Data General MicroNOVA

This is a 1979 advertisement for the MicroNOVA MP/100 computer from Data General. This machine came with 32 kW of memory, and no, that’s not a typo. kW stands for Kilowords. How much memory is that? 2.44e-1 Bytes. Contemplate that while you read this post on your phone. It looks like they mounted the skateboard trucks directly to an empty case. It’s got a pretty small wheelbase. This is what passed for a microcomputer in 1977, when this machine first came out.

[Source: Reddit] – Thanks to Tom Koehl for the tip.

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3 thoughts on “Data General MicroNOVA

  1. It probably cost a small fortune back then.

  2. Just commenting so you know people are coming back and you know you are good enough, smart enough, and gosh darn it people like you.

  3. If your town doesn’t have a skatepark ,it is a skatepark .

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