Nord-100

Nord-100
DeveloperNorsk Data
ManufacturerNorsk Data
Product familyNord
TypeMinicomputer
Generation4
Release date1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Lifespan1979–198?
Operating systemSintran III
CPU16-bit
Cameranone
Touchpadnone
PredecessorNord-10
SuccessorND-500?
Websiteexample.org

The Nord-100 was a 16-bit minicomputer series made by Norsk Data, introduced in 1979. It shipped with the Sintran III operating system, and the architecture was based on, and backward compatible with, the Nord-10 line.

The Nord-100 was originally named the Nord-10/M (M for Micro) as a bit sliced[1] OEM processor. The board was laid out, finished, and tested when they realized that the central processing unit (CPU) was far faster than the Nord-10/S. The result was that all the marketing material for the new NORD-10/M was discarded, the board was rechristened the Nord-100, and extensively advertised as the successor of the Nord-10 line. Later, in an effort to internationalize their line, the machine was renamed ND-100.

  1. ^ ND-100 Functional Description (PDF). Norsk Data. 1985. ND.06.015.02.