 The Nord-100 was originally named the Nord-10/M ("M" for "Micro") as a bitsliced OEM processor.The board was laid out and finished and tested when they realized that the CPU was far faster than the Nord-10/S.The result was that all the marketing material for the new NORD-10/M was discarded, the board was rechristened the Nord-100, and extensively advertised as the successor of the Nord-10 line.