{"id":693,"date":"2019-10-16T15:39:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T20:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computercollection.net\/?page_id=693"},"modified":"2019-11-08T09:09:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T15:09:04","slug":"vax-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.computercollection.net\/index.php\/vax-family\/","title":{"rendered":"VAX Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The collection has a few MicroVAX machines, and also some unusual boards from an Intergraph\/VAX system that was housed at Wisconsin DOT (photos of the Intergraph boards have not yet been taken).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also not shown are a couple of MicroVAX II machines in the larger, wheeled BA123 free standing cabinet with wheels. Both have dead power supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MicroVAX II’s — BA23 Cabinet<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Digital Equipment MicroVAX II’s in BA23 cabinets along with a TK50 tape, RX50 Floppy and SMD disk drives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This pair of MicroVAX II’s were “donated” to the collection when I got a call from a good friend whose mother worked for an outfit supporting medical records software (not Epic!). They were downsizing, and had a number of computers that they were happy to have someone – like me – tote away. I obtained an IBM RT PC and a couple of AT&T 3B2 computers at the same time. The IBM Series\/1 mini wouldn’t fit in my trunk – or my basement – by that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top MicroVAX II has a TK50 tape drive, the bottom one has a RX50 floppy drive. Below that, with the two white switches, are a pair of Fujitsu SMD disk drives that were still functional last time I checked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MicroVAX 3300<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3400 6400R with TK70 tape drive and SCSI CD Drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This MicroVAX 3300 was obtained through the University of Wisconsin “SWAP” surplus program for a “song”. It has a tag declaring its obsolescence which meshes nicely with the one from Hannes’ PDP-11\/20<\/a>. It has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n