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| − | The '''VAX 8200''' is a mid-range [[VAX]] uni-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]] uni-processor system built around the [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] [[bus]]; it uses the [[KA820 CPU]]. It can support an optional [[UNIBUS]] adapter. |
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<div id="ref_2">[2] KA825 Maintenance Advisory. EK-KA825-MA-001</div> | <div id="ref_2">[2] KA825 Maintenance Advisory. EK-KA825-MA-001</div> | ||
<div id="ref_3">[3] VAX Hardware Handbook. Volume 2-1986. </div> | <div id="ref_3">[3] VAX Hardware Handbook. Volume 2-1986. </div> | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
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| + | * ''VAX 8200 Owner's Manual'' (AZ-GN4AA-TE) - not online | ||
| + | * ''VAX 8200 I Installation Guide'' (AZ-GN5AA-TE) - ditto | ||
| + | * ''VAX 8200 Minireference Manual'' (AZ-GN6AA-TE) - ditto | ||
| + | * ''VAX 8200 Field Maintenance Print Set'' (MP01786-01) | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/8200/ 8200] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]] | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/8200/ 8200] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/www.computer.museum.uq.edu.au/pdf/EK-KA820-TM-003%20KA820-KA825%20Processor%20Technical%20Manual.pdf KA820/KA825 Processor Technical Manual] (EK-KA820-TM-003) <!-- https://www.vaxhaven.com/images/6/6d/EK-KA820-TM-003.pdf --> | ||
** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/8200/KA820-AA.TXT KA820-AA Specification: Part II - User and Programming Information] | ** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/8200/KA820-AA.TXT KA820-AA Specification: Part II - User and Programming Information] | ||
* [http://vtda.org/docs/computing/DEC/VMS/AZ-GN4AC-TE_VAX_8200_8300_Owner's_Manual_Sep1986.pdf VAX 8200/8300 Owner's Manual] (AZ-GN4AC-TE) | * [http://vtda.org/docs/computing/DEC/VMS/AZ-GN4AC-TE_VAX_8200_8300_Owner's_Manual_Sep1986.pdf VAX 8200/8300 Owner's Manual] (AZ-GN4AC-TE) | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 19 May 2024
| VAX 8200 | |
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Announcement date: | 29 January 1986 |
| Codename: | Scorpio |
| OS support (VMS): | V4.3A |
| CPU Details | |
| CPU name (VMS): | KA820 |
| CPU module: | KA820 |
| Module: | T1001-00 |
| Number of processors: | 1 |
| VMS DCL CPU: | 5 |
| VMS DCL XCPU: | 0 |
| SID: | 05282B14 |
| XSID: | 00000000 |
| CPU chip: | V11 [2] |
| CPU technology: | ZMOS [1] |
| CPU cycle time: | 200ns |
| CPU clock: | 5MHz [2] |
| Instruction-buffer: | 8 bytes |
| Control store: | 15K 40-bit words [3] |
| Writable Control Store: | 1K 40-bit words [3] |
| Cache: | 8KB |
| 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 |
| VAXBI: | 1 @ 13.3MB/s |
| LAN support: | optional |
| Performance | |
| VUPs: | 1.0 |
The VAX 8200 is a mid-range VAX uni-processor system built around the VAXBI bus; it uses the KA820 CPU. It can support an optional UNIBUS adapter.
See also
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.
Further reading
- VAX 8200 Owner's Manual (AZ-GN4AA-TE) - not online
- VAX 8200 I Installation Guide (AZ-GN5AA-TE) - ditto
- VAX 8200 Minireference Manual (AZ-GN6AA-TE) - ditto
- VAX 8200 Field Maintenance Print Set (MP01786-01)
External links
- 8200 - documentation at Bitsavers
- KA820/KA825 Processor Technical Manual (EK-KA820-TM-003)
- VAX 8200/8300 Owner's Manual (AZ-GN4AC-TE)
- VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 2 - the VAX 8200 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)
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