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The '''VAX 4000 series''' was introduced in 1990 as replacements/upgrades for the [[MicroVAX 3100 series]]. Related categories include the [[VAXserver 4000 series]]; the [[VAXstation 4000 series]] apparently share only the name.
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The '''VAX 4000 series''' was a series of [[VAX]] [[minicomputer]] systems. They were introduced in 1990 as replacements/upgrades for the [[MicroVAX 3100 series]]. They were built around the [[KA650 CPU]], and later the [[KA655 CPU]] and the [[KA660 CPU]], which all used the [[KA650 Main Memory System]]; and the [[KA670 CPU]], which used the [[KA670 Main Memory System]]. [[Disk]] [[mass storage]] was supported using the [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect|DSSI]] [[bus]], and general [[input/output|I/O]] used the [[QBUS]].
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The models in the series were:
  
 
* [[VAX 4000 Model 300]] (1990)
 
* [[VAX 4000 Model 300]] (1990)
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* [[VAX 4000 Model 106A]] (1995)
 
* [[VAX 4000 Model 106A]] (1995)
 
* [[VAX 4000 Model 108]] (1996)
 
* [[VAX 4000 Model 108]] (1996)
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The [[VAXserver 4000 series]] is a related category using the same hardware base; the [[VAXstation 4000 series]] apparently shares only the name.
  
 
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/4000/ VAX 4000] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/4000/ VAX 4000] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
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** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/4000/EK-387AB-SP-002_VAX_4000_Site_Preparation_Dec90.pdf VAX 4000 Site Preparation] (EK-387 AB-SP-002)
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** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/4000/EK-390AB-DH-002_VAX_4000_Dual-Host_Systems_Dec90.pdf VAX 4000 Dual-Host Systems] (EK-390AB-DH-002)
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** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/4000/EK-386AA-TS-001_VAX_4000_Troubleshooting_and_Diagnostics_Mar90.pdf VAX 4000 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics] (EK-386AA-TS-001)
  
 
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{{Nav VAX}}
  
 
[[Category: VAX Families]]
 
[[Category: VAX Families]]
[[Category: Personal VAX Systems]]
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[[Category: VAX Minicomputers]]
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[[Category: QBUS VAX Systems]]
 
[[Category: VAX 4000 Systems]]
 
[[Category: VAX 4000 Systems]]

Revision as of 03:30, 25 May 2024

VAX 4000

The VAX 4000 series was a series of VAX minicomputer systems. They were introduced in 1990 as replacements/upgrades for the MicroVAX 3100 series. They were built around the KA650 CPU, and later the KA655 CPU and the KA660 CPU, which all used the KA650 Main Memory System; and the KA670 CPU, which used the KA670 Main Memory System. Disk mass storage was supported using the DSSI bus, and general I/O used the QBUS.

The models in the series were:

The VAXserver 4000 series is a related category using the same hardware base; the VAXstation 4000 series apparently shares only the name.

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