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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:mainframe_computer
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gptkbp:author_of_book_about
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gptkb:Tracy_Kidder
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gptkbp:busArchitecture
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parallel bus
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gptkbp:competition
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gptkb:HP_2100
gptkb:PDP-11
gptkb:PDP-8
gptkb:Varian_Data_Machines_minicomputers
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gptkbp:formFactor
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rack-mounted
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gptkbp:influenced
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later minicomputers
microcomputer design
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gptkbp:instructionSet
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simple, orthogonal
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gptkbp:introduced
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1969
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gptkbp:length
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16-bit
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Data_General
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gptkbp:market
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gptkb:business
gptkb:government
education
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gptkbp:marketedAs
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affordable minicomputer
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gptkbp:microarchitecture
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16-bit
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gptkbp:notable_for
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modular construction
compact design
low cost
cost less than $8,000 at launch
influenced computer engineering education
inspired the book 'The Soul of a New Machine'
widely cloned
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gptkbp:notableModel
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gptkb:Nova_1200
gptkb:Nova_2
gptkb:Nova_3
gptkb:Nova_4
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gptkbp:notableUser
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
universities
research laboratories
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gptkbp:number_of_registers
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4 general-purpose registers
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gptkbp:operatingSystem
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gptkb:DG/UX
gptkb:RDOS
gptkb:DG/RDOS
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gptkbp:primary_memory
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core memory
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gptkbp:productionEndYear
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late 1970s
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gptkbp:speed
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varied by model
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Data_General_Eclipse
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gptkbp:used_in
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education
scientific computing
military applications
industrial control
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ed_de_Castro
gptkb:Edson_de_Castro
gptkb:Living_Computers:_Museum_+_Labs
gptkb:SIMH
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Data General Nova
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