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The '''VAX 8200''' is a mid-range [[VAX]] dual-[[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] [[multi-processor]] system built around the [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] [[bus]]; it can support an optional [[UNIBUS]] adapter. | The '''VAX 8200''' is a mid-range [[VAX]] dual-[[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] [[multi-processor]] system built around the [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] [[bus]]; it can support an optional [[UNIBUS]] adapter. | ||
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Revision as of 18:53, 26 March 2023
| VAX 8300 | |
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Announcement date: | 29 January 1986 |
| Codename: | Scorpio |
| OS support (VMS): | V4.4 |
| CPU Details | |
| CPU name (VMS): | KA820 |
| CPU module: | KA820 |
| Module: | T1001-00 |
| Number of processors: | 2 |
| CPU chip: | V11 [2] |
| CPU technology: | ZMOS [1] |
| CPU cycle time: | 200ns |
| CPU clock: | 40MHz [2] |
| Instruction-buffer: | 8 bytes |
| Control store: | 15K 40-bit words [3] |
| Writable Control Store: | 1K 40-bit words [3] |
| Cache: | 8KB [3] |
| Compatibility mode: | No |
| Console processor: | CPU |
| Console device: | RX50 |
| Memory | |
| Maximum memory: | 128MB [1] |
| Memory checking: | 7-bit ECC/longword [3] |
| I/O | |
| Max I/O throughput: | 13.3MB/s [3] |
| VAXBI: | 1 @ 13.3MB/s |
| LAN support: | optional |
| Performance | |
| VUPs: | 1.9 [1] |
The VAX 8200 is a mid-range VAX dual-CPU multi-processor system built around the VAXBI bus; it can support an optional UNIBUS adapter.
References
[1] VAX Systems Hardware Handbook -- VAXBI Systems. EB-31692-46
[2] KA825 Maintenance Advisory. EK-KA825-MA-001
[3] VAX Hardware Handbook. Volume 2-1986.
External links
- VAX 8200/8300 Owner's Manual (AZ-GN4AC-TE)
- VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 2 - the VAX 8300 is described on page 1-10–1-11 (pg. 19-20 of the PDF) and covered in detail in Chapter 5, "VAX 8200 and VAX 8300 Processors" (pp. 86-102 of the PDF)
