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'''MDM''' (MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor) is a diagnostic software tool for the [[DEC]] series of [[MicroVAX]] computers, except for the [[MicroVAX I]].
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'''MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor''' (usually given as the acronym, '''MDM''') is a [[diagnostic]] software tool for the [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] series of [[MicroVAX]] computers, except for the [[MicroVAX I]], which is covered by [[VAX Diagnostic Supervisor]] (VDS) diagnostics.
  
 
There are two versions of MDM:
 
There are two versions of MDM:
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* Field Service Version
 
* Field Service Version
  
MDM was usually booted from [[TK50]] tape cartridge.
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The Field Service Version has got some special functions not included in the Customer Version of MDM.
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In the beginning MDM was booted from a couple of [[RX50]] floppies.
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Later MDM was usually booted from [[TK50]] tape cartridge.
  
 
Additionally there was an MDM version bootable over network, called '''MDMESK''' (MDM Ethernet Server Kit)  
 
Additionally there was an MDM version bootable over network, called '''MDMESK''' (MDM Ethernet Server Kit)  
  
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A third version was the "MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor RA/RD Kit", which is installed locally on the hard drive of the computer to be examined.
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[[Category: VAX Diagnostic Software]]

Latest revision as of 17:26, 28 August 2024

MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor (usually given as the acronym, MDM) is a diagnostic software tool for the DEC series of MicroVAX computers, except for the MicroVAX I, which is covered by VAX Diagnostic Supervisor (VDS) diagnostics.

There are two versions of MDM:

  • Customer Version
  • Field Service Version

The Field Service Version has got some special functions not included in the Customer Version of MDM.

In the beginning MDM was booted from a couple of RX50 floppies.

Later MDM was usually booted from TK50 tape cartridge.

Additionally there was an MDM version bootable over network, called MDMESK (MDM Ethernet Server Kit)

A third version was the "MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor RA/RD Kit", which is installed locally on the hard drive of the computer to be examined.