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<HTML>
<HEAD>
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<TITLE>Nova Simulator Configuration</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1 ALIGN=Center>
Nova Simulator Configuration
</H1>
<P>
Introduced in 1969, the Nova was Data General's first architecture and one
of the first 16-bit minicomputers. Its elegant and simple instruction
set architecture prefigured today's RISC processors. The Nova family remained
in production until the mid 1980's. There were eight processor designs:
<UL>
<LI>
Nova
<LI>
SuperNova
<LI>
Nova 800
<LI>
Nova 1200
<LI>
Nova 2
<LI>
Nova 3
<LI>
Nova 4
<LI>
MicroNova
</UL>
<P>
Photographs:
<UL>
<LI>
<A HREF="photos/dgsn.jpg">SuperNova</A> (courtesy of Paul Pierce)
<LI>
<A HREF="photos/nova840.jpg">Nova 840</A> (courtesy of Carl Friend)
<LI>
<A HREF="photos/nova4.jpg">Nova 4</A> (courtesy of Toby Thain)
</UL>
<P>
<TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2">
<TR>
<TD><B>Option</B></TD>
<TD><B>Description</B></TD>
<TD><B>Capacity</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>CPU and memory</TD>
<TD>Nova</TD>
<TD>4KW - 32KW</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>CPU options</TD>
<TD>MDV (hardware multiply-divide)</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Nova 3 instruction set</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Nova 4 instruction set</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Console</TD>
<TD>KSR-33 Teletype or Dasher VDT</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Second terminal</TD>
<TD>KSR-33 Teletype or Dasher VDT</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Asynchronous multiplexor</TD>
<TD>4060 multiplexor</TD>
<TD>1-64 lines</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>425x multiplexor</TD>
<TD>1-64 lines</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Paper tape</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Real time clock </TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Line printer</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Plotter</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Disk</TD>
<TD>4019 fixed head disk</TD>
<TD>.5MB - 4MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>6030 single sided, single density floppy disk</TD>
<TD>.35MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>6097 double sided, double density floppy disk</TD>
<TD>1.2MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>4047 (4237, 4238) cartridge disk</TD>
<TD>2.4MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>4234 (6045) fixed + removable cartridge disk</TD>
<TD>10MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>6070 double density fixed + removable cartridge disk
</TD>
<TD>20MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>4048 disk pack</TD>
<TD>6.2MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>4057 (2311) disk pack</TD>
<TD>25MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>4231 (3330) disk pack</TD>
<TD>92MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>6225 non-removable disk</TD>
<TD>5MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>6227 non-removable disk</TD>
<TD>15MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>6099 non-removable disk</TD>
<TD>12.5MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>6103 non-removable disk</TD>
<TD>25MB</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Magnetic tape</TD>
<TD>6026 800bpi 9 track magnetic tape drive</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<HR>
<P>
<I><SMALL>Updated 30-Jan-2007 by Bob Supnik (simh AT trailing-edge DOT com
- anti-spam encoded)</SMALL></I>
</BODY></HTML>