▁the ▁military ▁industry ▁while ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁would ▁deliver ▁to ▁the ▁civil ian ▁sector . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁years , ▁Kong s berg ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁Nor sk ▁Data ' s ▁main ▁compet itor ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁Norwegian ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁min ic om put ers . ▁Add itional ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁shares ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁bringing ▁the ▁share ▁capital ▁to ▁N OK   8 9 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁New ▁invest ors ▁included ▁Nor sk ▁Ele ktr isk ▁& ▁Brown ▁B over i ▁( NE BB ), H ab ber stad ▁and ▁Th ar ald ▁Br ø v ig ▁Jr .. ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Nord - 1 ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( N TH ) ▁to ▁have ▁instruments ▁installed . ▁It ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁Tr ond heim ▁and ▁was ▁constantly ▁need ing ▁rep airs . ▁However , ▁once ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁constantly ▁being ▁twe aked ▁by ▁engine ers ▁it ▁operated ▁for ▁eigh teen ▁months ▁without ▁any ▁fail ures . ▁The ▁Nord - 1 ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁MS ▁Ta im yr — a ▁newly ▁constructed ▁Wil h . ▁Wil hel ms en ▁fre ight ▁vessel — on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁such ▁on - ship ▁computer , ▁which ▁both ▁featured ▁an ▁automatic ▁rad ar ▁plot ting ▁aid ▁and ▁an ▁autom ated