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16-bit minicomputer series
The Nova is a series of 16-bit minicomputers released by the American company Data General. The Nova family was very popular in the 1970s and ultimately
Data_General_Nova
Minicomputer manufacturer, 1968–1999
Data General Nova, was a 16-bit minicomputer intended to both outperform and cost less than the equivalent from DEC, the 12-bit PDP-8. A basic Nova system
Data_General
16 bit minicomputer line (1974–1988)
until 1988. The Eclipse was based on many of the same concepts as the Data General Nova, but included support for virtual memory and multitasking more suitable
Data_General_Eclipse
Canadian provincial election
The 66th Nova Scotia general election will elect members of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia to serve in the 66th General Assembly. The election must
66th Nova Scotia general election
66th_Nova_Scotia_general_election
Operating system for DG Nova
on microNOVA-based "Micro Products" micro-minicomputers is sometimes called DG/RDOS. RDOS was superseded in the early 1980s by Data General's AOS family
Data_General_RDOS
Mid-1960s–late-1980s class of smaller computers
character set led to the move to 16-bit systems, with the late-1969 Data General Nova being a notable entry in this space. By the early 1970s, most minis
Minicomputer
1971 video game
a way to economically run the game on a minicomputer such as the Data General Nova, they hit upon the idea of instead replacing the central computer
Computer_Space
Family of programming languages
simultaneously on remote terminals. This general model became popular on minicomputer systems like the PDP-11 and Data General Nova in the late 1960s and early 1970s
BASIC
Operating system
needed]. Later it was ported to the Computer Automation LSI4 and the Data General Nova. Work on a Motorola 68000 version started in 1981 at the University
TRIPOS
The SuperPaint system was a custom computer system built around a Data General Nova 800 minicomputer CPU and a hand-wired shift register framebuffer.
SuperPaint
1971 video game
version of the game in 101 BASIC Computer Games while working with a Data General Nova 800 minicomputer at Westinghouse Electric Corporation and, having
Star_Trek_(1971_video_game)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Nova, nova, or novas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A nova is an exploding star. Nova or NOVA may also refer to: Nova (fairy), in the American
Nova_(disambiguation)
Aspect of the instruction set architecture of CPUs
memory access involved. Some early minicomputers (e.g. DEC PDP-8, Data General Nova) had only a few registers and only a limited direct addressing range
Addressing_mode
Computer architecture bit width
16-bit computers (c. 1965–70) include the IBM 1130, the HP 2100, the Data General Nova, and the DEC PDP-11. Early 16-bit microprocessors, often modeled on
16-bit_computing
Early company in Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
built on a Data General Nova platform. Starting around 1975, Computervision built its own "CGP" (Computervision Graphics Processor) Nova-compatible 16-bit
Computervision
Version of the BASIC programming language developed by Data General
Data General Extended BASIC, also widely known as Nova Extended BASIC, was a BASIC programming language interpreter for the Data General Nova series minicomputers
Data_General_Extended_BASIC
Operating system
applications written in COBOL. BLIS was available on a range of Data General Nova and Data General Eclipse 16-bit minicomputers. It was marketed by Information
BLIS/COBOL
Class of computer systems that fall in between mainframes and minicomputers
1960s, with models from Digital Equipment Corporation (PDP lines), Data General (NOVA), and Hewlett-Packard (HP 2100 and HP 3000) widely used in science
Midrange_computer
Traditional first example of a computer programming language
C++ C# COBOL Cobra Common Intermediate Language Cython Dart Darwin Data General Nova DOORS Extension Language Easy Programming Language Эль-76 Elixir Enyo
Hello,_world
Hewlett-Packard 21xx series and the Data General Nova, led the way toward word lengths that were multiples of the 8-bit byte. The Nova was first to employ medium-scale
History of computing hardware (1960s–present)
History_of_computing_hardware_(1960s–present)
Canadian provincial election
The 2024 Nova Scotia general election was held on November 26, 2024, to elect members to the 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia. The election was held
2024 Nova Scotia general election
2024_Nova_Scotia_general_election
Microprocessor
These were generally modeled on minicomputer platforms like the Data General Nova or PDP-11. Based on the semiconductor manufacturing processes of the
Motorola_68000
Legislature of Canadian province
The General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the legislature of the province of Nova Scotia. It consists of one or more sessions and comes to an end upon dissolution
General Assembly of Nova Scotia
General_Assembly_of_Nova_Scotia
American computer engineer (1938–2024)
businessman, best known for being a chief founder of Data General and for designing that company's Nova series of computers. De Castro was born in Plainfield
Edson_de_Castro
Programming language
version of Lotus 1-2-3. The original version of STOIC was written on a Data General Nova minicomputer and cross-assembled for the 8080. STOIC came with its
STOIC
computers DOS (Diskette Operating System), a small OS for 16-bit Data General Nova computers, a cut-down version of their RDOS. DEC BATCH-11/DOS-11,
List of disk operating systems called DOS
List_of_disk_operating_systems_called_DOS
introduced by Fairchild Semiconductor in 1977. The 9440 implemented the Data General Nova 2's instruction set in a single-chip 40-pin DIP. The name "MICROFLAME"
Fairchild_9440
Binary representation for signed numbers
introduced in 1965, uses two's complement arithmetic, as do the 1969 Data General Nova, the 1970 PDP-11, and almost all subsequent minicomputers and microcomputers
Two's_complement
Specific programming language developed by Data General
Data General Business Basic was a BASIC interpreter (based on a version from MAI Basic Four) marketed by Data General for their Nova minicomputer in the
Data_General_Business_Basic
necessarily compromise their secrecy. Data General Corporation distributed design documentation with its Nova 1200 minicomputer, notifying owners of
Data General Corp. v. Digital Computer Controls, Inc.
Data_General_Corp._v._Digital_Computer_Controls,_Inc.
Computer made by Xerox
most applications are written; that instruction set is similar to a Data General Nova. Other tasks serve the display, memory refresh, disk, network, and
Xerox_Alto
Single-chip 16-bit microprocessor
the Data General Nova minicomputer. To the basic IMP-16, PACE added a new operational mode, "byte mode", which was useful for working with 8-bit data like
National_Semiconductor_PACE
1973 book of computer programs
The wide availability of BASIC on various platforms, notably the Data General Nova and HP 2100 series, led to considerable porting effort to and from
BASIC_Computer_Games
Games from the 1940s to the 1970s
wanted to recreate Spacewar! as an arcade game. They had found the Data General Nova, a US$4,000 computer that they thought would be powerful enough to
Early_history_of_video_games
Microcomputer designed in 1974
a Nova 2 by Data General in the office that we sold timeshare on … The front panel on an Altair essentially models every switch that was on the Nova 2
Altair_8800
American computer scientist (1943–2005)
establish a Computer and Humanities center, which used several 16-bit Data General Nova computers and CRTs, rather than the more common Teletype teleprinters
Jef_Raskin
Spacewar! mainframe game. Originally the game is intended to run off a Data General Nova 1200 computer with support hardware. This would eventually lead to
1970_in_video_games
American Businessman, former Microsoft executive
Mundie began his career as an operating system developer for the Data General Nova computer at Systems Equipment Corporation which was started by Wilton
Craig_Mundie
developed a series of high-speed paper tape machines, and produced Data General Nova machines under license. What would become RC began as an advisory
Regnecentralen
Device that optically scans images, printed text
been translated to braille. It comprised the image scanner and a Data General Nova minicomputer—the latter performing the image processing, optical character
Image_scanner
Circuit in a computer that maintains accurate time
Some computer designs such as the smaller IBM System/360, PDP-8 and Data General Nova used a real-time clock that was accurate, simple and low cost. In
Real-time_clock
Electrical component that can break an electrical circuit
circuits that respond fast enough to misinterpret the on‑off pulses as a data stream. In the design of micro-contacts, controlling surface structure (surface
Switch
Reference to a specific memory location
addressable storage unit is exactly the processor's word. For example, the Data General Nova minicomputer, and the Texas Instruments TMS9900 and National Semiconductor
Memory_address
Canadian provincial capital
is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. It consists
Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
Instructions a computer can execute
element of a data structure passed as a parameter is modified. Object-oriented classes work at this level. Data Coupling: A module has data coupling if
Computer_program
at no cost. By 1983, MMI customers ran versions on the DEC PDP-11, Data General NOVA, Hewlett-Packard HP 2100, MDS800 and others. A widely used MS-DOS
PALASM
Computer programming language
Børge R. Christensen. The school in which he taught had received a Data General Nova 1200 minicomputer in 1972, with the expectation that the school would
COMAL
Research operating system
Thoth occurred on a Honeywell 6050 computer. It was first run on a Data General Nova 2 in May 1976, and was next ported to a Texas Instruments TI990/10
Thoth_(operating_system)
When Data General introduced the Data General Nova, a company called Digidyne wanted to use its RDOS operating system on its own hardware clone. Data General
History_of_software
Base memory unit handled by a computer
appropriate for the type of data they hold, e.g. integers, floating-point numbers, or addresses. Many computer architectures use general-purpose registers that
Word_(computer_architecture)
Town in Nova Scotia, Canada
and the current minister of justice and Attorney General of Canada Bill Gillis, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1998 Eric Gillis
Antigonish,_Nova_Scotia
Class of software bugs
the ISO 9660 format are affected by this. During the late 1970s, on Data General Nova and Eclipse systems, the World Computer Corporation (doing credit
Time formatting and storage bugs
Time_formatting_and_storage_bugs
Series of transistor–transistor logic integrated circuits
as the main computing element in the CPU. Other examples were the Data General Nova series and Hewlett-Packard 21MX, 1000, and 3000 series. In 1965, typical
7400-series integrated circuits
7400-series_integrated_circuits
History of radiation-based medical imaging
reconstruction. The 28,800 data points collected for two slices were stored on magnetic disks. The EMI scanner was equipped with a Data General Nova 820 minicomputer
History of computed tomography
History_of_computed_tomography
Early word processing program
small Mesa", as Charles Simonyi used to say). Alto BCPL compiled into Data General Nova machine instructions, which were in turn interpreted by Alto microcode
Bravo_(editor)
Programming language
IBM AP-101 (space shuttle avionics computer), Sperry 1819A/1819B, Data General Nova and Eclipse, CII Mitra 125, Modcomp II and IV, NASA Std. Spacecraft
HAL/S
US military standard for 16-bit computer
Semiconductor PACE P1750A. The PACE normally runs a version of the Data General Nova instruction set, but was adapted to run MIL-STD-1750A using new microcode
MIL-STD-1750A
Process of starting a computer
boot programs to be included as part of the computer. The Data General Nova 1200 (1970) and Nova 800 (1971) had a program load switch that, in combination
Booting
1971 arcade game
direction. He and Ted Dabney had initially started with a US$4,000 Data General Nova computer which they thought would be powerful enough to run multiple
Galaxy_Game
Object-oriented programming language
by Dan Ingalls in about 700 lines of BASIC in October 1972 for the Data General Nova. This version was demonstrated at the MIT AI Lab by Alan Kay in November
Smalltalk
CPU register used for modifying operand addresses
the same fashion. The 1969 Data General Nova and successor Eclipse, and 1970 DEC PDP-11, minicomputers also provided general-purpose registers (called
Index_register
Program whose source code consists entirely of calls to functions
) Early computers had relatively little memory. For example, most Data General Nova, IBM 1130, and many of the first microcomputers had only 4 kB of RAM
Threaded_code
Family of 16-bit and 32-bit minicomputers
machinery. This was true for many contemporary designs like the PDP-8 and Data General Nova. It was the HP 2000's ability to perform timesharing that made it
HP_3000
American computer manufacturer (1957–1998)
leave DEC and start Data General, whose 16-bit Data General Nova was released in 1969 and was a huge success. The success of the Nova finally prompted DEC
Digital_Equipment_Corporation
transmits data that is divided into units called packets. A packet comprises a header (which describes the packet) and a payload (the data). The Internet
Comparison of file transfer protocols
Comparison_of_file_transfer_protocols
Obsolete form of removable media
pack IBM 2314s with removable disk packs and empty covers on top Data General Nova computer with removable disk cartridge An early disk cartridge was
Disk_pack
Register in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results of a CPU are stored
The PDP-8 had but one accumulator. The HP 2100 and Data General Nova had 2 and 4 accumulators. The Nova was created when this follow-on to the PDP-8 was
Accumulator_(computing)
Field-programmable semiconductor devices
at no cost. By 1983, MMI customers ran versions on the DEC PDP-11, Data General NOVA, Hewlett-Packard HP 2100, MDS800 and others. It was used to express
Programmable_Array_Logic
American electronics company
minicomputers such as the Data General Nova. These machines contained a CPU board, memory boards, and I/O boards; the data storage and display terminal
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Micro_Instrumentation_and_Telemetry_Systems
Bushnell got the idea of recreating the game on a smaller computer, a Data General Nova, connected to multiple coin-operated terminals. He and fellow Ampex
History_of_arcade_video_games
Interpreter that enables users to enter and run programs in the BASIC language
Paymar and Ira Baxter wrote another early BASIC interpreter for the Data General Nova. One holdout was Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), the leading
BASIC_interpreter
16-bit microprocessor
PDP-8 (12 bits), and the Fairchild 9440 and Data General mN601 were both one-chip versions of Data General's Nova. Unlike multi-chip 16-bit microprocessors
TMS9900
Province of Canada
Nova Scotia is a province in the Maritimes region of Canada, located on the nation's east coast. With an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2025
Nova_Scotia
American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist (born 1937)
reach fruition when Nelson was forced to return the project's rented Data General Nova minicomputer due to financial exigencies. Nelson has stated that some
Ted_Nelson
single mill, placing the entire process in a small box. PDP-8's and Data General Nova computers were common in these roles. The introduction of the microprocessor
History_of_numerical_control
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
former city and urban community on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Sydney was founded
Sydney,_Nova_Scotia
Computer architecture bit width
has a 4-bit ALU. Although the Data General Nova is a series of 16-bit minicomputers, the original Nova and the Nova 1200 internally processed numbers
4-bit_computing
Computer-based implementation of the Sieve of Eratosthenes
IBM 3033 and high-end models of the VAX. Older machines like the Data General Nova, PDP-11 and HP-1000 were nowhere near as fast as the 68k. Gilbreath's
Byte_Sieve
Programming language
to a number of other systems including the popular DEC PDP-8, the Data General Nova and on DEC PDP-11 and the Artronix PC12 minicomputer. Word about MUMPS
MUMPS
2011 Census data unavailable, data taken from the 2006 Census. Demographics of Canada Population of Canada by province and territory "Nova Scotia Quarterly
Demographics_of_Nova_Scotia
Series of murders in Canada
multiple shootings and set fires at 16 locations in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people, and injuring three others before he was shot and
2020_Nova_Scotia_attacks
Series of 16-bit minicomputers
PDP-X program to leave DEC and form Data General. The next year they introduced the 16-bit Data General Nova. The Nova sold tens of thousands of units and
PDP-11
Founder of early Linux communities
where he studied Electrical Engineering and also played with the Data General Nova computer system used in the development ALOHAnet, where low level
Mark_Bolzern
Magnetic tape data storage medium
offered the LINC Tape II with support for the DEC PDP-8, PDP-11, Data General Nova, Interdata 7/32, HP 2100, Honeywell 316 and several other computers
DECtape
Educational Testing Service (ETS). TICCIT installations ran on a Data General Nova minicomputer that could support over 100 simultaneous users. Participating
TICCIT
statements for matrix operations. See also True BASIC. Data General Business Basic (Data General Nova and later DG minicomputers) DEC BASIC Formerly VAX BASIC;
List_of_BASIC_dialects
DataPro Research Corp. April 1974. pp. 2–3. Retrieved March 21, 2019. "Early Honeywell Mini-Computers". Retrieved March 20, 2019. "Model 480 general purpose
List of early third-generation computers
List_of_early_third-generation_computers
Former vendor of graphic design systems
and plotter outputs. Their GDS I and II software operated on Data General Corporation's Nova and Eclipse line of 16 bit mini Computers. Sketches or layouts
Calma
16-bit IBM minicomputer introduced in 1965
binary architecture, as do later minicomputers like the PDP-11 and Data General Nova. The address space is 15 bits, limiting the 1130 to 32,768 16-bit
IBM_1130
8-bit microprocessor
also seen on minicomputer systems like the IBM 1620, HP 2100 and Data General Nova, but was uncommon for microprocessors. For branches, subroutine calls
Mostek_5065
American video poker expert (died 2020)
(later renamed Point 4 Data Corp.), which created software for the Data General Nova computer. In 1982, he transitioned to developing products for the
Dan_Paymar
American programming language designer, software engineer and inventor
M & M Computer Industries, Orange, California. Implemented on the Data General Nova minicomputer, the program became the Singer Corporation Remote Batch
Anthony_James_Barr
The 5th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between May 1770 to 1784, its membership being set in the 1770 Nova Scotia general election
5th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
5th_General_Assembly_of_Nova_Scotia
Topics referred to by the same term
for the TI-99/4A home computer Data General Extended BASIC (also known as Nova Extended BASIC), for the Data General Nova series minicomputers Microsoft
Extended_BASIC
American maker of 3D printing systems
Tomcat jets in 1969. DEC PDP and Data General Nova mini-computer based weld control systems introduced. Data General Eclipse mini-computer based Mark
Sciaky,_Inc.
Health authority in Nova Scotia, Canada
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the largest employer in the province, with more than
Nova_Scotia_Health_Authority
Family of four-bit digital ICs
later some chips were replaced with radiation-hardened 2901 chips. Data General Nova 4, which obtained 16-bit word width using four Am2901 ALUs in parallel
AMD_Am2900
Series of cyberattacks exploiting vulnerability in Progress Software's software
potential unauthorized access to the environment”. On June 3, the Government of Nova Scotia estimated that as many as 100,000 present and past employees were
2023_MOVEit_data_breach
Education programming language from 1970
(equivalent to $630,077 in 2025). The initial system consisted of three Data General Nova minicomputers with 12k words of memory, several VST 1200 terminals
FLOW_(programming_language)
Recurrent nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
T Coronae Borealis is a binary star and a recurrent nova about 3,000 light-years (920 parsecs) away in the constellation Corona Borealis. T Coronae Borealis
T_Coronae_Borealis
DATA GENERAL-NOVA
DATA GENERAL-NOVA
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ATA means "ancestor."
Female
English
 Middle English name DARA means "brave, daring." Compare with another form of Dara.
Female
Polish
Short form of Polish Edyta, DYTA means "rich battle."
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Dathan, DATAN means "belonging to a fountain."
Female
Hebrew
(×“Ö¼Ö¸× Ö¸×”) Feminine form of Hebrew Dan, DANA means "judge." Compare with other forms of Dana.
Female
Hebrew
(דִּיתָה) Pet form of Hebrew Yehuwdiyth, DITA means "Jewess" or "praised." Compare with another form of Dita.
Female
Finnish
Variant form of Finnish Aada, AATA means "noble."
Female
Hindi/Indian
(लता) Hindi name derived from a plant name, from the Sanskrit word lata, LATA means "creeper," in reference to a creeping plant.
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, possibly DANA means "from Denmark."
Female
Welsh
Medieval Welsh name, probably GENERYS means "white lady."Â
Male
Iranian/Persian
 Short form of Persian Dârayavahush, DARA means "possesses a lot, wealthy." Compare with other forms of Dara.
Female
Slavic
 Short form of Slavic Bogdana, DANA means "gift from God." Compare with other forms of Dana.
Female
Italian
Variant spelling of Italian Ginevra, probably GENEVRA means "race of women."
Female
Russian
 Short form of Russian Yekaterina, KATA means "pure." Compare with other forms of Kata.
Female
English
 English surname transferred to unisex forename use, possibly DANA means "from Denmark." Compare with other forms of Dana.
Female
Finnish
 Short form of Finnish Katariina, KATA means "pure." Compare with other forms of Kata.
Male
Irish
 From Irish Gaelic Mac Dara, DARA means "son of oak." Compare with other forms of Dara.
Female
Hungarian
 Short form of Hungarian Katalin, KATA means "pure." Compare with other forms of Kata.
Male
Hebrew
(דֶּרַע) Hebrew name DARA means "the arm." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Zerah. Compare with other forms of Dara.
Female
Polish
 Variant spelling of Polish Dyta, DITA means "rich battle." Compare with another form of Dita.
DATA GENERAL-NOVA
DATA GENERAL-NOVA
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Olivia, probably OLYVIA means "elf army."
Girl/Female
Greek
Wise.
Female
Polish
Polish form of Latin Viola, WIOLETTA means "violet color" or "violet flower."
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name MUATA means "yellow jackets inside a nest."
Biblical
zealous; burning
Girl/Female
Irish
Dark-haired.
Boy/Male
Indian
Sobering Power
Boy/Male
Muslim
Helpful, Beneficent, Charitable
Boy/Male
Arabic
Glory of the Faith
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Lawrence.
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DATA GENERAL-NOVA
a.
Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison.
a.
Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method.
a.
Alt. of Generical
pl.
of Postmaster-general
a.
Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion.
a.
acting as a generant.
n.
The venereal disease; syphilis.
adv.
In a general way, or in general relation; in the main; upon the whole; comprehensively.
a.
Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines.
adv.
In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently.
n. pl.
Generalities; general terms.
n.
The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.
a.
Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom.
a.
The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general.
a.
Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression.
v. t.
To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of; as, to date the building of the pyramids.
a.
Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire.
v. i.
Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
a.
Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.