Zone d'identification
Cote
Heritage collection CERN-OBJ-CERN-OBJ-IT-025
Titre
Model of the VAX-11/780
Date(s)
- 1977 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
Object
Zone du contexte
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
It was the first member of the VAX family of computers, the first commercially available 32-bit computer and the first MIPS (one million instructions per second). It is a family of abandoned mini-computers developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). The name "VAX" comes from an acronym for "Virtual address eXtension" as the successor to the PDP-11. The computer and its operating system (VMS) were designed from scratch. The result was a truly reliable, powerful and user-friendly system. In addition its affordable price has enabled many institutions and universities to acquire it.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Public
Conditions de reproduction
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Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
$120,000 - $160,000
Instruments de recherche
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
On loan, 513-R-052.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
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CDS number
2273210