Written for technical and maintenance personnel. Recommends the ND-100 Reference Manual and MAC Assembler User's Guide.
 222 Pages.

Availability : Göran have original and scanned but no pdf yet. (ND-06.016.1 EN)

ND-06.017 ND-100 BACKPLANE

Brief description of the backplane used in bus organized systems. Built on a triple Euroboard standard, the bus backplane is mainly oriented towards connecting I/O but also support processing and memory units too.
 18 Pages.

ND-06.018 ND-100 MICROPROGRAMMING

Description of how to microprogram the ND-100 and use the writable control store. Written for technical personnel writing their own microprogram. It also gives a detailed understanding of the ND-100 CPU.
 73 Pages.

ND-06.020 INTRODUCTION TO ND-100

An overview of the hardware and software. Gives a generad description of the ND-100 system. Written for people with basic or no computer knowledge.
 Not available at time of printing.

10 : Multiport 4 and 5 system

ND-10.003 TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPORT 4

Description of the multiport system used in ND-100 and ND-100/ND-500 multiprocessor configurations. It gives some examples of configurations with the new MPM-4 modules. Familiarity with the ND-100 architecture is expected of the reader.
 37 Pages.

ND-10.004 MULTIPORT MEMORY 5 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Hardware description of the following MPM-5 products.
  ND-382 RAM 1Mb Memory Module
  ND-383 Twin 16-it Port Module
  ND-384 Line Driver Module
  ND-387 RAM 4Mb Memory Module
It also includes a programmers guide, instructions for start-up and initialization and error messages. Written for service personnel and system and hardware designers.
 90 Pages.

ND-10.006 MULTIPORT MEMORY CHANNEL SPECIFICATIONS

An introduction to the Multiport Memory concept in general. Multiport Memory is a shared memory system which expands memory capacity and allows for multiprocessor operation. The manual contains a description of all three models Norsk Data supports. It contains interface descriptions for all three models. Written for service personnel and people who works with Multiport Memory.
 40 Pages.

11 : Data storage equipment

ND-11.009 HAWK - DISK SYSTEM

Reference and users guide for the HAWK-disk system. Describes major components and hardware of the system.
 133 Pages.

ND-11.010 NORD-10/HAWK DISK CONTROLLER

Reference manual and users guide for the NORD-10/HAWK Disk Controller. It describes programming specifications, interface signals and disk addressing.
 76 Pages.

ND-11.012 FLOPPY DISK SYSTEM

Reference manual and users guide for the Floppy Disk System. It describes the system, the interface and the formatter.
 183 Pages.

ND-11.013 NORD-10/S ERROR CORRECTION CONTROL (ECC) DISK CONTROLLER

Description of the ECC disk controller. It contains information, a general description and detailed interface and programming instructions. Troubleshooting advice and logic diagrams are included.
 100 Pages.

ND-11.014 STC MAGTAPE SYSTEM

Reference manual for the STC magtape subsystem. It describes how to connect STC magnetic tapes to a ND-100 computer and the look of the 3200 STC magtape controller. Programming specifications for driver routine and a user guide to test programs are also included. Written for field service engineers and operators.
 96 Pages.

ND-11.015 FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER - 3027

General description of the Floppy Disk Controller-3027. It contains general information of hardware and self test feature. Read and write operations and associated commands are covered.
 50 Pages.

ND-11.016 8 INCH WINCHESTER DISK CONTROLLER ST506 & FINCH

The eight inch Winchester Disk Controller consists of one 3038 card controlling one or two Winchester disk drives. The 5 1/4 inch, ST506, Winchester Disk Controller consists of the 3014 card.
The manual gives an introduction of the disk drive, bad track handling and the controller. It also contains programming specifications, test procedure, block diagrams, logic diagrams, component layout, cable signals and a short description o the Fairchild circuit 9401.
 50 Pages.

Reference : ST506

ND-11.019 DUAL CHANNEL DISK SWITCH

The dual channel disk switch sits between a disk and two controllers. It selects which controller that is allowed to access the disk.
This manual describes which disks that can be used and relevant hardware and software information.
 25 Pages.

ND-11.021 FLOPPY AND STREAMER CONTROLLER 3106/3112

Detailed description of the Floppy and Streamer Controller. It contains information for both the 8" F & S Controller card 3106 and the 8" and 5 1/4" F & S Controller card 3112.
 130 Pages.

12 : I/O Interfaces

ND-12.004 CAMAC CDMA NORD-10

A detailed description of the operation, programming instructions and diagrams.
 20 Pages.

ND-12.006 CAMAC CC-NORD-10 HARDWARE

A detailed description of programming instructions, logic diagrams, component lists and signal definitions.
 50 Pages.

ND-12.007 CAMAC CC-NORD-10 INTERFACE

General informaton on the operation of the CC-NORD-10 crate controller which interfaces CAMAC crates directly to the I/O bus on the NORD-10. It contains physical and electrical specifications, interrupt, LAM handling and Link Bus characteristics. Information about data formats, programming and addressing on CC-NORD-10.
 17 Pages.

ND-12.012 INTERFACE TO PERTEC MAGNETIC TAPE

A description of the signals between 1123 and 1124. Also includes programming specifications, description of the formatter, logic diagrams and hardware information.
 60 Pages.

ND-12.013 NORDCOM COLOUR TERMINAL

Information about the ND676 NORDCOM colour terminal. Complete with product description, interface specifications, block and logic diagrams and test procedures. Written as a maintenance manual.
 160 Pages.

ND-12.015 1158 DR-11-C INTERFACE

Introduction to the 1158 DR-11-C interface.It contains an introduction, hardware descriptions, programming instructions. Test procedures are given with both block diagrams and logic diagrams.
 20 Pages.

ND-12.016 DATA COMMUNITATION

General information about data communication. It describes networks, multiplexing and modems. It also describes communication procedures and data terminal equipment. Written as an introduction to data  communication.
 150 Pages.

ND-12.018 HDLC INTERFACE

Introduction to the High Level Data Link Control interface. It contains standards, procedures, programming instructions, logic diagrams and a detailed description of the Multiprotocol Communication Controller.
 100 Pages.

ND-12.020 UNIVERSAL DMA INTERFACE ND852

This is a user's guide  to interfacing and programming the ND852 Universal DMA Interface. It contains a hardware description, describes mechanical and electrical specifications, schematics, plug lists and programming instructions.
 40 Pages.

ND-12.023 GENERAL PURPOSE INTERFACE BUS (GPIB) USER'S GUIDE

GPIB is used on the ND systems to connect to instruments and equipment using the GPIB standard. The end user software consists of a GPIB MONITOR and a GPIB LIBRARY callable from FORTRAN. This manual is intended for users and programmers of GPIB system.
 110 Pages.

ND-12.024 FACIT 4420/ND USERS GUIDE

This is a description of the FACIT 4420/ND Video Terminal. Part 1 is written as a guide for terminal users. Part 2 is written for programmers as a complement for the FACIT 4420 Technical description published by FACIT Data Products.
 65 Pages.

13 : Miscelaneous hardware

ND-13.003 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM SYMBOLS

This is a reference manual covering the symbols used in Norsk Data circit diagrams. It also describes rules for logical expressions and definitions of logic signals.
 62 Pages.

ND-13.012 NORD-10 POWER UNIT

This is the reference and maintenance manual for the NORD Power Unit 10. Written for service personnel maintaining CPU:s that use this power supply. It contains maintenance instructions for battery replacement and adjustment procedures.
 26 Pages.

ND-13.014 SITE PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL

This is a reference manual covering how to set up a computer site for Norsk Data equipment. It covers NORD-10/S NORD-50, ND-100 and ND-500 computers.
 46 Pages.

ND-13.015 PLANLEGGING OG INSTALLASJONSMANUAL

This is a Norwegian version of the ND-13.014 manual.
 46 Pages.

Mixed hardware/software

30 : Operating, diagnostic, maintenance

ND-30.001 NORD-10/NORD-50 OPERATOR'S GUIDE

This is an introduction to operation and daily maintaining of NORD-10/S and NORD/50 systems. Written for daily operation of the system.
 134 Pages.

ND-30.003 SINTRAN III System Supervisor

This manual is a guide for system supervisors administering data centers. Written for daily operation of the system. It contains information on how to start various hardware, doing warm start, managing disk space, making backups, managing users, ...
It also contains a chapter on loading and using test programs.

Appendix C contains a list of [[device names]].
Appendix D contains an example of a disk layout.
Appendix E contains the system layout of physical memory.
Appendix F and G contains the logical and physical layout of the disk system.
Appendix K contains information of how to set the thumbwheel on the ND-100 CPU [[ALD]] and for the address and baudrate of 8-terminal interface cards (3013).
 300 Pages.

Versions :
 revision 06A
 revision 07 420 pages

Availability : Göran have original, not scanned yet. (ND-30.003.06A, ND-30.003.07 EN)

ND-30.004 NORD-10/S HARDWARE MAINTENANCE MANUAL

Written for field service engineers, this manual covers topics as technical description and physical layout of the CPU, memory and I/O system, hardware maintenance, module substitution, error symptoms, troubleshooting. Hardware covered is the CPU, memory, power system, DMA controllers and character devices.
 200 Pages.

ND-30.005 TEST PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

This manual describes the test programs used on ND-100, NORD-10/S, NORD-10 and NORD-12 computers. The manual consists of three parts. The first part contains a detailed description of the FLOPPY MONITOR and the TEST PROGRAM MONITOR. 15 chapters describes the 15 tests contained on the test floppy 1, ND-10324E, the most commonly used tests.
The next part covers the 27 tests contained on the test floppy 2, ND-10325B. The last part covers the tests on the test floppy 3, ND-10326B.
The manual is written for maintenance personnel working on ND-100 or NORD-10 systems.
 250 Pages.

ND-30.010 NORD-50 HARDWARE MAINTENANCE MANUAL

Written for field service engineers working on NORD-5 systems. This manual covers topics as the racks and operators panel, the NORD-50 monitor, error messages, test program information, memory, expansion memory and the power system.
eneral knowledge of NORD-10/S hardware and SINTRAN III are required.
 200 Pages.

ND-30.013 TEST MICRO PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR ND-500

Written for field service engineers and personnel testing ND-500 CPUs. It describes the test programs used for testing the CPU and the procedure for their implementation.
 116 Pages.

ND-30.014 ND-500 HARDWARE MAINTENANCE MANUAL

Written for field service engineers.

Not available at printing time.

ND-30.018 TEST PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - ND-500

This manual describes the ND-500 DESMODUR verification system. It is written in two parts. Part one describes the various tests to verify ND-500 microcode and hardware. Part two gives a description on how to extend with new test programs.
 108 Pages.

ND-30.020 ACCESS DBA HÅDBOK

This is a Norwegian version of the ACCESS DBA Manual, ND-30.022
 55 Pages.

ND-30.022 ACCESS DBA MANUAL

This is the reference manual for Data Base Administrator for an ACCESS system.
 90 Pages.

ND-30.024 SATELLITE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION GUIDE

ND 100 Satellite

This manual replaces an earlier version, ND-30.024 ND SATELLITE SYSTEM. It guides in the steps from unpacking to using the machine. It describes installation, connecting terminals and printers, loading the operation system, maintenancy and backup. It is written for the local supervisor of the system.
 70 Pages.

ND-30.025 COSMOS OPERATORS GUIDE

This manual replaces an earlier version, ND-30.025 COSMOS System Supervisor. It contains a guide to install and operate the network facilities of COSMOS Basic Module (ND 10374) and IS XMSG (ND 10373). Written for system and network supervisors.
 100 Pages.

ND-30.026 NORDRIFT - HÅNDBOK FOR DRIFTSOPERATØRER

This is the Norwegian version of the Operator's Guide for TPS-II. It documents the ND 10342 ND Transaction Processing System - TPS-II. Written for operators of TPS-II operators.
 110 Pages.

ND-30.029 TEST MICROPROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS FOR ND-500/2

This manual gives a short introduction to ND-500/2 microprograming and usage of available test microprograms. It includes instructions on how to start the ND-50/2 test microprograms. Written for production and service personnel or people wanting to write their own microrogram testing routines.
 110 Pages.

ND-30.030 ND TPS-II OPERATOR GUIDE

This manual describes the ND 10342 ND Transaction Processing System - TPS-II. It contains all information needed to run a system based on TPS-II. Written for operators of TPS-II systems.
 105 Pages.

ND-30.031 ND-100 COMPACT OPERATOR GUIDE

This is a practical guide for operators of the ND-100 Compact computer. It contains a description of the operator's panel, how to start the computer, how to use the floppy and tape streamer, making backups and how to handle some simple errors.
 54 Pages.

ND-30.033 COSMOS X.21 OPTION OPERATOR GUIDE

This manual describes the ND-10403 COSMOS X.21 Option. Written for system operators.
 60 Pages.

ND-30.034 COSMOS X.25 OPTION OPERATOR GUIDE

This manual describes the ND-10573 COSMOS X.25 Option. It contains two parts, the first gives the procedures for starting up and operating the COSMOS X.25 network system. The second part contains reference information about the functions from the first part and aditional advanced functions. Written for system operators.
 110 Pages.

ND-30.038 SNA 3270 TERMINAL EMULATOR OPERATOR GUIDE

This manual describes the ND-10741 SNA Gateway Single Line and ND-10742 SNA Terminal Emulator. It contains an introduction to the ND SNA Emulator, how it is implemented and started, the operation of the system, differences between the ND 246 NOTIS keyboard and the IBM 3270 keyboard. Written for operators and other personnel using the ND 246 NOTIS terminal.
 50 Pages.

40 : Miscellaneous

ND-40.004 Documentation Catalogue

This is a list of how ND documentation is connected, what different manuals there is and a short description of the content. In the end there is a price list and instructions on how to order manuals.
 90 Pages.

ND-40.005 NORSK DATA GLOSSARY

This is a glossary over terms used in ND manuals. ND abbreviations are also listed. Some common computer terms are also explained.

Not available at printing time.

50 : Hardware / software system description

No such manuals known.

Software

60-62 : General software

ND-60.031 QED USER MANUAL

This is a users guide and reference manual for the QED text editor. QED is designed for maintain source code but could be used for general text editing.
 40 Pages.

ND-60.037 SCIENTIFIC SUBROUTINE PACKAGE

The Scientific Subroutine Package is a collection of mathematical routines for FORTRAN. In includes functions for statistical and mathematical calculations, matrix manipulation, integration, root finding and more. This manual describes the various subroutines and is written for programmers.
 288 Pages.

ND-60.041 NORD IDT GERTS-115 OPERATOR'S GUIDE

This manual describes the functions of the ND IDT GERTS-115. It is an operator's guide and contains information about starting and running the system. It includes load instructions for various systems including SINTRAN III.
 30 Pages.

ND-60.046 TRACE ROUTINE

TR is a program that makes it possible to run other programs one instruction at a time. This manual describes how to trace programs and simulate IOT commands. Written for programmers and system operators.
 16 Pages.

Versions : TRACE ROUTINE
  11/74 ND-60.046.01   First printing
     84 ND-60.046.02   Second printing

Availability : Göran have original and scanned but no pdf yet. (ND-60.046.02)

ND-60.047 NORD PL USER'S GUIDE

This manual describes the NORD PL language. It is written in the form of a textbook. It contains language definitions, compiler commands, error messages and exercises. Written for programmers and system operators.
 102 Pages.

ND-60.051 SINTRAN III REAL TIME LOADER

This manual describes the commands of the Real Time Loader. Written for experienced users.
 72 Pages.

ND-60.057 THE DATA BASE SYSTEM SIBAS I USER'S MANUAL

This manual describes original SIBAS system. It describes the implementation of a data base system, parameters, programming techniques and commands. Written for programmers and supervisors.
SIBAS is replaced by SIBAS II, see ND-60.127.
 370 Pages.

ND-60.058 NORD PLOT PACKAGE

This manual documents the library routines in the Plot Package. The Plot Package is used to drive drum incremental plotters. Calls from FORTRAN, BASIC or MAC programs are described. Written for programmers.
 46 Pages.

ND-60.060 NORD IDT DCT-2000 OPERATOR'S GUIDE

This manual is an operator's guide to the ND IDT DCT-2000 terminal. It describes local commands, starting up procedures and loading.
 25 Pages.

ND-60.061 NORD IDT 200-USER OPERATOR'S GUIDE

ND IDT 200-USER is a remote batch terminal used to connect to CDC Cyber/6000 series computers. This manual is an operator's guide and describes commands, start up procedures and batch processing.
 30 Pages.

ND-60.062 SINTRAN III SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION

This is the main documentation for SINTRAN III. Written for maintainer of the SINTRAN III software.
 240 Pages.

ND-60.066 ND RELOCATING LOADER

This is a users guide and contains a general introduction to loading and descriptions of the NRL commands, overlay mechanism and the Binary Relocatable Format (BRF). Written for ND-10/100 programmers.
 59 Pages.

ND-60.067 NORD IDT 3780 OPERATOR'S GUIDE

The ND IDT 3780 is a remote batch terminal operating with IBM 360/370 systems. This manual describes start up and batch processing. It is written as a user guide describing procedures for NORD-20, NORD-10/20/100 stand alone systems and systems running SINTRAN III.
 25 Pages.

ND-60.070 NORD IDT NTR USER'S GUIDE

The ND IDT NTR is a program system for remote batch communication with a Univac 1100-series computer. This user's guide describes start up and running the system, features and commands.
 40 Pages.

ND-60.071 NORD-10 BASIC COMPILER REFERENCE MANUAL

This is the reference manual for BASIC programmers. It could be used as a self study guide. It describes the basics of programming and a complete description of all commands. No previous programming experience is needed.
 236 Pages.

ND-60.072 SINTRAN III REAL TIME LOADER SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION

This is a description of implementation of the Real Time Loader. It is written for system programmers, some familiarity with the SINTRAN III Real Time Loader is needed.
 40 Pages.

ND-60.075 NORD-50 ASSEMBLER

This is a reference manual for NORD-50 assembler. It contains information about operating procedures, assembler directives, macro usage and external program representation. Included appendixes covers instruction tables, BRF directives and numerical opcodes. Written for users of the NORD-50 assembler. A detailed explanation of the instruction set is given in the NORD-50 REFERENCE MANUAL ND-05.003.
 52 Pages.

ND-60.076 NORD-50 MONITOR USER'S GUIDE AND SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION

This is a guide to the monitor and the architecture of the NORD-50. Chapter 1-3 covers the monitor and how to run NORD-50 programs. Available commands is covered, including commands reserved for the system supervisor. How to do file access and monitor calls is also included. Chapter 4-6 describes the monitor architecture.
This manual is aimed to NORD-50 users. Additional recommended manuals are SINTRAN III Timesharing/Batch guide ND-60.132 and NORD-50 FORTRAN Reference Manual ND-60.095.
 92 Pages.

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63 : NOTIS software

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Reference cards

99 : All reference cards

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References and sources

• Norsk Data Document ND–40.004 Documentation Catalogue (ND-40.004.06)