- E le ktr on ikk ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁took ▁into ▁use ▁the ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁brand ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Lars ▁Mon rad - K ro hn , ▁R olf ▁Sk år ▁and ▁Per ▁B j ør ge , ▁three ▁computer ▁engine ers ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Def ence ▁Research ▁Est ab lish ment ▁which ▁had ▁just ▁built ▁the ▁min ic om put er ▁S AM ▁ 2 . ▁N D ' s ▁first ▁contract ▁was ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁a ▁Nord - 1 ▁computer ▁to ▁Nor control . ▁Initial ly ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁Kong s berg , ▁N D ▁started ▁deliver ing ▁computers ▁to ▁Norwegian ▁institutions . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁developed ▁Sin tr an ▁operating ▁system , ▁the ▁ 3 2 - bit ▁Nord - 5 ▁and ▁a ▁time ▁sharing ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁international ▁break - through ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁delivery ▁of ▁computers ▁to ▁C ER N ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁soon ▁had ▁half ▁their ▁sales ▁abroad . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁database ▁program ▁Sib as ( SI B AS ▁is ▁( tm ) ▁of ▁S RS ▁that ▁has ▁full ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁code ▁developed ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁Institute ▁for ▁Indust rial ▁Research ▁by ▁Ol li , ▁Sal ter , ▁A sch im ▁and ▁Hoff mann ) ▁had ▁been ▁completely ▁port ed ▁and ▁made ▁available , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁a ▁ 1 5 0 -