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This is an (incomplete) list of 
Digital Equipment Corporation VAX computers and specifications.
Compiled by abs@NetBSD.org with much help from port-vax@NetBSD.org users.
 
This is very much still a work in progress - many sections are little more than
placeholders. Having said that, there should be enough here to prove useful.
 
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CQD200(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
Specification: | 
SCSI disks & tapes | 
| Vendor: | 
CMD | 
Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
| Notes: | 
xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller | 
 
 
CQD203(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
Specification: | 
SCSI disks & tapes | 
| Vendor: | 
CMD | 
Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
| Notes: | 
xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller | 
 
 
CQD240(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
Specification: | 
SCSI disks & tapes | 
| Vendor: | 
CMD | 
Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
| Notes: | 
xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller | 
 
 
CQD243(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
Specification: | 
SCSI disks & tapes | 
| Vendor: | 
CMD | 
Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
| Notes: | 
xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller | 
 
 
DELQA(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
ethernet interface | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Specification: | 
M7516 DELQA Ethernet interface | 
Last updated: | 
2004-07-15 | 
 
 
DEQNA(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
ethernet interface | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Last updated: | 
1998-01-24 | 
 
 
DQ132(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
Pertec tape controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Vendor: | 
Dilog | 
Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
| Notes: | 
emulates TS11 and TSV05 | 
 
 
DQ153(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
Pertec tape controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Vendor: | 
Dilog | 
Last updated: | 
1998-11-23 | 
 
 
DQ686(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
Specification: | 
ESDI disks | 
| Vendor: | 
Dilog | 
Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
| Notes: | 
controller for 4 disks. | 
 
 
DQ696(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
Specification: | 
ESDI disks | 
| Vendor: | 
Dilog | 
Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
| Notes: | 
controller for 2 disks. | 
 
 
DRV-11(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
ethernet interface | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Specification: | 
M7651 DRV-11 parallel interface | 
Last updated: | 
2004-07-15 | 
 
 
DZQ-11(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
serial card | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Specification: | 
4 port serial card | 
Last updated: | 
1998-01-24 | 
 
 
KDA50(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
Specification: | 
SDI disks (eg: RA90) | 
| Last updated: | 
1998-01-26 | 
 
 
Q22 Q-bus expander(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
bus expander | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Specification: | 
M9404 Q22 Q-bus expander | 
Last updated: | 
2004-07-15 | 
 
 
QD21(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
Specification: | 
ESDI disks | 
| Vendor: | 
Emulex | 
Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
| Notes: | 
controller for 2 disks. | 
 
 
QT13(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
Pertec tape controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
TMSCP | 
Vendor: | 
Emulex | 
| Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
Notes: | 
QT14 is a QT13 with S-handle | 
 
 
QT14(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
Pertec tape controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
TMSCP | 
Vendor: | 
Emulex | 
| Last updated: | 
1999-02-16 | 
Notes: | 
QT14 is a QT13 with S-handle | 
 
 
QTS30(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
E(?) | 
Vendor: | 
MTI | 
| Specification: | 
SCSI disks | 
Last updated: | 
1998-02-06 | 
 
 
RQDX1(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus (quad width) | 
| Specification: | 
M8639YA controller. Four drives. RX50, RD50, RD51, RD52, and RD53
 | 
Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
| Last updated: | 
1998-01-26 | 
Notes: | 
RX50 counts as two drives | 
 
 
RQDX2(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus (quad width) | 
| Specification: | 
M8639YB controller. Four drives. RX50, RD50, RD51, RD52, and RD53
 | 
Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
| Last updated: | 
1998-01-26 | 
Notes: | 
There were at least two firmware releases of the RQDX2 RX50 counts as two drives | 
 
 
RQDX3(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
disk controller | 
Bus: | 
Q-bus (dual height) | 
| Specification: | 
M7555 controller. Four drives. RX50, RX33, RD50, RD51, RD52, RD53, and RD3x | 
Bus protocol: | 
MSCP | 
| Last updated: | 
1998-01-26 | 
Notes: | 
RX50 counts as two drives | 
 
 
TKB70(Interface cards index)
| Interface: | 
VAXBI bus | 
Bus protocol: | 
TMSCP | 
| Last updated: | 
1998-03-18 | 
Notes: | 
Used to connect TK70 to a VAXBI bus machine | 
 
 
TQK50(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
tape interface | 
Interface: | 
Q-bus | 
| Bus protocol: | 
TMSCP | 
Last updated: | 
1998-01-28 | 
| Notes: | 
Used to connect TK50 to a Q-bus machine | 
 
 
TUK50(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
tape interface | 
Interface: | 
UNIBUS | 
| Bus protocol: | 
TMSCP | 
Last updated: | 
1998-01-28 | 
| Notes: | 
Used to connect TK50 to a UNIBUS machine | 
 
 
TZK50(Interface cards index)
| Type: | 
tape interface | 
Interface: | 
SCSI | 
| Bus protocol: | 
TMSCP | 
Last updated: | 
1998-01-28 | 
| Notes: | 
Used to convert TK50 to TK50Z
 | 
 
 
VCB01(Interface cards index)
| Alias: | 
QVSS | 
Type: | 
video card | 
| Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
Specification: | 
Monochrome | 
| Last updated: | 
1998-01-24 | 
Notes: | 
Came with vr290 to turn MicroVAX II into a VAXstation II
 | 
 
 
VCB02(Interface cards index)
| Alias: | 
QDSS | 
Type: | 
video card | 
| Bus: | 
Q-bus | 
Specification: | 
4 (2 boards) or 8 (3 boards) plane colour | 
| Last updated: | 
1998-01-24 | 
Notes: | 
Used to turn MicroVAX II into a VAXstation II/GPX
 | 
 
 
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