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#ComponentsCloseUp No. 233: MicroVax CPU
*** Quick Facts! ***
Manufacturer: DEC
Part Number: 21-24674-17
Codename: CVAX-60 (DC580)
Transistors: 134,000
Process node: 1.5 µm
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The DC580 32-bit microprocessor was used in the MicroVax 3100, Model 10e computer, according to sources on the internet. It was capable of operating at speeds up to 16MHz and has a 1KB integrated L1 cache. The CVAX-60, also known as the CVAX+, is actually a die-shrink of the earlier CVAX processor which was made using the 2µm process.
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This chip contains a few doodles, the most notable is the hand holding the straight flush. Next to it is the text “$... THE DREAM IS ALWAYS THE SAME”, which had a double meaning. The text is allegedly a reference to the movie, “Risky Business”, and the $ referred to the boot prompt for VMS (Virtual Memory System), the operating system for the VAX computers. The dream was to get to the boot prompt on the first iteration of the chips. The ace up the sleeve referred to the VAX SOC, the Rigel.
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On some DEC chips, In the margins in between the dies on the wafer, are some interesting little creatures. To me, they almost resemble a goomba from Mario, but they may actually be a mascot from an MIT dormitory known as “THiRD EAst”. That is the story, at least according to the entry for this doodle on the Silicon Zoo website.
#ComponentsCloseUp No. 233: MicroVax CPU
*** Quick Facts! ***
Manufacturer: DEC
Part Number: 21-24674-17
Codename: CVAX-60 (DC580)
Transistors: 134,000
Process node: 1.5 µm
-
The DC580 32-bit microprocessor was used in the MicroVax 3100, Model 10e computer, according to sources on the internet. It was capable of operating at speeds up to 16MHz and has a 1KB integrated L1 cache. The CVAX-60, also known as the CVAX+, is actually a die-shrink of the earlier CVAX processor which was made using the 2µm process.
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This chip contains a few doodles, the most notable is the hand holding the straight flush. Next to it is the text “$... THE DREAM IS ALWAYS THE SAME”, which had a double meaning. The text is allegedly a reference to the movie, “Risky Business”, and the $ referred to the boot prompt for VMS (Virtual Memory System), the operating system for the VAX computers. The dream was to get to the boot prompt on the first iteration of the chips. The ace up the sleeve referred to the VAX SOC, the Rigel.
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On some DEC chips, In the margins in between the dies on the wafer, are some interesting little creatures. To me, they almost resemble a goomba from Mario, but they may actually be a mascot from an MIT dormitory known as “THiRD EAst”. That is the story, at least according to the entry for this doodle on the Silicon Zoo website.
