MicroVAX
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MicroVAX is a family of smaller, lower-cost minicomputers in Digital Equipment Corporation’s VAX line, designed to bring VAX architecture to departmental and office environments.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware platform
ⓘ
minicomputer family ⓘ |
| architecture | VAX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
VAX computer
ⓘ
minicomputer ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | VAX instruction set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cpuType | VAX microprocessor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
bring VAX architecture to smaller sites
ⓘ
lower cost than larger VAX systems ⓘ smaller physical size than traditional VAX minicomputers ⓘ |
| familyMember |
MicroVAX 2000
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MicroVAX 3100 NERFINISHED ⓘ MicroVAX 3600 NERFINISHED ⓘ MicroVAX 3800 NERFINISHED ⓘ MicroVAX 3900 NERFINISHED ⓘ MicroVAX I NERFINISHED ⓘ MicroVAX II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
departmental computing
ⓘ
office computing ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
departmental VAX
ⓘ
low-end VAX system ⓘ |
| partOf | VAX line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsOperatingSystem |
Ultrix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
DEC 4000 AXP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VAXstation family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsMultiuserOperation | true ⓘ |
| supportsNetworking | Ethernet ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
DECnet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TCP/IP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsStorageInterface |
DSSI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RA-series disk subsystems NERFINISHED ⓘ SCSI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsTimeSharing | true ⓘ |
| supportsVirtualMemory | true ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
engineering departments
ⓘ
office automation ⓘ small to medium-sized organizations ⓘ |
| usesBusArchitecture |
BI bus
ⓘ
Q-bus NERFINISHED ⓘ XMI bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vendor | DEC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordLength | 32-bit ⓘ |
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