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List of VAX computers

List of VAX computers is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of VAX computers rather than just read about it. In short: Between 1977 and 2000, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) produced a wide range of computer systems under the VAX brand, all based on various implementations of the DEC-proprietary instruction set architecture of the same name. VAX-11 Models in the VAX-11/7xx series include: VAX-11/780 VAX-11/750 VAX-11/751 VAX-11/730 VAX-11/782 VAX-11/784 VAX-11/785 VAX-11/787 VAX-11/788 VAX-11/725 VAX 8000 VAX 8600 VAX 8650 VAX 8…

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Reference excerpt

Between 1977 and 2000, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) produced a wide range of computer systems under the VAX brand, all based on various implementations of the DEC-proprietary instruction set architecture of the same name.

VAX-11

Models in the VAX-11/7xx series include:

VAX-11/780 VAX-11/750 VAX-11/751 VAX-11/730 VAX-11/782 VAX-11/784 VAX-11/785 VAX-11/787 VAX-11/788 VAX-11/725

VAX 8000

VAX 8600 VAX 8650 VAX 8x00 VAX 8500 VAX 8530 VAX 8550 VAX 8700 VAX 8800 VAX 8810/8820/8830/8840 VAX 8974 VAX 8978

MicroVAX

MicroVAX I MicroVAX II Industrial VAX 630 MicroVAX III MicroVAX III+ VAX 4 MicroVAX 2000 MicroVAX 3100 Model 10 MicroVAX 3100 Model 10e MicroVAX 3100 Model 20 (also sold with different firmware as an Infoserver 100) MicroVAX 3100 Model 20e MicroVAX 3100 Model 30 MicroVAX 3100 Model 40 MicroVAX 3100 Model 80 MicroVAX 3100 Model 85 MicroVAX 3100 Model 88 MicroVAX 3100 Model 90 MicroVAX 3100 Model 95 MicroVAX 3100 Model 96 MicroVAX 3100 Model 98 MicroVAX 3300 MicroVAX 3400 MicroVAX 3500 MicroVAX 3600 MicroVAX 3800 MicroVAX 3900

VAXserver

VAXserver 3000 VAXserver 3100 VAXserver 3300 VAXserver 3400 VAXserver 3500 VAXserver 3600 VAXserver 3602 VAXserver 3800 VAXserver 3900 VAXserver 4000 Model 200 VAXserver 4000 Model 300 VAXserver 6000 Model 210 VAXserver 6000 Model 220 VAXserver 6000 Model 310 VAXserver 6000 Model 320 VAXserver 6000 Model 410 VAXserver 6000 Model 420 VAXserver 6000 Model 510 VAXserver 6000 Model 520 VAXserver 9000 Model 110 VAXserver 9000 Model 3x0 VAXserver 9000 Model 310/Model 310VP VAXserver 9000 Model 320/Model 320VP VAXserver 9000 Model 330/Model 330VP VAXserver 9000 Model 340/Model 340VP

VAXstation

VAXstation I VAXstation II VAXstation II/GPX VAXstation 2000 VAXstation 3100 Model 30 VAXstation 3100 Model 38 VAXstation 3100 Model 40 VAXstation 3100 Model 48 VAXstation 3100 Model 76 VAXstation 3200 VAXstation 3500 VAXstation 3520 VAXstation 3540 VAXstation 4000 Model 30 (VAXstation 4000 VLC) VAXstation 4000 Model 60 VAXstation 4000 Model 90 VAXstation 4000 Model 90A VAXstation 4000 Model 96 VAXstation 8000 VT1300 VXT 2000

VAX 6000

VAX 6000 Model 2x0 (also known as the VAX 62x0) VAX 6000 Model 3x0 (also known as the VAX 63x0) VAX 6333 VAX 6000 Model 4x0 VAX 6000 Model 5x0 VAX 6000 Model 6x0

VAX 4000

VAX 4000 Model 50 VAX 4000 Model 100 VAX 4000 Model 100A VAX 4000 Model 105A VAX 4000 Model 106A VAX 4000 Model 108 VAX 4000 Model 200 VAX 4000 Model 300 VAX 4000 Model 400 VAX 4000 Model 500 VAX 4000 Model 500A VAX 4000 Model 505A VAX 4000 Model 600 VAX 4000 Model 600A VAX 4000 Model 700A VAX 4000 Model 705A

VAX 9000

VAX 9000 Model 110 VAX 9000 Model 210 VAX 9000 Model 210VP VAX 9000 Model 310 VAX 9000 Model 410 VAX 9000 Model 420 VAX 9000 Model 430 VAX 9000 Model 440

VAXft

VAXft Model 310 (also known as the VAXft 3000 Model 310) VAXft Model 110 VAXft Model 410 VAXft Model 610 VAXft Model 612 VAXft Model 810 VAXft 110 Server VAXft 310 Server VAXft 410 Server VAXft 610 Server

VAX 7000

VAX 7000 Model 600 VAX 7000 Model 700 VAX 7000 Model 800

VAX 10000

VAX 10000 Model 600

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of VAX computers

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of VAX computers claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of VAX computers before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of VAX computers ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of VAX computers

In research: List of VAX computers appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of VAX computers in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of VAX computers is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics DEC computers, Lists of computer hardware, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of VAX computers outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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