VAX

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.

• VMS
• Unix/32V
• BSD
• Ultrix
• NetBSD
• OpenBSD
• OracleDB

Simulators

There are 2 well known simulators for the VAX.

• SIMH
• CharonVAX

New Emulator Hardware

• UniBone/QBone

Russian Clones

SMEP minicomputer series

See also

• MicroVAX
• VAXserver
• VAXstation
• VAXcluster
• VAXen
• DEC VAX systems

External links

• VAX - documentation at Bitsavers
• VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 1
• VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 2
• VAXarchive
• Processor charts
• Basic Product Strategy - Bell's original strategy document that led to the VAX
• What Have We Learned from the PDF’-11 - What We Have Learned from VAX and Alpha
• A Retrospective on What We Have Learned From the PDP-11: What Else Did We Need to Know That Could Have Been Useful in the Design of the VAX-11 to Make Alpha Easier?
• JFO (Joe Ossanna) Notes on 32-bit VAX