VAX Computers

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:architecture CISC
gptkbp:cooling_system Air cooling
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:discontinued 2000s
gptkbp:emulation gptkb:SIMH
gptkb:Open_VMS
VAXsim
gptkbp:end_of_life 2000s
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1977
gptkbp:form_factor gptkb:towers
Desktop
Rack-mounted
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:mouse
gptkb:monitor
gptkb:print
gptkb:keyboard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX Computers
gptkbp:hyper_threading gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:input_output gptkb:Unibus
gptkb:Massbus
gptkbp:instruction_set VAX instruction set
gptkbp:is_popular_in gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:market_segment Academic institutions
Government agencies
Research organizations
Enterprise computing
gptkbp:memory_type 32-bit
gptkbp:multitasking gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:VAX_11/780
gptkb:VAX_6000
gptkb:VAX_9000
gptkb:VAX_4000
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:VMS
gptkbp:performance gptkb:MIPS
gptkb:FLOPS
gptkbp:power_consumption Varies by model
gptkbp:programming_language gptkb:Pascal
gptkb:C
gptkb:FORTRAN
Assembly language
gptkbp:protocol gptkb:DECnet
gptkbp:ram gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:storage Magnetic tape
Disk drives
gptkbp:successor Alpha architecture
gptkbp:support gptkb:networking
Remote access
Batch processing
Real-time processing
Interactive processing
gptkbp:used_in scientific computing
gptkbp:user_interface gptkb:Command_Line_Interface
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VAX_File_System
gptkb:VAX_Assembly
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6