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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/handbook/VAX_Hardware_Handbook_Volume_1_1986.pdf VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 1] - the VAX-11/750 is covered in Chapter 4 (pp. 154-171 of the PDF)
 
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/750/ VAX/750] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
 
** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/750/MP01377_750_System_Engineering_Drawings_198212.pdf 11/750 Field Maintenance Print Set] (MP01377)
 
** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/750/MP01377_750_System_Engineering_Drawings_198212.pdf 11/750 Field Maintenance Print Set] (MP01377)

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VAX-11/750
VAX 11 750 Trondheim.jpg
VAX-11/750
Codename: Comet
Year Introduced: October 1980
RAM: Max of 14 MB
VUPS: 0.65


The VAX-11/750 (also known as the VAX/750) is a slower, more compact, but less expensive version of the VAX-11/780. It was built around the CPU Memory Interconnect; major subsystems were:

It was codenamed 'Comet' by DEC. One of the first OS's available for the 750 was 4.1 BSD. According to 'Quarter Century of UNIX', the DoD could purchase 6 750's for about $150,000 USD.

See also

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