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'''VAX''' is the name (short for 'Virtual Address eXtension') for a family of computers from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]. They were the successors to the [[PDP-11]] series of [[minicomputer]]s.
'''VAX''' is the name (short for 'Virtual Address eXtension') for a family of computers from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]. They were the successors to the [[PDP-11]] series of [[minicomputer]]s.


== Operating Systems ==
==Operating Systems==


The following Operating Systems are known to run on the VAX.
The following Operating Systems are known to run on the VAX.
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*[[OracleDB]]
*[[OracleDB]]


== Processor charts ==
==Emulators==
 
[http://simh.trailing-edge.com/docs/vax_proc.txt Processors]
 
== Emulators ==


There are 2 well known emulators for the VAX.
There are 2 well known emulators for the VAX.
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*[[CharonVAX]]
*[[CharonVAX]]


== Russian Clones ==
==Russian Clones==
 
[https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=cs&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.root.cz%2Fclanky%2Fpdp-11-a-smep-system-malych-elektronickych-pocitacu%2F&edit-text=&act=url SMEP minicomputer series ]
 
 
==External links==


[http://9p.io/cm/cs/who/dmr/vax1.html JFO (Joe Ossanna) Notes on 32-bit VAX ]
[https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=cs&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.root.cz%2Fclanky%2Fpdp-11-a-smep-system-malych-elektronickych-pocitacu%2F&edit-text=&act=url SMEP minicomputer series]


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[MicroVAX]]
* [[MicroVAX]]
* [[:Category: VAXen]]
* [[:Category: VAXen]]
==External links==
* [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/docs/vax_proc.txt Processor charts]
* [http://9p.io/cm/cs/who/dmr/vax1.html JFO (Joe Ossanna) Notes on 32-bit VAX ]


{{Nav VAX}}
{{Nav VAX}}


[[Category:DEC Architectures]]
[[Category: DEC Architectures]]

Revision as of 01:37, 5 December 2020

VAX is the name (short for 'Virtual Address eXtension') for a family of computers from DEC. They were the successors to the PDP-11 series of minicomputers.

Operating Systems

The following Operating Systems are known to run on the VAX.

Emulators

There are 2 well known emulators for the VAX.

Russian Clones

SMEP minicomputer series

See also

External links