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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VAX 11/725(VAX 700 series index)
Nickname: |
LCN |
Cpu: |
(?), <730> (270ns) |
Vup: |
0.3 |
Bus: |
UNIBUS |
Enclosure: |
(?) |
NetBSD: |
Cannot run NetBSD (As of 1.6.1) |
Last updated: |
2003-07-17 |
Notes: |
VAX 11/730 used same hardware in a larger case |
VAX 11/730(VAX 700 series index)
Nickname: |
Nebula |
Cpu: |
KA730, <730> (270ns) |
Vup: |
0.3 |
Bus: |
UNIBUS |
Enclosure: |
26*47*66 cm (H*W*D), 45kg, 470W |
Introduced: |
April 1982 |
Image: |
VAX 11/730 |
NetBSD: |
Cannot run NetBSD (As of 1.6.1) |
Last updated: |
2003-07-17 |
Notes: |
VAX 11/725 used same hardware in a smaller case |
VAX 11/750(VAX 700 series index)
Nickname: |
Comet |
Cpu: |
KA750, <750> (320ns), 4KB on chip cache |
Vup: |
0.65 |
Tps: |
5 |
Bus: |
Up to 3 UNIBUSes, 2 MASSBUSes, and CI bus. |
Memory: |
Maximum 14MB |
Enclosure: |
106*73*76 cm (H*W*D), 182kg, 1700W |
Introduced: |
October 1980 |
Image: |
VAX 11/750 |
NetBSD: |
Can run NetBSD |
Last updated: |
2003-07-18 |
VAX 11/780(VAX 700 series index)
Nickname: |
Star |
Cpu: |
KA780, 78032 (200ns), 8KB on chip cache |
Vup: |
1.0 |
Tps: |
8 |
Bus: |
SBI with 15 free nexus slots. Each slot can take a UBA (UNIBUS adapter), MBA (MASSBUS Adapter), or CI. |
Memory: |
Maximum 512M (theoretical) |
Enclosure: |
153*118*76 cm (H*W*D), 498kg, 6225W |
Introduced: |
October 1977 |
Image: |
Vax 11/780 |
NetBSD: |
Can run NetBSD |
Last updated: |
2003-07-18 |
Notes: |
Earlier, slower version of the VAX 11/785. First VAX |
VAX 11/782(VAX 700 series index)
Nickname: |
Atlas |
Cpu: |
Dual KA780, 78032 (200ns), 8KB on chip cache |
Vup: |
1.8 |
Bus: |
2 SBIs with 15 nexus slots each. Each slot can take a UBA (UNIBUS adapter), MBA (MASSBUS Adapter), or CI. (?) |
Introduced: |
1982 |
NetBSD: |
Probably |
Last updated: |
2003-07-17 |
Notes: |
ASMP dual CPU system comprising two VAX 11/780s connected via a (MA780?) 4Mb shared memory cabinet. Apparently faster when split back into two VAX 11/780s. |
VAX 11/784(VAX 700 series index)
Nickname: |
VAXimus |
Cpu: |
(?) '780' |
Vup: |
3.5 |
Bus: |
UNIBUS, MASSBUS, and CI bus. (? Unknown numbers) |
NetBSD: |
(?) Probably |
Last updated: |
2003-07-17 |
Notes: |
Custom-made for specific applications; probably no more than 10 ever produced 4 11/780s joined by MA780 multiport memory |
VAX 11/785(VAX 700 series index)
Nickname: |
Superstar |
Cpu: |
KA785, <785> (133ns), 32KB on chip cache |
Vup: |
1.5 |
Bus: |
SBI with 15 free nexus slots. Each slot can take a UBA (UNIBUS adapter), MBA (MASSBUS Adapter), or CI. |
Memory: |
Maximum 512M (theoretical) |
Enclosure: |
153*118*76 cm (H*W*D), 498kg, 6225W |
Introduced: |
April 1984 |
Image: |
VAX 11/785 |
NetBSD: |
Can run NetBSD |
Last updated: |
2003-07-18 |
Notes: |
Later, faster version of the VAX 11/780. The final machines in the 11/7x0 range would have been the 11/790 and 11/795, but were renamed the VAX 8600 and VAX 8650 respectively. |
VAX 11/787(VAX 700 series index)
Nickname: |
(?) |
Cpu: |
Dual KA785 '780' |
Vup: |
(?) |
Bus: |
2 SBIs with 15 nexus slots each. Each slot can take a UBA (UNIBUS adapter), MBA (MASSBUS Adapter), or CI. (?) |
Memory: |
Maximum 512M (theoretical) (?) |
NetBSD: |
(?) |
Last updated: |
1998-01-28 |
Notes: |
If it existed at all, it was two VAX 11/785s connected in an ASMP system. May have been sighted in Australian Defence Department |
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