ND-110/PCX¶
An ND-110 on two PC expansion cards.
| Introduced | 1987 |
| Type | Configuration of ND-110 |
| Word length | 16-bit |
| Needs a host? | No - but it lives inside a PC |
| Replaced | - |
| Replaced by | - |
| Survivors | Not recorded |
The short version¶
The ND-110/CX design rebuilt onto two full-length ISA cards so it could be dropped into an IBM PC/AT compatible. It is the machine inside the Butterfly-110 workstation. The PC boots MS-DOS first, and DOS then starts SINTRAN III/VSX on the ND-110/PCX beside it.
Specification¶
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Form | Two full-length ISA cards |
| Based on | The same design as the ND-110/CX |
| Memory | 1 MB, of which 128 KB is given to the PC so DOS sees the desirable 640 KB |
| Boots | MS-DOS 3.1 on the PC starts SINTRAN III/VSX on the PCX |
| Runs | DOS software and SINTRAN applications at the same time |
What was new¶
- A full ND minicomputer as an expansion card in a personal computer.
Sources¶
- Primary: ND-06.025.3 Butterfly-110 Technical Reference Manual and ND-06.028.1 Butterfly PC Technical Reference Manual exist in the mirror - not yet imported
- Secondary: English Wikipedia - currently the only source
Full context: MACHINE-TIMELINE.md.