Title
Early VAX development
Catalog Number
102750034
Type
Document
Description
The material in this folder is related to the early development of VAX, created as a 32-bit system to extend or replace the PDP-11. Material includes a steering committee meeting about the 36-bit Unicorn project, and memos, diagrams, reports,and other material related to the proposal and research into the development of a 32-bit machine. Many of the memos are written by Bill Demmer, who was vice president of the Mid-Range Systems Business Group and VAX/VMS Systems and Servers Group.
Date
1974-1976
Author
Demmer, William R.
Publisher
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Category
Memoranda; Notebooks; Presentation Material
Collection Title
Digital Equipment Corporation records
Series Title
Executives' papers: Gordon Bell papers: Product development and research records
Credit
Gift of Hewlett-Packard Company