VAX operating systems

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf operating system
gptkbp:activities yes
gptkbp:architect gptkb:VAX_architecture
gptkbp:communitySupport online forums
user groups
gptkbp:compatibleWith backward compatibility
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:developer editors
compilers
debuggers
gptkbp:endOfLife 2000s
gptkbp:environment gptkb:VAX_Development_System_(VDS)
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:VAX_hardware
gptkbp:firstPublished 1977
gptkbp:historicalSignificance user manuals
technical guides
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAX operating systems
gptkbp:influenced modern operating systems
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:isSupportedBy yes
gptkbp:language gptkb:Pascal
Assembly language
C
FORTRAN
gptkbp:legacy still in use
gptkbp:marketShare historically significant
gptkbp:network TCP/IP
DECnet
gptkbp:notableEvent VAX_emulators
gptkbp:notableFeature I/O management
OpenVMS
memory management
inter-process communication
process control
VMS
system calls
VAXELN
gptkbp:primaryMission networking
data processing
scientific computing
business applications
database_management
gptkbp:rootSystem VAX File System (VFS)
gptkbp:security user accounts
file permissions
gptkbp:successor OpenVMS
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:VAX_computers
gptkbp:userBase government agencies
academic institutions
enterprise users
gptkbp:userInterface command-line interface