Eclipse MV/8000 32-bit architecture
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The Eclipse MV/8000 32-bit architecture was Data General’s influential minicomputer design that introduced a powerful, microcoded 32-bit system competing with DEC’s VAX line in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eclipse MV/8000 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
32-bit computer architecture
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minicomputer ⓘ |
| addressSpace | 32-bit virtual address space ⓘ |
| architectureWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| brand | Eclipse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| busArchitecture | proprietary Data General bus ⓘ |
| category | proprietary computer architecture ⓘ |
| commercialAvailabilityPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| commercialRole | flagship 32-bit system for Data General ⓘ |
| competitor |
DEC VAX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VAX-11 architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| cpuImplementation | microcoded ⓘ |
| dataPathWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| designedBy | Data General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToRun | multiuser timesharing workloads ⓘ |
| era | third generation minicomputers ⓘ |
| family | Eclipse MV series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formFactor | cabinet system ⓘ |
| hardwareVendor | Data General Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 1970s and early 1980s minicomputer era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important competitor in 32-bit minicomputer market ⓘ |
| influenced | later Data General 32-bit systems ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Eclipse minicomputers ⓘ |
| instructionExecution | microcode-controlled ⓘ |
| instructionSetType | CISC ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Data General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | minicomputer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced virtual memory for its time
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being Data General’s first 32-bit architecture ⓘ competing directly with DEC VAX minicomputers ⓘ microcoded control store design ⓘ |
| osSupport |
AOS/VS
NERFINISHED
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AOS/VS II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | Data General Eclipse 16-bit line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
multitasking
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multiuser operating systems ⓘ virtual memory ⓘ |
| technologyBase | TTL and MSI logic ⓘ |
| typicalUseEnvironment | computer rooms and data centers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
business data processing
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scientific applications ⓘ technical computing ⓘ |
| wordLengthCategory | 32-bit minicomputer ⓘ |
| wordSize | 32-bit ⓘ |
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