VAX (an acronym for virtual address extension) is a series of computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture (ISA) and virtual memory that was developed and sold by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the late 20th century.

The VAX-11 is a discontinued family of 32-bit superminicomputers, running the Virtual Address eXtension (VAX) instruction set architecture (ISA), developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Development began in 1976.

The VAXstation is a discontinued family of workstation computers developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation using processors implementing the VAX instruction set architecture. VAXstation systems were typically shipped with either the OpenVMS or ULTRIX operating systems .

2023年10月6日 · Digital Equipment Corporation has long since ceased to exist. Its VAX hardware has been consigned to computer museums and replaced with commodity x86 servers that its engineers had a hand in...

In the 1970s — the era of Watergate and then of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter — the Digital Equipment Corp.’s VAX system helped fill the technology gap after IBM mainframes dominated federal computing but before smaller personal computers and the internet took off and became a key element of federal computing architecture ...

VAX computer systems refer to a series of 32-bit minicomputers designed by DEC or Digital Equipment Corporation. Simply put, VAX is the hardware, and DEC is the company that produced VAX. The series started with the VAX-11/780 in 1977 – the first commercially successful model.

The VAX 9000 is a remarkable yet discontinued mainframe computer. It was once the pinnacle of the VAX family. Developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), its journey was cut short. This leaves many curious about the reasons behind its early demise.

2023年4月30日 · The Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) VAX-11/750 is a superminicomputer that was introduced in 1980. A number of computer history enthusiasts have collected, restored, and continue to operate these obsolete computers as a hobby.

The VAX line of 32-bit “super-minicomputers” rivaled much more expensive mainframe computers. Its success made DEC the second-largest company in the industry. VAX, a “complex instruction set computer,” was widely cloned in Eastern Europe.</p>

Digital's VAX computers represent the only fully compatible, integrated, and fully networked family of computers available in the industry. Spanning a range from powerful large systems to individual workstations, these second­ generation VAX systems include the VAX 8800, VAX 8700, VAX 8650, VAX 8600,