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First installed system in January 1972. In August 1974 a total of 43 systems had been installed<ref name="CnP">Computers and People, September 1974</ref>.
First installed system in January 1972. In August 1974 a total of 43 systems had been installed<ref name="CnP">Computers and People, September 1974</ref>.
==Comparision with NORD-10==
The following comparision was made in August 1973.<ref>[http://www.bcl-computers.org.uk/survey.htm Computer manufacturing survey from 1973]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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!  !! NORD-10 !! NORD-20
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| Cycle time || 1.0 us || 0.4-0.8 us
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| Word length || 16 || 16
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| Memory size || 4-16 kWord || 8-256 kWord
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| Price basic system || 78.000 NOK || 200.000 NOK
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| Price for typical system || 500.000 NOK || 2.000.000 NOK
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 09:40, 20 August 2016

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 1.0 us 0.4-0.8 us
Word length 16 16
Memory size 4-16 kWord 8-256 kWord
Price basic system 78.000 NOK 200.000 NOK
Price for typical system 500.000 NOK 2.000.000 NOK

References