VAX

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer architecture
gptkbp:architecturalStyle CISC
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:discontinued 2000
gptkbp:famousFor 1980s
gptkbp:firstIntroduced 1977
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:inspiredBy OpenVMS on x86
gptkbp:instructionSet gptkb:VAX_instruction_set_architecture
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:VAX_COBOL
gptkb:VAX_BASIC
gptkb:VAX_FORTRAN
OpenVMS
VAX Pascal
gptkbp:notableFeature data recovery
backward compatibility
data structures
development tools
exception handling
networking capabilities
performance monitoring
performance optimization
resource management
security features
system administration
system upgrades
user management
multiple data types
data backup
software compatibility
user interfaces
hardware compatibility
system utilities
file management
system configuration
system calls
memory management unit
debugging support
hardware interrupts
legacy support
rich instruction set
compiler support
privileged instructions
linking and loading
I/O subsystem
assembler support
gptkbp:notableModels gptkb:VAX_11/780
gptkbp:operatingHours VMS
gptkbp:processor register-based architecture
gptkbp:RAM 32-bit addressing
gptkbp:successor gptkb:VAX_9000
Alpha architecture
gptkbp:supports virtual memory
multiprocessing
floating-point operations
high-level languages
gptkbp:usedFor business applications
gptkbp:usedIn scientific computing