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The VAX 9000 incorporated numerous technological advances, including high-density ECL macrocells, multi-chip module packaging and heavily macropipelined architecture. The VAX 9000 was Digital's last system not based on microprocessor technology.   VAX 9000 promo photo
 

VAX 9000 specifications

Relative Performance x VAX-11/780 (1 MIP) Models 210 & 410: 40
Model 420: Up to 79
Model 430: Up to 118
Model 440: Up to 157
Technology ECL/MCU
In-cabinet CPU Upgrade Kit Each upgrades to any higher VAX 9000 system
Number of Processors Models 210 & 410: 1
Model 420: 2
Model 430: 3
Model 440: 4
Maximum Vector Processors Supported Models 210 & 410: 1
Model 420: 2
Model 430: 3
Model 440: 4
Peak Vector Performance per Processor 125 MFLOPS
Maximum Memory Support 512 MB
Mass Storage Capacity
Maximum Disk Capacity Over 8 TB
VAXcluster I/O Servers Up to 150
I/O Bus Capacity
Maximum I/O Throughput Model 210: 80 MB/s
Models 410 & 420: 160 MB/s
Models 430 & 440: 320 MB/s
Bus Type Model 210: 1 XMI, 8 CI, 4 VAXBI
Models 410 & 420: 2 XMI, 10 CI, 8 VAXBI
Models 430 & 440: 4 XMI, 10 CI, 14 VAXBI
Communications
LAN Support Standard
Ethernet Adapters Model 210: Up to 4
Models 410 & 420: Up to 8
Models 430 & 440: Up to 16
High Availability
CI VAXcluster System Support Standard
DSSI VAXcluster System Support N/A
Ethernet VAXcluster System Support Optional
FDDI VAXcluster Support Optional
System Software
  Open VMS
ULTRIX
Processor Features
Floating Point Accelerator Standard
Floating Point Data Types F, D, G, H
Cache Size 128 KB/processor
8 KB instruction cache/processor
Cycle Time 16 ns

 
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