, ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁S AM ▁ 2 . ▁It ▁offered ▁ 0 . 5 ▁million ▁instructions ▁per ▁second ▁( M IP S ) ▁and ▁would ▁sell ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁thousand ▁kr one . ▁To ▁secure ▁a ▁bank ▁guarantee ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁loan , ▁life ▁ins urance ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁three ▁found ers , ▁with ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁bank . ▁The ▁development ▁work ▁started ▁while ▁the ▁tri o ▁were ▁working ▁at ▁N D RE , ▁which ▁was ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Energy ▁Technology ▁and ▁Kong s berg . ▁Pre lim inary ▁work ▁was ▁therefore ▁sent ▁to ▁both ▁organizations ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁build ▁computers . ▁ ▁A ▁strateg ic ▁co operation ▁with ▁Nor control ▁started ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁when ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁bought ▁shares ▁for ▁N OK   2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Nor control , ▁which ▁again ▁bought ▁shares ▁for ▁N OK   7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Nor sk ▁Data . ▁Nor control ▁placed ▁the ▁first ▁order ▁for ▁a ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁computer ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards ▁computers ▁were ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Institute ▁for ▁Indust rial ▁Research ▁and ▁the ▁Chr . ▁Mich elsen ▁Institute . ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁and ▁Kong s berg ▁signed ▁a ▁market ▁sharing ▁agreement ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁in ▁which ▁Kong s berg ▁would ▁deliver ▁computers ▁to