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− | * 8820 - 2 CPUs | + | * VAX 8810 - 1 CPU |
− | * 8830 - 3 CPUs | + | * VAX 8820 - 2 CPUs |
− | * 8840 - 4 CPUs | + | * VAX 8830 - 3 CPUs |
+ | * VAX 8840 - 4 CPUs | ||
− | The first | + | The first three may be upgraded in the field by the installation of additional CPU(s). |
== References == | == References == |
Revision as of 19:11, 17 June 2022
VAX 8800 | |
Summary | |
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Announcement date: | 29 January 1986 |
FRS date: | February 1986 |
Codename: | Nautilus |
OS support (VMS): | VMS V4.4 |
CPU Details | |
CPU module: | KA88 |
Number of processors: | 2 |
VMS DCL CPU: | 6 |
VMS DCL XCPU: | 0 |
SID: | 06045060 |
XSID: | 000009F7 |
CPU technology: | ECL Gate Array [1] |
CPU cycle time: | 45ns [1] |
Instruction-buffer: | 16 bytes [1] |
Translation-buffer: | 1024 entries [1] |
Writable Control Store: | 15K 143-bit words [1] |
User Writable Control Store: | 1K 143-bit words [1] |
Cache: | 64KB |
Console processor: | PRO380 |
Memory | |
Minimum memory: | 48MB |
Maximum memory: | 12000003 |
Memory checking: | 7-bit ECC/longword |
I/O | |
Max I/O throughput: | Over 30MB/s [1] |
UNIBUS: | 2 @ 1.5MB/s |
VAXBI: | 4 @ 13.3MB/s |
LAN support: | optional |
Performance | |
VUPs: | 12 |
The VAX 8800 comes in four models, depending on the number of CPUs installed in the basic cabinet:
- VAX 8810 - 1 CPU
- VAX 8820 - 2 CPUs
- VAX 8830 - 3 CPUs
- VAX 8840 - 4 CPUs
The first three may be upgraded in the field by the installation of additional CPU(s).
References
[1] "VAX 8800 Family", Digital Technical Journal, Vol 1 No 4, February 1987.
[2] VAX Hardware Handbook. Volume 2-1986.
External links
- VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 2 - the VAX 8800 is covered in Chapter 2 (pp. 24-49 of the PDF)
- 8800 - VAX 88xx documentation at Bitsavers
- VAX 8820/8830/8840 System Hardware User's Guide (EK-8840H-UG-001)