VAX 8000 is a discontinued family of superminicomputers developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation using processors implementing the VAX instruction set architecture .
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10 Facts About VAX 8000
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The VAX 8000 8600 was a successful model and at the time was the best selling high-end VAX 8000.
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VAX 8000 8650, code-named "Morningstar", is a faster version of the VAX 8000 8600 introduced on 4 December 1985.
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The VAX 8000 CPU is a heavily pipelined design, slightly predating the first commercial MIPS and SPARC designs.
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Development of the VAX 8000 8800 began in August–November 1982 and it was introduced on 29 January 1986.
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VAX 8000 8700, code-named "Nautilus", was introduced in early August 1986.
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VAX 8000 8550, code-named "Skipjack", was introduced in early August 1986.
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VAX 8000 8500, code-named "Flounder", is a lower-performance variant of the VAX 8000 8550, with microcode used to insert NOPs during operation to limit performance.
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VAX 8000 8530, code-named "Skipjack", is an upgraded VAX 8000 8500 with the nops removed for improved performance.
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The RTI has two serial line units: one connects to the VAX 8000 environmental monitoring module and the other is a spare that can be used for data transfer.
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