VAX legacy

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:architecture CISC
gptkbp:community_support active
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:discontinued 2000s
gptkbp:emulation gptkb:VAX_emulator
gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:end_of_life 2000s
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:microprocessor
disk drives
tape drives
network interfaces
memory modules
I/ O controllers
gptkbp:has_documentation extensive
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced modern computing
pioneered virtual memory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX legacy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:input_output various devices
gptkbp:instruction_set gptkb:complex
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:1977
gptkbp:known_for Virtual Address e Xtension
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Yes
still in use
gptkbp:market_segment enterprise computing
gptkbp:memory_type 32-bit
gptkbp:network gptkb:DECnet
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:VAX_11/780
gptkbp:notable_programs gptkb:VAX_BASIC
gptkb:VAX_C
gptkb:VAX_Pascal
gptkb:Open_VMS
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:VMS
gptkbp:performance high for its time
gptkbp:programming_language gptkb:Pascal
gptkb:C
gptkb:assembly_language
gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkbp:ram supported
gptkbp:storage RAID systems
gptkbp:successor gptkb:VAX_4000
Alpha architecture
gptkbp:supports multiple programming languages
gptkbp:used_in scientific computing
gptkbp:user_base gptkb:engineers
gptkb:scientists
academics
government agencies
large corporations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VAX_Architecture_Reference_Manual
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7