NORD-50 Serial 37

NORD-50 Serial number 37 came to me from the Dalby datormuseum. I picked it up in August 2018. I will add to the history later on.

Judging from the dates on a random card, the computer was built in 1976.

Serial number plate

With the computer came a number of NORD-50 manuals I haven't seen before.

• ND-05.003.01 NORD-50 REFERENCE MANUAL
• ND-05.007.01 NORD-50 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
• ND-05.008.01 NORD-50 General Description and Module Description
• ND-06.005.01 NORD-10 . NORD-50 Communication System (2 copies)
• ND-30.010.02 NORD-50 Hardware Maintenance Manual
• ND-60.075.01 NORD-50 assembler + rev A
• ND-60.076.02 NORD-50 MONITOR User's Guide and System Documentation (3 copies)
• ND-60.083.02 NORD-50 LOADER User's Guide
• ND-60.116.01 NORD-10/NORD-50 Operator's Guide (2 copies)
• ND-60.118-01 US50 Course Manual for NORD-50 Software Courses
• ND-62.008.01 NORD-50 Test System

Configuration

The system is equipped with...

• Two crates of Big Multiport Memory
• ... more when I have had time to go over the system

Missing parts and damages

The side panels are missing.

Price

It's hard to tell the exact price, the NORD-50 was sold as a package with a NORD-10 included. In the February 1981 price list the most bare-bone system, ND-1439/S cost 540.000 NOK while a NORD-10 alone cost 74700, putting the NORD-50 basic system at 433.000 NOK. There is no mention of how much memory was included at this price.

Current status

Still sitting in the car, just picked it up.

Plans

I will go through the system and clean it up. I also have to go through the cards to check that none is placed in the wrong slot. Then I need a NORD-10 to connect to as an interface. It will probably take some time before I can even contemplate to run this machine.

Gallery

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  Loaded up for the ride home.

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  Front view with covers on.

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  Cover removed, showing the CPU crates.

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  Close-up of the CPU racks.

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  Serial number plate.

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  Left side view. The crates at the left is the CPU, multiport memory to the right.

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  The front panel.

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  Multiport memory

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  Output select card, one of eight used in floating point math.