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VaxStation 4000/VLC

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VaxStation 4000/VLC

The VAXstation was a family of workstation computers developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) using processors implementing the VAX instruction set architecture (ISA). VAX stood for Virtual Address EXtension.

The VAXstation 4000 VLC (Very Low Cost), aka VAXstation 4000 M30, was an entry-level workstation introduced on 30 October 1991. It was code named "PVAX2/VLC". It used the KA48 CPU module containing a 25 MHz (40 ns cycle time) SOC microprocessor. It had 8 to 24 MB of memory, using the MS40-BA SIMM, which was a low-height standard 72-pin 80 ns memory module with parity.

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Category: DEC
Make: Digital Equipment Corporation
Year: 1991
OS: OpenBSD5.3
Status: Working
Hardware: Desktop
Battery: Not Inspected
Barcode: 32775905805130
Date Tested: 2020-01-01
Inventory #: X0042
Donor: Robert Ferguson
Notes: s/n AB35002NQR
MAC address: 08-00-2B-3F-52-1F
24MB memory
ST32550 disk (internal), 2.14GB SCSI-1
LK401-AA keyboard
Component to BNC video cable
BNC to VGA adapter
AUI to 10-base-T adapter

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