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== References == | The '''VAXstation 8000''' is a high-end [[graphics]] [[workstation]] using a [[microprocessor]] [[VAX]]. Using a custom graphics [[co-processor]] from [[Evans and Sutherland]], it can "manipulate complex 3-D graphic objects in [[real-time|realtime]]". It appears to be a [[VAX 8250]] with additional components; it is built around a [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] bus. | ||
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==References== | |||
<div id="ref_1">[1] VAXcluster Systems. Guidelines for VAXCluster System Configurations. EK-VAXCT-CG-006</div> | |||
==Further reading== | |||
* ''VAXstation 8000 Owner's Manual'' (EK-VS800-OM-001) - not available online | |||
* ''VAXstation 8000 Installation Guide'' (EK-VS800-IG-001) - not available online | |||
* ''VAXstation 8000 Service Guide'' (EK-VS800-SG-001) - not available online | |||
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Revision as of 21:35, 21 March 2023
| VAXstation 8000 | |
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Announcement date: | February 1988 |
| Codename: | Lynx |
| OS support (VMS): | V4.7 to V5.3-2 |
| CPU Details | |
| CPU module: | KA825 |
| Number of processors: | 1 |
| CPU technology: | ZMOS |
| Compatibility mode: | No |
| Console processor: | CPU |
| Console device: | None |
| Memory | |
| Maximum memory: | 32MB |
| I/O | |
| LAN support: | optional |
| Performance | |
| VUPs: | 1.2 [1] |
The VAXstation 8000 is a high-end graphics workstation using a microprocessor VAX. Using a custom graphics co-processor from Evans and Sutherland, it can "manipulate complex 3-D graphic objects in realtime". It appears to be a VAX 8250 with additional components; it is built around a VAXBI bus.
References
[1] VAXcluster Systems. Guidelines for VAXCluster System Configurations. EK-VAXCT-CG-006
Further reading
- VAXstation 8000 Owner's Manual (EK-VS800-OM-001) - not available online
- VAXstation 8000 Installation Guide (EK-VS800-IG-001) - not available online
- VAXstation 8000 Service Guide (EK-VS800-SG-001) - not available online
