NORD-20
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Little is known about the NORD-20. It seems to be a slimmed down NORD-10 as it is smaller physically than the NORD-10[1]. The NORD-20 was released before the NORD-10.
NORD-20 in an office settings with ASR-33 terminal, Centronics printer, Facit 4070 punch and a card reader
First installed system in January 1972. In August 1974 a total of 43 systems had been installed[2].
Comparision with NORD-10
The following comparision was made in August 1973.[3]
| NORD-10 | NORD-20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle time | 0.4-0.8 us | 1.0 us |
| Word length | 16 | 16 |
| Memory size | 8-256 kWord | 4-16 kWord |
| Price basic system | 200.000 NOK | 78.000 NOK |
| Price for typical system | 2.000.000 NOK | 500.000 NOK |
References
- ↑ Picture in the collections of Oslo Museum
- ↑ Computers and People, September 1974
- ↑ Computer manufacturing survey from 1973
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