VAX 7900 series

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer architecture
gptkbp:application real-time processing
scientific computing
business applications
database_management
gptkbp:architecturalStyle CISC
gptkbp:busConnections gptkb:Unibus
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:VAX_7000_series
gptkbp:coolingSystem air cooling
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:developer 1977
gptkbp:discontinued 1990
gptkbp:formFactor rack-mounted
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX 7900 series
gptkbp:inputOutput gptkb:SCSI
RS-232
tape drives
network interfaces
parallel ports
serial ports
floppy disk drives
gptkbp:instructionSet VAX-11
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern computing architectures
established standards for enterprise computing
pioneered virtual memory systems
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:marketSegment enterprise computing
gptkbp:network Ethernet
gptkbp:notableFeature virtual memory support
gptkbp:notableUsers NASA
universities
government agencies
research institutions
large corporations
gptkbp:operatingHours VMS
gptkbp:performance gptkb:MIPS
gptkbp:powers AC power
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:VAX_8000_series
gptkbp:processor 32-bit
up to 1.5 MHz
gptkbp:productionCompany discontinued
gptkbp:RAM core memory
gptkbp:releasedIn 1977
gptkbp:storage up to 4 MB
magnetic disk
gptkbp:successor gptkb:VAX_7800_series
gptkb:VAX_8000_series
Alpha series
gptkbp:supports multiprocessing
gptkbp:userBase scientific community
gptkbp:uses gptkb:VAX_instruction_set_architecture