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The Personal DECstation Series Workstations and Server
The Only Entry-Level RISC Systems With the Future Built In

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The Personal DECstation Series workstations and server are Digital’s new low-end,
ACE-compatible RISC systems. They offer an excellent combination of performance
and features at the lowest price, enabling you to offer the power of RISC technology to
more people in your business.
But limiting your investment does not imply limiting your options.
The Personal DECstation Series workstations, available in two models, the Personal
DECstation 5000/20 and the Personal DECstation 5000/25, give you all the capabilities
you have come to expect from a workstation, and more. Powerful, removable CPU
cards. Extensive system expansion. A variety of graphics options, including on-board
1024x768, 8-plane color. Support for multiple network protocols. And, support for
multimedia technology and applications.
At the same time, the Personal DECstations are Digital’s first RISC Personal Workstations. Low entry price and new applications let you take advantage of workstation
technology while still providing a bridge back to your PC environments.
The DECsystem 5000/25, Digital’s new desktop server, offers the same performance
and support for options as the Personal DECstation 5000/25 workstation. It is an ideal,
economical solution as a server supporting small workgroups of PCs or workstations,
or for providing timeshare capabilities in multiuser environments.

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Multimedia
One of the most exciting trends in desktop applications is multimedia, the
capability to incorporate other media,
such as audio and video, into your
applications. With the inclusion of
voice-quality speaker and audio in/out
(standard with each system), the
Personal DECstation Series is designed
to give users the ability to develop and
execute multimedia applications. Full
motion video is also available through
the TURBOchannel-based DECvideo
option.

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PC Affinity
While a number of PC applications now
run on UNIX, many of your favorite applications may still only be available
through DOS. With DEC SoftPC for
ULTRIX, you can run thousands of
shrink-wrapped PC applications on your
Personal DECstation workstations. This
means you maintain your investment in
your PC applications and get the power
of RISC computing, all while reducing
the difficulties associated with moving
to a new environment.
Digital’s Lowest Price, Desktop
Server
The DECsystem 5000/25 is an entrylevel, general-purpose, RISC system
designed for low-end commercial and
technical environments. It is an ideal
entry-level server for PCs and PC workgroups needing a file or database server,
or as a low-end application compute/file
server.

The Future is Built In
With technology advancing every day,
it’s important that your computer be
able to meet your present needs as well
as provide you the opportunity to incorporate new technologies in the future.
The Personal DECstation Series and
DECsystem 5000/25 are designed with
just that in mind.
The Personal DECstation Series uses
the MIPS R3000A chipset and is
available in two models today; the Personal DECstation 5000/20 (20 MHz
CPU) and the Personal DECstation
5000/25 (25 MHz CPU). The DECsystem 5000/25 offers the same chipset
and performance as the Personal DECstation 5000/25. In all three systems,
the CPU is implemented on a removable, 3"x5" daughter card. With this
method, you can upgrade your system
as new, higher-performance CPUs are
available -- including the R4000 CPU.

* For more information, see the Personal DECstation Series and DECsystem Technical Overview.

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Low-Cost Graphics
The Personal DECstation workstations
come with built-in 1024x768, 8-plane
color graphics suitable for a wide variety of graphics requirements. And
that’s standard on every system. But it
doesn’t stop there. For more intensive
graphics applications, such as accelerated 2D and 3D graphics, there are six
different graphics options available*.

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As Digital’s first RISC Personal Workstations, the Personal DECstation
Series liberates the PC user by combining the power of a workstation with the
productivity of a PC.

Digital’s First RISC Personal
Workstations
Although PCs are still predominant on
the desktop, many users today find that
they are outgrowing the capabilities of
their PCs. The need for faster access to
data, more power, and a distributed
networked environment is driving the
demand for workstation features. But at
the same time, users want to maintain
the benefits of and investments in PC
applications.

Typically, entry-level systems are
bounded, so there’s no means for system expansion. The Personal DECstation workstations and server come standard with the open TURBOchannel I/O
interconnect. TURBOchannel has been
adopted by the ACE (Advanced Computing Environment) initiative as part
of the ARC (Advanced RISC Computing) specification. Each system provides two slots supporting a wide
variety of options such as storage
expansion, multiple networking interfaces, accelerated 2D and 3D graphics,
and multimedia. And since TURBOchannel is open, new options continue
to be developed both by Digital and
third parties.

ACE Compatibility
The Personal DECstation workstations
and DECsystem 5000/25 provide many
of the key elements adopted by the ACE
initiative, elements that are already part
of Digital’s RISC/UNIX strategy, such
as:
• MIPS-based architecture for RISC
computing
• Little-endian byte ordering
• OSF/1-based UNIX operating
system with ULTRIX compatibility
• TURBOchannel interconnect
Since the Personal DECstation workstations and DECsystem 5000/25 system
are ACE compatible today, they’ll work
with ACE-compliant systems in the future.

TURBOchannel option modules (optional)
CPU daughter module
Power supply

System module

Software Environment
The Personal DECstation workstations
and DECsystem 5000/25 run ULTRIX,
the most complete and open UNIX
environment in the industry. With
ULTRIX, you have access to over 2800
workstation applications ranging from
technical (such as CAD and CASE) to
commercial (such as finance and banking) to personal productivity (such as
desktop publishing and integrated
office packages). And, all Personal
DECstation workstations and DECsystem 5000/25 servers ordered with a disk
come with factory-installed ULTRIX
software.
Digital’s DECstation workstation family all support DECwindows, based on
the industry-standard X Window System, and Motif, the OSF specification for an open graphical user interface. Both of these windowing systems
provide superior user and application
development environments.
For users unfamiliar with UNIX, managing files, data, and applications can
be difficult. It’s the addition of a desktop manager on the Personal DECstation workstations that simplifies managing your own system. By creating icons,
a desktop manager allows you
to handle your files and applications
through a "point and click" method.
This gives you the power of working
in a multitasking environment without
extensive knowledge of UNIX as a prerequisite. It’s easy to learn, easy to use,
and it lets you work the way you want
to.

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Highly-Flexible Networking
Connectivity and interoperability,
application and data sharing. Distributed open networking with systems
from different vendors. While this is
the norm in workstation computing, it
provides new and exciting possibilities
for PC users. The Personal DECstation
Series and DECsystem 5000/25 provide
a full range of network options to meet
your needs. Ethernet support is standard on all systems. So whether it’s
DECnet, TCP/IP, or NFS, you’re covered. And through TURBOchannel,
you can have access to new technologies such as FDDI.
Outstanding Service From an Industry Leader
Digital delivers services for networking, training, and software support, offering greater system availability to
provide greater user productivity. Digital’s full-year product warranties let
you choose the service level best suited
to your unique needs and environments.
Plus, you can tailor the support according to your needs. Whatever the service
solution, you benefit from a single
point of contact.

The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: DECnet, DECstation, DECsystem, DECwindows, the DIGITAL Logo, ThinWire, TURBOchannel, and ULTRIX.

For More Information
For more information on the Personal
DECstation 5000/20, Personal DECstation 5000/25, DECsystem 5000/25, the
ACE initiative, or Digital’s service
offerings, contact your local Digital
sales representative or authorized distributor.
Digital believes the information in this publication
is accurate as of its publication date; such information is subject to change without notice. Digital is
not responsible for any errors in the information
given in this publication.

MIPS is a registered trademark of MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. OSF, OSF/1, and Motif are
registered trademarks of Open Software Foundation, Inc. Trinitron is a trademark of Sony Corporation. NFS is a trademark of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX
System Laboratories, Inc.

TURBOchannel
option module
connectors

Power connector

System-unit-to-monitor
power connector
Base system
SCSI connector

Video connector

Base system ThickWire
Ethernet connector

RS232 serial
communication
connector

ISDN network
connector
ISDN
Audio sound
1/0
I/O connector

Serial Bus
Keyboard-mouse
connector

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Storage

Internal Devices

RZ25: 426-Mbyte hard disk drive
RZ24: 209-Mbyte hard disk drive
RZ23L: 121-Mbyte hard disk drive
RX26: 1.44/2.88-Mbyte 3.5-inch diskette drive (external for the DECsystem 5000/25)

External Devices

RZ58: 1.38-Gbyte hard disk drive
RZ57: 1-Gbyte hard disk drive
RZ56: 665-Mbyte hard disk drive
TZK10: 525-Mbyte Quarter-Inch Cartridge tape
TZ30: 95-Mbyte streaming tape drive
TSZ05: 1600 BPI 9-track tape
TLZ04: 1.2-Gbyte 4mm digital audio tape (DAT)
TKZ08: 2.2-Gbyte 8mm helical scan tape
RX33: 1.2-Mbyte 5.25-inch diskette drive
RRD42: 600-Mbyte compact disc drive

Specifications

Personal DECstation
5000/20 and 5000/25

DECsystem 5000/25

CPU/FPU
Clock speed
SPECmark
MIPS (Dhrystone V1.1)
FPU performance
Linpack (MFLOPS)
Graphics (on board)*
TURBOchannel
Cache
SCSI bus
Ethernet
FDDI
Data types

R3000A/R3010
20/25 MHz
16.3/19.1
21.6/26.7
2.4/2.8 double-precision

R3000A/R3010
25 MHz
19.1
26.7
2.8 double-precision

Network Support

153,000/183,000 2D vectors/sec
50 Mbytes/sec burst speed
128 Kbytes of system cache: 64 Kbytes of data cache and 64 Kbytes of instruction cache
5 Mbytes/sec transfer rate
10 Mbits/sec: thick wire standard, ThinWire and twisted pair optional
100 Mbits/sec
Little-endian byte ordering
IEEE-compatible floating point format
TCP/IP (standard)
NFS (standard)
DECnet (optional)

* Other TURBOchannel graphics options include MX, HX, TX, PXG, PXG+, and PXG Turbo+.
Power Requirements
Line voltage: 120 V/240 V
Frequency/single phase: 60 Hz/50 Hz
Max. running current: 5.1 A/2.6 A

Voltage tolerance-RMS: 88-132 V/194-264 V
Frequency tolerance: 47-63 Hz
Max. power consumption: 343 W

Operating Environment
Temperature
Relative humidity
Max. operating altitude

10o-40o C (50o-104o F)
10-90% noncondensing
2.4 km (8000 feet)

Physical Characteristics
Height: 9.1 cm (3.6 in)
Depth: 43.2 cm (17.0 in)

Width: 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
Weight: 5.8 kg (15.0 lb)

Display Monitors
16-inch color
(VRC16)
17-inch monochrome
(VRM17)
19-inch color
Trinitron (VRT19)
16-inch color
Trinitron (VRT16)
16-inch color
Trinitron (VR297)
19-inch color
(VR320)
19-inch monochrome
(VR319)
Resolution

Refresh (noninterlaced)

Height: 43.2 cm (17.0 in); Width: 41.1 cm (16.2 in)
Depth: 43.4 cm (17.1 in); Weight: 25.0 kg (55.0 lb)
Height: 41.9 cm (16.5 in); Width: 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
Depth: 37.3 cm (14.7 in); Weight: 16.8 kg (37.0 lb)
Height: 47.5 cm (18.7 in); Width: 49.9 cm (19.7 in)
Depth: 47.0 cm (18.5 in); Weight: 34.0 kg (75.0 lb)
Height: 40.9 cm (16.1 in); Width: 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
Depth: 45.3 cm (17.8 in); Weight: 25.0 kg (56.0 lb)
Height: 40.6 cm (16.0 in); Width: 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
Depth: 45.1 cm (17.8 in); Weight: 29.0 kg (64.0 lb)
Height: 45.7 cm (18.1 in); Width: 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
Depth: 45.2 cm (17.8 in); Weight: 29.0 kg (64.0 lb)
Height: 45.7 cm (18.0 in); Width: 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
Depth: 40.1 cm (15.8 in); Weight: 22.7 kg (50.0 lb)
1024 x 768: VRC16, VRM17
1024 x 864: VR297
1280 x 1024: VRT19, VRT16, VR320, VR319
72 Hz (VRC16, VRM17, VRT19-H, VRT16-H, VR320-D, VR319-D)
66 Hz (VRT19-D, VRT16-D, VR319-C)
60 Hz (VR297)

Input Devices
LK501 keyboard
Mouse
Programmable Function
Dial Box
Lighted Programmable
Function Keyboard

105 sculptured keys, 20 special-function keys, built-in angle adjustment,
customer-selectable routing
VSXXX-BB, three button, 200 pulses per inch
8 individually programmable function dials with
360-degree rotation (256-bit resolution) arranged in 2 vertical rows of 4 dials
32 individually programmable function keys in 4-6-6-6-6-4 array