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+The Multimode product line has been passed through several companies
+over the years. It started out at [Digital Instruments][DI], which
+was aquired by [Veeco][] in February 1998 before being passed off to
+[Bruker][] in August 2010.
+
+I've done a good deal of troubleshooting to keep our ancient MultiMode
+II, stumbling along. If you're in a similar situation, check out my
+notes on:
+
+* [[Stepper motor control]]
+* [[Photo-diode signal access]]
+* [[MultiMode internals]]
+* [Closest thing][connection] to a description of the
+ NanoScope-MultiMode connection that I can find online. (see Ch. 10)
+* A [MultiMode manual][manual]
+
+[[!img multimode_assembled.jpg
+ alt="An assembled Multimode microscope"
+ title="An assembled Multimode microscope"]]
+
+[DI]: http://www.di.com/
+[Veeco]: http://www.veeco.com/
+[Bruker]: http://www.bruker-axs.com/multimode_8_scanning_probe_microscope.html
+[connection]: https://depts.washington.edu/ntuf/facility/docs/NanoScope_Controller_Manual.pdf
+[manual]: http://msc.engr.wisc.edu/manuals/SPM/MltiMode.pdf