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== VAX 8650 systems ==
 
 
 
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The '''VAX 8650''', code-named "Morningstar", was a faster version of the [[VAX 8600]] introduced on 4 December 1985. It was originally to be named "VAX-11/795", but was renamed before launch. The VAX 8600 was the last VAX to be 100% compatible with the [[VAX-11/780]] and [[VAX-11/785]], to have the [[PDP-11]] compatibility mode, and to use the SBI also used by the VAX-11/78x. The CPU had a 55 ns cycle time (18.18 MHz).
  
 
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  <div id="ref_1">[1] VAX Hardware Handbook. Volume 2-1986. </div>
 
  <div id="ref_1">[1] VAX Hardware Handbook. Volume 2-1986. </div>
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Revision as of 14:21, 29 July 2017


VAX 8650
Summary
Announcement date: 4 December 1985
Codename: Morningstar
OS support (VMS): V4.3
CPU Details
CPU module: KA865
Number of processors: 1
CPU technology: ECL Gate Array
CPU cycle time: 55ns
CPU clock: 72MHz
Instruction-buffer: 8 bytes [1]
Translation-buffer: 512 entries [1]
Writable Control Store: 8K 86-bit words [1]
Cache: 16KB [1]
Compatibility mode: Yes
Console processor: T-11 [1]
Console device: RL02 [1]
Memory
Minimum memory: 16MB [1]
Maximum memory: 368MB
Memory checking: 7-bit ECC/longword [1]
I/O
Max I/O throughput: 26MB/s
SBI: 1-2 [1]
MASSBUS: 4 @ 2.0MB/s [1]
UNIBUS: 7 @ 1.5MB/s
LAN support: optional
Performance
VUPs: 6


From Wikipedia:

The VAX 8650, code-named "Morningstar", was a faster version of the VAX 8600 introduced on 4 December 1985. It was originally to be named "VAX-11/795", but was renamed before launch. The VAX 8600 was the last VAX to be 100% compatible with the VAX-11/780 and VAX-11/785, to have the PDP-11 compatibility mode, and to use the SBI also used by the VAX-11/78x. The CPU had a 55 ns cycle time (18.18 MHz).

References

[1] VAX Hardware Handbook. Volume 2-1986.