The effectiveness of using a microcoded Independent Diagnostic Instruction Set for the development, manufacturing and field support of the 32-bit ECLIPSE® MV/8000 data processing system is demonstrated. A separate Diagnostic Processor with a simple operating system and microcode debugging facility is used to aid in this task.
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