Hardware

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NCR Century 50

The NCR Century 50 System is the newest member of the NCR series of electronic data processing systems. The system has been developed specifically for the user whose present data processing…

NCR Century 75

A system small in physical size but one that offers great processing power. Provides unusual expansion capabilities for batch or online operations.

NCR Criterion V-8400

The NCR V-8400 is a versatile, general-purpose computer system that offers the medium-scale user all the benefits of virtual storage operation at a readily affordable cost. Employing much of the…

NCR Criterion V-8450

The NCR V-8450, designed for a wide range of processing environments, is a general-purpose computer system that covers a wide spectrum of information processing for the small-to medium-scale…

NCR Criterion V-8500m

NCR V-8500m computers offer a simple, flexible way to improve performance by upgrading to multiprocessing whenever applications outgrow the constraints of a single- processor environment.…

NCR Criterion V-8550

The NCR 8550 has all the processing features, peripherals, and expansion capabilities to be a solution-oriented system for industrial, retail, financial, educational, commercial, medical, and…

NCR Criterion V-8555M

The NCR V-8555M is a medium-scale, general-purpose computer system that exploits the latest state-of-the-art technologies to set a new standard for data processing productivity. V-8500 system…

NCR Criterion V-8560

The NCR Criterion V-8560 is a medium-scale, general-purpose computer system that exploits latest state-of-the-art technologies to set a new standard for data processing productivity. The V-8560…

NCR Criterion V-8570

All members of the Criterion series offer greater investment throughput for a complete information system. The NCR 8570 is a medium to large-scale, business oriented, information processing system…

NCR Criterion V-8575

The NCR 8575 combines technologically advanced hardware with sophisticated software for almost unlimited capabilities. Highly efficient software — COBOL 74 in a virtual storage environment —…

NCR Criterion V-8580

The NCR Criterion 8580 is a medium- to large-scale, general-purpose computer system that employs latest state-of-the-art technologies with virtual storage operation to set a new standard for data…

NCR Criterion V-8590

The NCR Criterion 8590 combines two complete processing elements — in a single cabinet — into a symmetrical, tightly coupled multiprocessor that provides the flexibility and performance demanded…

NCR Decision Mate V

The Decision Mate V came with 128 KB of RAM, but could be upgraded to 256 or 512 KB with expansion cards. The serial and Centronics interfaces were not on the mainboard, but were added as…

NCR DECISION MATE V

The NCR DECISION MATE V is a single station, personal computer system. NCR DECISION MATE V spans the information processing spectrum from an 8-bit single processor to a dual 8/16-bit processor…

NCR PC4

It did support the IBM ISA bus, but also had an NCR proprietary expansion bus for memory and some adapters to integrate with other NCR proprietary banking and retail products. It ran a separately…

NCR PC6

It had a discrete CPU unit and monitor. It also had a "turbo" button to change the clock on the 8088 CPU from 4.77 to 8 MHz, processing information nearly twice as fast as the PC XT. It was…

NCR PC8

After IBM produced the PC/AT, NCR introduced their AT clone and called it the NCR PC8. It was primarly produced in Augsburg Germany.

NCR WorkSaver 300

The NCR WorkSaver 300 Professional Workstation is an impressive addition to the WorkSaver family of multifunction workstations. It gives businesses professional computing capabilities at each desk…

ND-500

The ND-500 was a 32-bit superminicomputer delivered in 1981 by Norsk Data. It relied on a ND-100 to do housekeeping tasks and run the OS, SINTRAN III.

A configuration could feature up to…

NEAC 1101

In March 1958, NEC finished its first digital computer, the NEAC-1101. This machine used parametrons, invented by Eiichi Goto in 1954, and was perfected by using a single-turn transformer coupling…

NEAC 1210

This very small-size computer was developed by NEC in 1964, featuring its performance, its flexibility, and its low price comparable to the traditional small-size accounting machine. This computer…

NEAC 1240

In February 1967, NEC announced the NEAC-1240�the world's first ultra-small computer using ICs. After the announcement of the NEAC-1201 in 1961, parametron ultra-small computers were outstanding…

NEAC 2200

This was a economically-competitive small computer announced in April 1964. the NEAC-2200 was developed following the NEAC-2400, 3400, 2800 and 380 0 through a technical tie-up with Honeywell(U.S.…

NEAC 2203

This was developed, based on the NEAC-2201, by a team organized around Hiromu Kaneda and Yoshio Miyagi, with the aim of achieving true business processing. The #1 machine was delivered to the…

NEAC 2204

Ishii Yoshiteru, Saito Masato, Yamada Akihiko, and others started developing the NEAC-2204 in 1960. The first unit was completed and shipped in September 1961.The NEAC-2204 took the online, real-…

NEAC 2206

The first machine of NEAC-2206 was delivered to Hokkaido University in March 1962 as the successor of the NEAC-2203. It used core memory as internal memory, as well as for input/output and control…

NEAC 2230

This machine was announced in February 1962 as a product to meet the needs of users of the NEAC-2203 who wished to upgrade their obsolescent machines while retaining program assets. The NEC-2230…

NEAC 3800

In April 1963, NEC announced the NEAC-2400, 3400, 2800 and 3800, which were developed by introducing technology from Honeywell (USA). NEC concluded a licensing agreement with Honeywell in July…

NEAC M4 Minicomputer

NEC announced the NEAC M4 minicomputer in July 1969. This machine was an ultra-small computer developed for adaptability to a variety of application areas, low price, high performance, and ease of…

NEAC MS10

In 1978, NEC announced the NEAC MS Series. It employed a revolutionary architecture for a minicomputer, with features like Japan's first directly addressable 2 megabyte (1 megaword) memory, and…

NEAC MS50

In 1978, NEC announced the NEAC MS Series. It employed a revolutionary architecture for a minicomputer, with features like Japan's first directly addressable 2 megabyte (1 megaword) memory, and…

NEAC Series 2200 Model 100

The NEAC Series 2200 was based on the one-machine concept. It had the same uniform architecture throughout the lineup, from low-end to high-end models, and increasing data processing volume could…

NEAC Series 2200 Model 200

The NEAC Series 2200 was based on the one-machine concept. It had the same uniform architecture throughout the lineup, from low-end to high-end models, and increasing data processing volume could…

NEAC series 2200 model 375

The NEAC Series 2200 was marketed in April 1971, and these models were marketed in October of the same year as high-end versions of the Model 75, 175 and 275, which were the online family of the…

NEAC Series 2200 Model 400

The NEAC Series 2200 was based on the one-machine concept. It had the same uniform architecture throughout the lineup, from low-end to high-end models, and increasing data processing volume could…

NEAC Series 2200 Model 500

In October 1966, NEC completed the NEAC Series 2200 Model 500, a large computer which was the first Japanese produced machine to use monolithic integrated circuits (ICs) throughout the system.

NEAC series 2200 model 575

The NEAC Series 2200 was marketed in April 1971, and these models were marketed in October of the same year as high-end versions of the Model 75, 175 and 275, which were the online family of the…

NEAC series 2200 model 700

The Model 500 was delivered for the MAC System of Osaka University, and a practical time-sharing system was developed for the first time in Japan. In a time-sharing system, programs can be created…

NEAC System 100

In August 1973, NEC marketed an ultra-small computer : the NEAC System 100. Nine types of basic systems were available for this machine -- ranging from billing to batch data processing and…

NEAC System 100 Model 40

In September 1978, NEC announced the NEAC System 150, which was equipped with Japan's first interactive OS (ITOS). But the NEAC System 100 Model 40, Model 60 and Model 80, which were announced in…

NEAC System 100 Model 60

In September 1978, NEC announced the NEAC System 150, which was equipped with Japan's first interactive OS (ITOS). But the NEAC System 100 Model 40, Model 60 and Model 80, which were announced in…

NEAC System 100 Model 80

In September 1978, NEC announced the NEAC System 150, which was equipped with Japan's first interactive OS (ITOS). But the NEAC System 100 Model 40, Model 60 and Model 80, which were announced in…

NEAC System 100E

In April 1976, NEC announced the NEAC System 100E and 100F office computers (small business computers specialized in office operation) which used LSI throughout.

NEAC System 100F

In April 1976, NEC announced the NEAC System 100E and 100F office computers (small business computers specialized in office operation) which used LSI throughout.

NEAC System 100J

The NEAC System 100J had performance and capabilities rivaling a general-purpose small computer, and was announced as a higher-end model in August of the same year.

NEAC System 150 Multi-Work system

In September 1978, NEC announced the NEAC System 150, which was equipped with Japan's first interactive OS (ITOS).But the NEAC System 100 Model 40, Model 60 and Model 80, which were announced in…

NEAC System 50

In September 1978, NEC announced the NEAC System 150, which was equipped with Japan's first interactive OS (ITOS). But the NEAC System 100 Model 40, Model 60 and Model 80, which were announced in…

NEAC System 50II

In February 1980, NEC announced the NEAC System 50II, 100II, and 150II. These were full-fledged Japanese language interactive office computers(*) which had enhanced hardware and software to…

NEAC-1201

In May 1961, NEC finished the NEAC-1201 electronic (parametron-based) accounting machine—a forerunner of later "office computers" (small business computers specialized in office operation). This…

NEAC-2201

In September 1958, NEC completed their first transistor-based computer, the NEAC-2201. This machine was based on the ETL MARK IV of the Electro Technical Laboratory, and was developed by a team at…

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