VAX assembly language

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/VAX_assembly_language
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:assembly_language
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:1977
gptkbp:has_features variable-length instructions
data types including integers and floating-point
support for high-level language constructs
gptkbp:has_influence_on modern assembly languages
computer architecture design
gptkbp:has_variants gptkb:VAX_9000
gptkb:VAX_8600
gptkb:VAX-11
gptkbp:historical_event yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX assembly language
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:C_programming_language
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation's_PDP_series
historical computing developments
gptkbp:is_compatible_with gptkb:C_programming_language
gptkb:Pascal
gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkbp:is_considered legacy technology
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:VAX_Architecture_Reference_Manual
gptkbp:is_known_for flexible syntax
extensive debugging capabilities
rich set of libraries
backward compatibility with earlier DEC systems
powerful macro capabilities
rich set of addressing modes
support for both procedural and object-oriented programming paradigms
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:VAX_architecture_family
computer programming history
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:DEC's_VAX_series
gptkbp:is_supported_by community forums
open-source projects
gptkbp:is_taught_in computer science courses
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:developers
system architects
gptkbp:is_used_for system programming
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:academic_research
embedded systems
emulators
networking applications
real-time systems
scientific computing
virtual machines
database management systems
data processing applications
software development kits
operating systems like VMS
gptkbp:replaced_by RISC architectures
gptkbp:supports complex instruction set computing
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:VAX_computer_architecture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VAX_series
gptkb:VAXstation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5