This is an (incomplete) list of
Digital Equipment Corporation VAX computers and specifications.
Compiled by abs@NetBSD.org with much help from port-vax@NetBSD.org users.
This is very much still a work in progress - many sections are little more than
placeholders. Having said that, there should be enough here to prove useful.
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CQD200(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Specification: |
SCSI disks & tapes |
Vendor: |
CMD |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller |
CQD203(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Specification: |
SCSI disks & tapes |
Vendor: |
CMD |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller |
CQD240(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Specification: |
SCSI disks & tapes |
Vendor: |
CMD |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller |
CQD243(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Specification: |
SCSI disks & tapes |
Vendor: |
CMD |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller |
DELQA(Interface cards index)
Type: |
ethernet interface |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Specification: |
M7516 DELQA Ethernet interface |
Last updated: |
2004-07-15 |
DEQNA(Interface cards index)
Type: |
ethernet interface |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Last updated: |
1998-01-24 |
DQ132(Interface cards index)
Type: |
Pertec tape controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Vendor: |
Dilog |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
emulates TS11 and TSV05 |
DQ153(Interface cards index)
Type: |
Pertec tape controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Vendor: |
Dilog |
Last updated: |
1998-11-23 |
DQ686(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Specification: |
ESDI disks |
Vendor: |
Dilog |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
controller for 4 disks. |
DQ696(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Specification: |
ESDI disks |
Vendor: |
Dilog |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
controller for 2 disks. |
DRV-11(Interface cards index)
Type: |
ethernet interface |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Specification: |
M7651 DRV-11 parallel interface |
Last updated: |
2004-07-15 |
DZQ-11(Interface cards index)
Type: |
serial card |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Specification: |
4 port serial card |
Last updated: |
1998-01-24 |
KDA50(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Specification: |
SDI disks (eg: RA90) |
Last updated: |
1998-01-26 |
Q22 Q-bus expander(Interface cards index)
Type: |
bus expander |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Specification: |
M9404 Q22 Q-bus expander |
Last updated: |
2004-07-15 |
QD21(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Specification: |
ESDI disks |
Vendor: |
Emulex |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
controller for 2 disks. |
QT13(Interface cards index)
Type: |
Pertec tape controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
TMSCP |
Vendor: |
Emulex |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
QT14 is a QT13 with S-handle |
QT14(Interface cards index)
Type: |
Pertec tape controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
TMSCP |
Vendor: |
Emulex |
Last updated: |
1999-02-16 |
Notes: |
QT14 is a QT13 with S-handle |
QTS30(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
E(?) |
Vendor: |
MTI |
Specification: |
SCSI disks |
Last updated: |
1998-02-06 |
RQDX1(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus (quad width) |
Specification: |
M8639YA controller. Four drives. RX50, RD50, RD51, RD52, and RD53
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Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Last updated: |
1998-01-26 |
Notes: |
RX50 counts as two drives |
RQDX2(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus (quad width) |
Specification: |
M8639YB controller. Four drives. RX50, RD50, RD51, RD52, and RD53
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Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Last updated: |
1998-01-26 |
Notes: |
There were at least two firmware releases of the RQDX2 RX50 counts as two drives |
RQDX3(Interface cards index)
Type: |
disk controller |
Bus: |
Q-bus (dual height) |
Specification: |
M7555 controller. Four drives. RX50, RX33, RD50, RD51, RD52, RD53, and RD3x |
Bus protocol: |
MSCP |
Last updated: |
1998-01-26 |
Notes: |
RX50 counts as two drives |
TKB70(Interface cards index)
Interface: |
VAXBI bus |
Bus protocol: |
TMSCP |
Last updated: |
1998-03-18 |
Notes: |
Used to connect TK70 to a VAXBI bus machine |
TQK50(Interface cards index)
Type: |
tape interface |
Interface: |
Q-bus |
Bus protocol: |
TMSCP |
Last updated: |
1998-01-28 |
Notes: |
Used to connect TK50 to a Q-bus machine |
TUK50(Interface cards index)
Type: |
tape interface |
Interface: |
UNIBUS |
Bus protocol: |
TMSCP |
Last updated: |
1998-01-28 |
Notes: |
Used to connect TK50 to a UNIBUS machine |
TZK50(Interface cards index)
Type: |
tape interface |
Interface: |
SCSI |
Bus protocol: |
TMSCP |
Last updated: |
1998-01-28 |
Notes: |
Used to convert TK50 to TK50Z
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VCB01(Interface cards index)
Alias: |
QVSS |
Type: |
video card |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Specification: |
Monochrome |
Last updated: |
1998-01-24 |
Notes: |
Came with vr290 to turn MicroVAX II into a VAXstation II
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VCB02(Interface cards index)
Alias: |
QDSS |
Type: |
video card |
Bus: |
Q-bus |
Specification: |
4 (2 boards) or 8 (3 boards) plane colour |
Last updated: |
1998-01-24 |
Notes: |
Used to turn MicroVAX II into a VAXstation II/GPX
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