# Nova Simulator Configuration

Introduced in 1969, the Nova was Data General's first architecture and one of the first 16-bit minicomputers. Its elegant and simple instruction set architecture prefigured today's RISC processors. The Nova family remained in production until the mid 1980's. There were eight processor designs:

- Nova
- SuperNova
- Nova 800
- Nova 1200
- Nova 2
- Nova 3
- Nova 4
- MicroNova

Photographs:

- SuperNova (courtesy of Paul Pierce)
- Nova 840 (courtesy of Carl Friend)
- Nova 4 (courtesy of Toby Thain)

Option | Description | Capacity
CPU and memory | Nova | 4KW - 32KW
CPU options | MDV (hardware multiply-divide) |
| Nova 3 instruction set |
| Nova 4 instruction set |
Console | KSR-33 Teletype or Dasher VDT |
Second terminal | KSR-33 Teletype or Dasher VDT |
Asynchronous multiplexor | 4060 multiplexor | 1-64 lines
| 425x multiplexor | 1-64 lines
Paper tape |  |
Real time clock |  |
Line printer |  |
Plotter |  |
Disk | 4019 fixed head disk | .5MB - 4MB
| 6030 single sided, single density floppy disk | .35MB
| 6097 double sided, double density floppy disk | 1.2MB
| 4047 (4237, 4238) cartridge disk | 2.4MB
| 4234 (6045) fixed + removable cartridge disk | 10MB
| 6070 double density fixed + removable cartridge disk | 20MB
| 4048 disk pack | 6.2MB
| 4057 (2311) disk pack | 25MB
| 4231 (3330) disk pack | 92MB
| 6225 non-removable disk | 5MB
| 6227 non-removable disk | 15MB
| 6099 non-removable disk | 12.5MB
| 6103 non-removable disk | 25MB
Magnetic tape | 6026 800bpi 9 track magnetic tape drive |

Updated 24-Mar-2004 by Bob Supnik (bob AT supnik DOT org - anti-spam encoded)