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A '''VAXstation''' is a [[VAX]]-based [[workstation]] manufactured by [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]. The very first, the [[VAXstation 100]] was a programmable [[graphics]] [[terminal]] which attached to the [[UNIBUS]] on a [[host]] computer. | A '''VAXstation''' is a [[VAX]]-based [[workstation]] manufactured by [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]. The very first, the [[VAXstation 100]] was a programmable [[graphics]] [[terminal]] which attached to the [[UNIBUS]] on a [[host]] computer. | ||
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| + | Another one, the [[VAXstation 500]] employed the [[Tektronix]] [[4125 Graphics Terminal]] attached to a [[MicroVAX I]]. When the [[MicroVAX II]] came out the same combination was called [[VAXstation 520]]. | ||
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The rest were all independent computers, based on a variety of internal [[bus]] types, starting with the [[QBUS]]. They were often produced by adding a [[bit-mapped display]] to an existing machine to produce a single-user workstation; later ones used a single [[motherboard]], with the [[display]] support built in. [[Ethernet]] was increasingly used to tie them together. | The rest were all independent computers, based on a variety of internal [[bus]] types, starting with the [[QBUS]]. They were often produced by adding a [[bit-mapped display]] to an existing machine to produce a single-user workstation; later ones used a single [[motherboard]], with the [[display]] support built in. [[Ethernet]] was increasingly used to tie them together. | ||
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* [[VAXstation 3520/3540]] - M-bus | * [[VAXstation 3520/3540]] - M-bus | ||
* [[VAXstation 8000]] - [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] bus | * [[VAXstation 8000]] - [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] bus | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[:Category: VAXstation Peripherals|VAXstation Peripherals]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/brochures/DEC-VAXstationFamilyOfWorkstations.pdf Digital's VAXstation Family of Workstations] | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/brochures/DEC-VAXstationFamilyOfWorkstations.pdf Digital's VAXstation Family of Workstations] | ||
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Revision as of 17:31, 11 August 2023
A VAXstation is a VAX-based workstation manufactured by DEC. The very first, the VAXstation 100 was a programmable graphics terminal which attached to the UNIBUS on a host computer.
Another one, the VAXstation 500 employed the Tektronix 4125 Graphics Terminal attached to a MicroVAX I. When the MicroVAX II came out the same combination was called VAXstation 520.
The rest were all independent computers, based on a variety of internal bus types, starting with the QBUS. They were often produced by adding a bit-mapped display to an existing machine to produce a single-user workstation; later ones used a single motherboard, with the display support built in. Ethernet was increasingly used to tie them together.
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QBUS-based VAXstations
Motherboard-based VAXstations
Others
- VAXstation 3520/3540 - M-bus
- VAXstation 8000 - VAXBI bus
