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The '''VAXstation 100''' was a graphics terminal manufactured by [[DEC]].  It is based on a [[Motorola 68000]] and attaches to a [[VAX]] host through [[Unibus]].
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The '''VAXstation 100''' was a [[graphics]] [[terminal]] manufactured by [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].  It is based on a [[Motorola MC68000]], and attaches to a [[VAX]] host through its [[UNIBUS]].
  
The VAXstation 100 is of some historical note due to its role in the development of the [[X Window System]].  Babara Liskov's [[CLU]] group had acquired a number of VAXstation 100 terminals and needed a windowing system running on [[BSD|Berkeley Unix]].  Initially W was used, but Bob Scheifler largely rewrote it to become X.
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The VAXstation 100 is of some historical note due to its role in the development of the [[X Window System]].  Babara Liskov's [[CLU]] group had acquired a number of VAXstation 100 terminals and needed a [[window]]ing system running on [[BSD|Berkeley Unix]].  Initially W was used, but Bob Scheifler largely re-wrote it to become X.
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* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/vaxstation100/ Documents on Bitsavers]
 
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/vax/vaxstation100/ Documents on Bitsavers]
  
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Revision as of 11:59, 22 September 2021

The VAXstation 100 was a graphics terminal manufactured by DEC. It is based on a Motorola MC68000, and attaches to a VAX host through its UNIBUS.

The VAXstation 100 is of some historical note due to its role in the development of the X Window System. Babara Liskov's CLU group had acquired a number of VAXstation 100 terminals and needed a windowing system running on Berkeley Unix. Initially W was used, but Bob Scheifler largely re-wrote it to become X.

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