VAX legacy systems

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer architecture
gptkbp:architecturalStyle CISC
gptkbp:communitySupport active user communities
gptkbp:compatibleWith backward compatibility
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:discontinued 2000s
gptkbp:endOfLife 2000s
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:VAX_disk_drives
gptkb:VAX_processors
gptkb:VAX_tape_drives
gptkb:VAX_terminals
VAX_memory_modules
gptkbp:historicalImpact pioneered many concepts in computing
gptkbp:historicalSignificance extensive documentation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX legacy systems
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:inputOutput gptkb:UNIBUS
QBUS
gptkbp:instructionSet gptkb:VAX_instruction_set
gptkbp:introduced 1977
gptkbp:language gptkb:Pascal
Assembly language
C
FORTRAN
gptkbp:legacy considered a legacy system
gptkbp:marketShare historically significant
gptkbp:network TCP/IP
DECnet
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:SIMH
gptkb:VAX_COBOL
gptkb:VAX_BASIC
gptkb:VAX_FORTRAN
available
OpenVMS
VAXsim
gptkbp:notableModels gptkb:VAX_11/780
gptkbp:operatingHours VMS
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:VAX_C
gptkb:VAX_FORTRAN
VAX Pascal
VAX_MACRO
gptkbp:processor modular design
gptkbp:RAM 32-bit
gptkbp:storage magnetic tape
RAID
gptkbp:successor cloud computing
virtualization
Alpha architecture
gptkbp:usedIn scientific computing
business applications
gptkbp:userBase universities
government agencies
large corporations