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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 [[VDS]] diagnostics.
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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:

Revision as of 09:24, 30 July 2023

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)