Talk:VAX 8800

VAX 8800 naming ambiguity

The name "VAX 8800" designates two different matters:

• A computer model: the first generation two processor variant of the VAX 8700,
• the "VAX 8800 Family" of all of the first (VAX 8500, VAX 8530, VAX 8550, VAX 8700, and VAX 8800) generation models.

The meaning of "VAX 8800 Family" was probably later on extended to cover the second generation models (VAX 8810, VAX 8820, VAX 8830, and VAX 8840), too.

There was no VAX 8800 computer in the second generation.

I'd suggest to use "VAX 8800" for the single first generation computer, and "Second Generation VAX 88xx Computers" for the four second generation ones.

Could you please add a disambiguation page? I'll do the rest.

The current "VAX 8800" page as of now is a wild mix of both the first and second generation facts ...

Thanks! Vaxorcist (talk) 16:12, 21 May 2023 (CEST)