Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:architecture
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| gptkbp:developed_by |
gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
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| gptkbp:first_introduced |
gptkb:1977
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| gptkbp:has_developed |
gptkb:VAX_C
gptkb:VAX_Fortran gptkb:VAX_Pascal VAX assembler |
| gptkbp:has_performance |
High performance for its time
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| gptkbp:has_variants |
gptkb:VAX_9000
gptkb:VAX-11 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
VAX computer architecture
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| gptkbp:instruction_set |
VAX instruction set
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| gptkbp:is_compatible_with |
gptkb:Open_VMS
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| gptkbp:is_known_for |
gptkb:Complex_Instruction_Set_Computing_(CISC)
Support for distributed computing Support for multitasking Data types support Support for concurrent programming Support for modular programming Support for exception handling Support for object-oriented programming Support for virtual machines Support for network protocols Support for security features Instruction pipelining Memory management features Support for floating-point operations Support for hardware interrupts Support for system calls Extensive instruction set Support for bit manipulation instructions High-level language support Rich set of addressing modes Support for control flow instructions Support for string manipulation instructions Support for user-defined data types |
| gptkbp:is_notable_for |
Backward compatibility
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
History of computing
Digital Equipment Corporation's product line |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:RISC_architecture
Computer engineering Microprocessor design |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
Third-party software
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| gptkbp:is_used_in |
gptkb:Mainframe_computers
Scientific computing Business applications Data processing Embedded systems Database management systems Workstations |
| gptkbp:ram |
Virtual memory
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:VMS_operating_system
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
Alpha architecture
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:PDP-11
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| gptkbp:supports |
Multiprocessing
32-bit addressing |
| gptkbp:uses |
Variable-length instructions
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:VAX_assembly_language
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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