VAX hardware

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:architecture mainframe
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:development 1970s to 1990s
gptkbp:discontinued 2000s
gptkbp:emulation VAX emulators
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1977
gptkbp:form_factor rack-mounted
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Ethernet
gptkb:SCSI
parallel ports
serial ports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX hardware
gptkbp:input_output gptkb:UNIBUS
gptkbp:instruction_set CISC
gptkbp:is_popular_in 1980s and 1990s
gptkbp:legacy legacy systems
gptkbp:marketed_as gptkb:VAX_series
gptkbp:memory_type byte-addressable
gptkbp:network gptkb:DECnet
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:user_interface
data integrity
data recovery
backward compatibility
high availability
modular design
performance tuning
resource management
scalability
security features
user management
virtual memory
system diagnostics
system monitoring
command line interface
dynamic memory allocation
task scheduling
user interfaces
file system support
error detection
process isolation
system backups
system configuration
device drivers
system updates
multiprocessing
hardware interrupts
bootstrapping
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:VAX_11/780
gptkbp:notable_programs gptkb:COBOL
gptkb:Pascal
gptkb:C
gptkb:FORTRAN
RDBMS
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:VMS
gptkbp:performance_style multi-user support
gptkbp:power_consumption high
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Open_VMS
gptkbp:successor gptkb:VAX_4000
Alpha architecture
gptkbp:supports 32-bit instruction set
gptkbp:used_by government agencies
gptkbp:used_in universities
data centers
scientific computing
business applications
gptkbp:uses Virtual Address e Xtension
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VAX/_VMS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5