VAX
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.
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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:
- MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor for all MicroVAX computers (except for the MicroVAX I)
- VAX Diagnostic Supervisor for all other VAX models
Simulators
There are 2 well known simulators for the VAX:
New Emulator Hardware
Russian Clones
See also
- MicroVAX
- VAXserver
- VAXstation
- VAXcluster
- VAXen
- DEC VAX systems
- VAX CPUs, Modules, Part Numbers and Firmware
External links
- VAX - documentation at Bitsavers
- VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 1
- VAX Hardware Handbook Volume 2
- VAXarchive
- Processor charts
- Summary of 11/VAX Architecture - an interesting insight into very early (September, 1974) thinking
- Basic Product Strategy - Bell's original strategy document (November,1978) on the VAX
- What Have We Learned from the PDF’-11 - What We Have Learned from VAX and Alpha
- 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?
- JFO (Joe Ossanna) Notes on 32-bit VAX
| v • d • e VAX Computers and Operating Systems |
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| VAX-11/7xx (including VAX 86x0) - VAX-11/780 • VAX-11/785 • VAX-11/750 • VAX-11/730 • VAX 8600 • VAX 8650
VAX 8000 series (excluding VAX 86x0) - VAX 82xx/83xx series • VAX 85x0/8700/88xx series MicroVAXen (many types also come in VAXserver and VAXstation models) - MicroVAX I • MicroVAX II VAXstation Series - VAXstation I • VAXstation II Late Model VAXen - VAX 4000 series • VAX 6000 series • VAX 7000 series • VAX 9000 series • VAX 10000 series |
| Special Purpose VAXen - VAXft series • rtVAX series • Infoserver series
Clones - CM 1700 • TPA-11/580 |
