ND-500 - Revision history

TArntsen: Starting to extend this page

2023-11-05T11:26:45Z

Starting to extend this page

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	===ND-500/2===		===ND-500/2===
	Sold as the '''ND-510''', '''ND-530''', '''ND-550''', '''ND-560''', '''ND-570~~''', '''ND-580~~''' (and various /CX variants as newer ND-1x0 variants became available)		Sold as the '''ND-510''', '''ND-530''', '''ND-550''', '''ND-560''', '''ND-570''' (and various /CX variants as newer ND-1x0 variants became available)

			====ND-505====
			A 31-bit version of the ND-500 machine, but . Pin 27 was snipped on the backplane, removing its status as a superminicomputer, allowing it to legally pass through the CoCom embargo. Cocom (''Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls'') was an embargo on Western exports to East Bloc countries during the Cold War <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinating_Committee_for_Multilateral_Export_Controls</ref>, <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_hardware_in_Eastern_Bloc_countries</ref>
			The ND-505(/CX) uses a 500/2 CPU. 29 bits of addressing space is available for the user <ref>http://sintran.com/norsk-data/library/libpdpi/ND-505CX-A1-EN.pdf</ref> (exactly how this relates to the physical 31 bits is not entirely clear).

			===ND-5000===
			The [[ND-5000_family\|ND-5000]] series was the latest physical implementation of the ND-500 architecture.

	~~===ND-505===~~
	A 31-bit version of the ND-500 machine. Pin 27 was snipped on the backplane, removing its status as a superminicomputer, allowing it to legally pass through the CoCom embargo. Cocom (''Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls'') was an embargo on Western exports to East Bloc countries during the Cold War.{{Citation needed}}

	==Cost==		==Cost==
	The price of the smallest ND-500 system in 1981 was 400.000 German mark~~.<ref>[http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/~~1981~~/14/1185732/ Norsk Data Deutschland GmbH: Nur ein Schritt von 16 auf 32 Bit,~~ Computerwoche ~~14/1981]</ref>~~		The price of the smallest ND-500 system in 1981 was 400.000 German mark, according to a 1981 article in Computerwoche (the source has since disappeared from the internet).

	==Sources==		==Sources==
	<references/>		<references/>
	*{{~~OriginWP-EN\|~~ND-~~500~~\|~~3 November 2008}}~~		*{{ND-doc\|05.009\|(ND-05.009.4)}}
	~~[http://sintran~~.~~com/sintran/hardware/nd~~-~~other/nd-xxN500~~.~~html sintran~~.~~com: ND-500 Operator panel]~~

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TArntsen: ND-500/2: Extend the list

2023-11-04T13:31:06Z

ND-500/2: Extend the list

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	===ND-500/2===		===ND-500/2===
	Sold as the '''ND-~~570~~''', '''ND-570~~/CX~~''', ~~and the~~ '''ND-~~570/ACX~~'''.		Sold as the '''ND-510''', '''ND-530''', '''ND-550''', '''ND-560''', '''ND-570''', '''ND-580''' (and various /CX variants as newer ND-1x0 variants became available)

	===ND-505===		===ND-505===

TArntsen: 500/1 did not include a just "500" machine

2023-11-04T13:27:21Z

500/1 did not include a just "500" machine

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	===ND-500/1===		===ND-500/1===
	Sold as the ~~'''ND-500''',~~ '''ND-520''', '''ND-540''', and '''ND-560'''.		Sold as the '''ND-520''', '''ND-540''', and '''ND-560'''.

	===ND-500/2===		===ND-500/2===

Tingo: sintran.com has description and pictures of the ND-500 Operator panel

2018-04-27T13:24:20Z

sintran.com has description and pictures of the ND-500 Operator panel

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	*{{OriginWP-EN\|ND-500\|3 November 2008}}		*{{OriginWP-EN\|ND-500\|3 November 2008}}
			[http://sintran.com/sintran/hardware/nd-other/nd-xxN500.html sintran.com: ND-500 Operator panel]

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Tingo: /* Hardware implementations */ "Samson" and "Rallar" descriptions moved to the ND-5000 family article, they don't belong here.

2015-02-02T18:22:20Z

Hardware implementations: "Samson" and "Rallar" descriptions moved to the ND-5000 family article, they don't belong here.

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	===ND-505===		===ND-505===
	A 31-bit version of the ND-500 machine. Pin 27 was snipped on the backplane, removing its status as a superminicomputer, allowing it to legally pass through the CoCom embargo. Cocom (''Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls'') was an embargo on Western exports to East Bloc countries during the Cold War.{{Citation needed}}		A 31-bit version of the ND-500 machine. Pin 27 was snipped on the backplane, removing its status as a superminicomputer, allowing it to legally pass through the CoCom embargo. Cocom (''Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls'') was an embargo on Western exports to East Bloc countries during the Cold War.{{Citation needed}}

	~~===Samson===~~
	Sold as the '''ND-5200''', '''ND-5400''', '''ND-5500''', '''ND-5700''', and '''ND-5800'''. The ND-120 CPU line, which constituted the ND-100 side of most ND-5000 computers, was named Delilah. As the 5000 line progressed in speed, the dual-arch ND-100/500 configuration increasingly became bottlenecked by all I/O having to go through the ND-100.

	~~===Rallar===~~
	~~Sold as the '''ND-5830''' and '''ND-5850'''. The Rallar processor consisted of two main VLSI gate arrays, '''KUSK''' and '''GAMP''' - meaning "Jockey" and "Horse", respectively.~~

	==Cost==		==Cost==

Mike: Linking year

2009-02-23T18:36:25Z

Linking year

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	The '''ND-500''' is a 32-bit superminicomputer delivered in 1981 by [[Norsk Data]]. It relied on a [[ND-100]] to do housekeeping tasks and run the operating system, [[SINTRAN III]].		The '''ND-500''' is a 32-bit superminicomputer delivered in [[1981]] by [[Norsk Data]]. It relied on a [[ND-100]] to do housekeeping tasks and run the operating system, [[SINTRAN III]].

	A configuration could feature up to four ND-500 CPUs, in a shared-memory configuration.		A configuration could feature up to four ND-500 CPUs, in a shared-memory configuration.

Gandalf: Added price information and a reference

2009-02-19T09:25:32Z

Added price information and a reference

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	===Rallar===		===Rallar===
	Sold as the '''ND-5830''' and '''ND-5850'''. The Rallar processor consisted of two main VLSI gate arrays, '''KUSK''' and '''GAMP''' - meaning "Jockey" and "Horse", respectively.		Sold as the '''ND-5830''' and '''ND-5850'''. The Rallar processor consisted of two main VLSI gate arrays, '''KUSK''' and '''GAMP''' - meaning "Jockey" and "Horse", respectively.

			==Cost==
			The price of the smallest ND-500 system in 1981 was 400.000 German mark.<ref>[http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/1981/14/1185732/ Norsk Data Deutschland GmbH: Nur ein Schritt von 16 auf 32 Bit, Computerwoche 14/1981]</ref>

	==Sources==		==Sources==
			<references/>
	*{{OriginWP-EN\|ND-500\|3 November 2008}}		*{{OriginWP-EN\|ND-500\|3 November 2008}}

Mike: Adding "stub"

2008-12-04T12:03:52Z

Adding "stub"

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	*{{OriginWP-EN\|ND-500\|3 November 2008}}		*{{OriginWP-EN\|ND-500\|3 November 2008}}


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Mike: /* ND-505 */ Added a "Citation needed" template

2008-11-16T19:16:01Z

ND-505: Added a "Citation needed" template

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	===ND-505===		===ND-505===
	A 31-bit version of the ND-500 machine. Pin 27 was snipped on the backplane, removing its status as a superminicomputer, allowing it to legally pass through the CoCom embargo. Cocom (''Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls'') was an embargo on Western exports to East Bloc countries during the Cold War.		A 31-bit version of the ND-500 machine. Pin 27 was snipped on the backplane, removing its status as a superminicomputer, allowing it to legally pass through the CoCom embargo. Cocom (''Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls'') was an embargo on Western exports to East Bloc countries during the Cold War.{{Citation needed}}

	===Samson===		===Samson===

Mike: New page: The '''ND-500''' is a 32-bit superminicomputer delivered in 1981 by Norsk Data. It relied on a ND-100 to do housekeeping tasks and run the operating system, SINTRAN III. A con...

2008-11-03T19:41:57Z

New page: The '''ND-500''' is a 32-bit superminicomputer delivered in 1981 by Norsk Data. It relied on a ND-100 to do housekeeping tasks and run the operating system, SINTRAN III. A con...

New page

The '''ND-500''' is a 32-bit superminicomputer delivered in 1981 by [[Norsk Data]]. It relied on a [[ND-100]] to do housekeeping tasks and run the operating system, [[SINTRAN III]].

A configuration could feature up to four ND-500 CPUs, in a shared-memory configuration.

==Hardware implementations==
The ND-500 architecture lived through four distinct implementations. Each implementation was sold under a variety of different model numbers.

ND also sold multiprocessor configurations, naming them ND-580/''n'' and an ND-590''n'', where ''n'' represented the number of CPUs in a given configuration, 2, 3, or 4.

===ND-500/1===
Sold as the '''ND-500''', '''ND-520''', '''ND-540''', and '''ND-560'''.

===ND-500/2===
Sold as the '''ND-570''', '''ND-570/CX''', and the '''ND-570/ACX'''.

===ND-505===
A 31-bit version of the ND-500 machine. Pin 27 was snipped on the backplane, removing its status as a superminicomputer, allowing it to legally pass through the CoCom embargo. Cocom (''Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls'') was an embargo on Western exports to East Bloc countries during the Cold War.

===Samson===
Sold as the '''ND-5200''', '''ND-5400''', '''ND-5500''', '''ND-5700''', and '''ND-5800'''. The ND-120 CPU line, which constituted the ND-100 side of most ND-5000 computers, was named Delilah. As the 5000 line progressed in speed, the dual-arch ND-100/500 configuration increasingly became bottlenecked by all I/O having to go through the ND-100.

===Rallar===
Sold as the '''ND-5830''' and '''ND-5850'''. The Rallar processor consisted of two main VLSI gate arrays, '''KUSK''' and '''GAMP''' - meaning "Jockey" and "Horse", respectively.

==Sources==
*{{OriginWP-EN|ND-500|3 November 2008}}

[[Category:Norsk Data hardware]]