MicroVAX is a discontinued family of low-cost minicomputers developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation .
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12 Facts About MicroVAX
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Many members of the MicroVAX family had corresponding VAXstation variants, which primarily differ by the addition of graphics hardware.
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The MicroVAX I used Q-bus memory cards, which limited the maximum memory to 4MiB.
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MicroVAX II, code named "Mayflower", was a mid-range MicroVAX introduced in May 1985 and shipped shortly thereafter.
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MicroVAX II supported 1 to 16 MB of memory through zero, one or two memory expansion modules.
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KA620 referred to a single-board MicroVAX II designed for automatic test equipment and manufacturing applications which only ran DEC's real-time VAXELN operating system.
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BA23- or BA123-enclosure MicroVAX upgraded with KA650 CPU module containing a CVAX chip set.
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MicroVAX 2000, code named "TeamMate", was a low-cost MicroVAX introduced on 10 February 1987.
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In January 1987, the MicroVAX 2000 was the first VAX system targeted at both universities and VAX programmers who wanted to work from remote locations.
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MicroVAX 2000 used the same microprocessor and floating-point coprocessor as the MicroVAX II, but was feature reduced in order to lower the cost.
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The performance improvements over the MicroVAX II resulted from the increased clock rate of the CVAX chip set, which operated at 11.
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