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| Instruction-buffer = 8 bytes [[#ref_1|[1]]] | | Instruction-buffer = 8 bytes [[#ref_1|[1]]] | ||
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| − | + | The '''VAX 8600''' was [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]'s second-generation [[VAX]], intended as the replacement for the [[VAX-11/780]]. It was intended to offer several times the performance of the 11/780, at roughly the same price. It could be field-upgraded to a [[VAX 8650]]. | |
| − | The '''VAX 8600''' was [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]'s second-generation [[VAX]], intended as the replacement for the [[VAX-11/780]]. It was intended to offer several | ||
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/8600/ 8600] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]] | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/8600/ 8600] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]] | ||
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/handbook/VAX_Hardware_Handbook_Volume_1_1986.pdf VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 1] - the VAX 8600 is described on pages 1-23–1-28 (pp. 38-43 of the PDF) and covered in detail in Chapter 7 (pp. 210-228) | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/handbook/VAX_Hardware_Handbook_Volume_1_1986.pdf VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 1] - the VAX 8600 is described on pages 1-23–1-28 (pp. 38-43 of the PDF) and covered in detail in Chapter 7 (pp. 210-228) | ||
| + | * [http://www.dtjcd.vmsresource.org.uk/pdfs/dtj_v01-01_aug1985.pdf VAX 8600 Processor], [[Digital Technical Journal|DTJ]] Number 1, August 1985 | ||
* [https://manx-docs.org/collections/antonio/dec/db86xtd2.pdf VAX 8600/8650 SBIA Technical Description] (EK-DB86X-TD-002) | * [https://manx-docs.org/collections/antonio/dec/db86xtd2.pdf VAX 8600/8650 SBIA Technical Description] (EK-DB86X-TD-002) | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 26 November 2024
| VAX 8600 | |
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Announcement date: | 31 October 1984 |
| FRS date: | March 1985 |
| Codename: | Venus |
| OS support (VMS): | V4.0 |
| CPU Details | |
| CPU module: | KA86 |
| Number of processors: | 1 |
| VMS DCL CPU: | 4 |
| VMS DCL XCPU: | 0 |
| SID: | 0408F3FE |
| XSID: | 00000000 |
| CPU technology: | ECL Gate Array |
| CPU cycle time: | 80ns |
| CPU clock: | 12.5MHz |
| Instruction-buffer: | 8 bytes [1] |
| Translation-buffer: | 512 entries [1] |
| Gate delay: | 1ns |
| 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: | 4MB |
| Maximum memory: | 368MB |
| Memory checking: | 7-bit ECC/longword [1] |
| I/O | |
| Max I/O throughput: | 20MB/s |
| MASSBUS: | 4 @ 2.0MB/s |
| UNIBUS: | 7 @ 1.5MB/s |
| LAN support: | optional |
| Performance | |
| VUPs: | 4.2 |
The VAX 8600 was DEC's second-generation VAX, intended as the replacement for the VAX-11/780. It was intended to offer several times the performance of the 11/780, at roughly the same price. It could be field-upgraded to a VAX 8650.
References
- [1] VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 1 - 1986.
External links
- 8600 - documentation at Bitsavers
- VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 1 - the VAX 8600 is described on pages 1-23–1-28 (pp. 38-43 of the PDF) and covered in detail in Chapter 7 (pp. 210-228)
- VAX 8600 Processor, DTJ Number 1, August 1985
- VAX 8600/8650 SBIA Technical Description (EK-DB86X-TD-002)
| v • d • e VAX Computers and Operating Systems |
|---|
| VAX-11/7xx (including VAX 86x0) - VAX-11/780 • VAX-11/785 • VAX-11/750 • VAX-11/730 • VAX 8600 • VAX 8650
VAX 8000 series (excluding VAX 86x0, above) - VAX 82xx/83xx series • VAX 85xx/87xx/88xx series MicroVAXen (many types also come in VAXserver and VAXstation models) - MicroVAX I • MicroVAX II VAXstation Series - VAXstation I • VAXstation II Late Model VAXen - VAX 4000 series • VAX 6000 series • VAX 7000 series • VAX 9000 series • VAX 10000 series |
| Special Purpose VAXen - VAXft series • rtVAX series • Infoserver series
Clones - CM 1700 • TPA-11/580 |
