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'''VAX''' is the name (short for 'Virtual Address eXtension') for a family of computers from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]. They were the successors to the [[PDP-11]] series of [[minicomputer]]s.
 
'''VAX''' is the name (short for 'Virtual Address eXtension') for a family of computers from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]. They were the successors to the [[PDP-11]] series of [[minicomputer]]s.
  
== Operating Systems ==
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==Operating Systems==
  
 
The following Operating Systems are known to run on the VAX.
 
The following Operating Systems are known to run on the VAX.
  
 
*[[VMS]]
 
*[[VMS]]
*[[32v]]
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*[[Unix/32V]]
 
*[[BSD]]
 
*[[BSD]]
 
*[[Ultrix]]
 
*[[Ultrix]]
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*[[OracleDB]]
 
*[[OracleDB]]
  
== Emulators ==
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==Simulators==
  
There are 2 well known emulators for the VAX.
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There are 2 well known simulators for the VAX.
  
 
*[[SIMH]]
 
*[[SIMH]]
 
*[[CharonVAX]]
 
*[[CharonVAX]]
  
== Russian Clones ==
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==New Emulator Hardware==
  
SMEP minicomputer series
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* [[UniBone/QBone]]
  
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==Russian Clones==
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[https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=cs&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.root.cz%2Fclanky%2Fpdp-11-a-smep-system-malych-elektronickych-pocitacu%2F&edit-text=&act=url SMEP minicomputer series]
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
  
 
* [[MicroVAX]]
 
* [[MicroVAX]]
* [[:Category: VAXen]]
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* [[VAXserver]]
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* [[VAXstation]]
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* [[VAXcluster]]
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* [[:Category:VAXen|VAXen]]
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* [[:Category:DEC VAX systems|DEC VAX systems]]
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==External links==
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* [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]
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* [http://www.vaxarchive.org/ VAXarchive]
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* [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/docs/vax_proc.txt Processor charts]
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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
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* [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]
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* [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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* [http://9p.io/cm/cs/who/dmr/vax1.html JFO (Joe Ossanna) Notes on 32-bit VAX]
  
 
{{Nav VAX}}
 
{{Nav VAX}}
  
[[Category:DEC Architectures]]
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[[Category: DEC Architectures]]
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[[Category: VAXen]]

Revision as of 16:28, 16 May 2023

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.

Simulators

There are 2 well known simulators for the VAX.

New Emulator Hardware

Russian Clones

SMEP minicomputer series

See also

External links