▁was ▁launched . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁compet itive ▁edge ▁N D ▁had ▁on ▁Kong s berg . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁company ▁re located ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁facility . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁fifteen ▁Nord - 1 s ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁ 8 8 ▁employees . ▁During ▁these ▁years ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁secured ▁a ▁customer ▁base ▁in ▁univers ities , ▁college ▁and ▁research ▁institutions ▁in ▁Norway . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁nearly ▁every ▁such ▁institution ▁had ▁a ▁Nord - 1 ▁computer . ▁N OK   2 ▁million ▁in ▁vent ure ▁capital ▁was ▁received ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁International ization ▁ ▁Mon rad - K ro hn ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁of ▁digital ▁technology ▁at ▁N TH ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁chose ▁to ▁combine ▁the ▁professor ship ▁with ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁CE O ▁of ▁Nor sk ▁Data . ▁St ord ▁Ver ft ▁took ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Nord - 2 0 ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁Nor control ▁took ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁ 2 8 ▁Nord - 4 s . ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁conflict ▁in ▁top ▁management ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁regarding ▁a ▁new ▁organiz ational ▁structure , ▁with ▁Mon rad - K ro hn ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁side ▁and ▁B j ør ge ▁and ▁Sk år ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁Although ▁re venue ▁continued ▁to ▁rise , ▁the ▁company ▁failed ▁to ▁create ▁good ▁profit ▁marg ins .