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VAXELN

Operating System

VAXELN is a discontinued real time operating system for the VAX family of computers, produced by the Digital Equipment Corporation of Maynard, Massachusetts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
License
Proprietary (Closed Source) 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
Year
1982 1
Connections

In Field

Operating Systems, Fields
Source Wikipedia: VAXELN

Invented By

Dave Cutler, Pioneers
Source Wikipedia: VAXELN

Licensed Under

Proprietary Software, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the license enum value this item already carries, resolved to a software license concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The license fact itself stays on the item unchanged.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: VAXELN
  • Infobox
    Proprietary
  • Infobox field released
    released = 1982
  • entity record, description (status)
    VAXELN is a discontinued real time operating system for the VAX family of computers, produced by the Digital Equipment Corporation of Maynard, Massachusetts.
  • In Field: Operating Systems, Lead sentence
    VAXELN (typically pronounced "VAX-elan") As with RSX-11 and VMS, Dave Cutler was the principal force behind the development of this operating system.
  • Invented By: Dave Cutler, Lead sentence
    VAXELN (typically pronounced "VAX-elan") As with RSX-11 and VMS, Dave Cutler was the principal force behind the development of this operating system.
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Wikidata: VAXELN
Wikidata Q7906552, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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