Info-IBMPC@USC-ISIB.ARPA (10/26/84)
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From: Jim Gillogly <jim@rand-unix>
Date: 21 Oct 84 11:42:40 PDT (Sun)
To: Info-IBMPC Digest <Info-IBMPC@usc-isib.ARPA>
Subject: Professional Debug Facility
Paul Weiss asked for info on the Professional Debug Facility (part no.
6024143), announced recently by IBM. Here's an excerpt from their Aug 84
announcement:
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Professional Debug Facility consists of two utilities and a hardware card:
o Resident Debug Tool (RDT) is interactive full-screen debug facility; traces
and disassembles code inaccessible to DOS DEBUG. Can be loaded
into memory and run from keyboard or batch file, or run by pushing a
button on the card.
o Disk repair: full-screen access to the whole disk (DOS-formatted fixed
disks and floppies), r/w any byte in hex or ascii.
o Non-maskable Interrupt Card lets user gain control of a hung program.
Plugs into IBM PC, XT, or Portable (doesn't specify AT, although the AT
was announced the same day).
There's a good deal more info on the data sheet, but I'll save that unless
you need it. It's dated August 1984, but delivery date is not specified.
I don't know if it's available yet.
Jim Gillogly
jim@rand-unix
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From: Info-IBMPC Digest <Info-IBMPC@USC-ISIB.ARPA> Date: Sun 21 Oct 84 16:21:08-PDT From: Doug <Faunt%hplabs.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa> To: Info-IBMPC%usc-isib.arpa Subject: Professional Debug Facility The Professional Debug facility is two pieces: a card which allows you to do an NMI interrupt when you push a button, and a debugger which stays resident The word I get (I haven't used it myself) is that the debugger is quite good, especially as compared with the standard DEBUG thing. Sounds like it might be worthwhile. ------- -------