VAX

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:architectural_feature stack-based architecture
gptkbp:architecture 32-bit
CISC
gptkbp:compatibility gptkb:VMS
backward compatible with earlier VAX systems
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:2000
1990s
gptkbp:educational_use computer science education
gptkbp:emulation VAX emulators
VAX emulators available
VAX/ VMS on Alpha
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:2000
2000s
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1977
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:instruction_set gptkb:VAX_ISA
complex instruction set
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:1977
gptkbp:is_popular_in gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern computing
legacy software support
still in use in some industries
VAX emulation
gptkbp:market_segment enterprise computing
mid-range computers
gptkbp:memory_type 32-bit
gptkbp:network gptkb:DECnet
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:VAX_11_series
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:VAX_11/780
gptkb:VAX_780
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:VMS
gptkbp:performance varied by model
lower than Alpha
gptkbp:production_years 2000s
gptkbp:programming_language gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkbp:registration 16 general-purpose registers
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1977
gptkbp:storage gptkb:raid
gptkbp:successor gptkb:VAX_9000
gptkb:Alpha
Alpha architecture
Open VMS on Itanium
gptkbp:support virtual memory
gptkbp:used_in scientific computing
minicomputers
gptkbp:virtualization_support limited
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4