VAX computer architecture

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer architecture
gptkbp:addressed indexed addressing
indirect addressing
direct addressing
immediate addressing
register addressing
base-plus-offset addressing
gptkbp:architecturalStyle complex instruction set computing
gptkbp:compatibleWith PDP-11_software
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:endOfLife 2000
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent integer
string
array
character
floating-point
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX computer architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:IBM_System/360
gptkb:DEC_Alpha
gptkb:CDC_6600
gptkb:UNIVAC_1108
gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:instructionSet gptkb:VAX_ISA
variable-length instructions
gptkbp:introduced 1977
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:VAX_9000
gptkb:VAXcluster
gptkb:VAX_7000
gptkb:VAX_8000
VAX 6000
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:VAX
gptkbp:notableFeature networking
embedded systems
scientific computing
business applications
database_management
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:VAX_instruction_set_architecture
gptkbp:operatingHours OpenVMS
VMS
Ultrix
gptkbp:predecessor Alpha architecture
gptkbp:RAM 32-bit addressing
gptkbp:relatedModel gptkb:VAX_4000
VAX-11/780
gptkbp:successor gptkb:VAX_9000
gptkb:PDP-11
RISC architecture
gptkbp:supports virtual memory
gptkbp:uses floating-point registers
general-purpose registers
special-purpose registers
CISC architecture