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==Emulators==
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==Diagnostic Software==
  
There are 2 well known emulators for the VAX.
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There are two kinds of diagnostic software for VAX computers:
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* [[MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor]] for all [[MicroVAX]] computers (except for the [[MicroVAX I]])
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* [[VAX Diagnostic Supervisor]] for all other VAX models
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==Simulators==
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There are 2 well known simulators for the VAX:
  
 
*[[SIMH]]
 
*[[SIMH]]
 
*[[CharonVAX]]
 
*[[CharonVAX]]
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==New Emulator Hardware==
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==Russian Clones==
 
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* [[List of VAX models with PDP-11 compatibility mode]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
  
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/ VAX] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/ VAX] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/handbook/VAX_Hardware_Handbook_Volume_1_1986.pdf VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 1]
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/handbook/VAX_Hardware_Handbook_Volume_2_1986.pdf VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 2]
 
* [http://www.vaxarchive.org/ VAXarchive]
 
* [http://www.vaxarchive.org/ VAXarchive]
* [http://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/Digital/VAX%20Strategy%20c1979.pdf Basic Product Strategy] - Bell's original strategy document that led to the VAX
 
 
* [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/docs/vax_proc.txt Processor charts]
 
* [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/docs/vax_proc.txt Processor charts]
* [http://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/Digital/VAX%20Strategy%20c1979.pdf Basic Product Strategy] - Bell's original strategy document that led to the VAX
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/memos/740913_Summary_Of_11_VAX_Architecture.pdf Summary of 11/VAX Architecture] - an interesting insight into very early (September, 1974) thinking
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* [http://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/Digital/VAX%20Strategy%20c1979.pdf Basic Product Strategy] - Bell's original strategy document (November,1978) on the VAX
 
* [https://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/Digital/Strecker%20Bell%20PDP-11%20VAX%20Alpha%20Retrospective.pdf What Have We Learned from the PDF’-11 - What We Have Learned from VAX and Alpha]
 
* [https://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/Digital/Strecker%20Bell%20PDP-11%20VAX%20Alpha%20Retrospective.pdf What Have We Learned from the PDF’-11 - What We Have Learned from VAX and Alpha]
 
* [https://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/Digital/Bell_Retrospective_PDP11_paper_c1998.htm 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?]
 
* [https://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/Digital/Bell_Retrospective_PDP11_paper_c1998.htm 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?]
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 22 April 2024

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.

Diagnostic Software

There are two kinds of diagnostic software for VAX computers:

Simulators

There are 2 well known simulators for the VAX:

New Emulator Hardware

Russian Clones

SMEP minicomputer series

See also

External links