ttensfeldt@eagle.wesleyan.edu (09/08/89)
A friend of mine has written a screen oriented FORTH debugger for the
ATARI 8-bit computers. He tried to have it published by ANALOG
Computing, but the editors felt that it was too long, and would have
limited appeal. I guess they don't get enough FORTH articles submitted.
In any case, he'd like to encourage FORTH activity among the ATARI
8-bitters so he's wants to give it away to anyone who wants a copy. The
program features dynamic screen displays of the parameter stack, the
return stack and the last 10 execution steps. It allows automatic or
manual single stepping of a program, decompiling a program step by
step, patching a program while it is executing, an escape feature that
lets you type regular FORTH commands while you are debugging, and a
bunch of other miscellaneous features. It does not interfere with the
user's screen so graphics oriented programs can be debugged.
The debugger is about 47 screens long, and takes up about 8K of RAM. It
has been tested using Patrick Mullarky's fig-FORTH, and val-FORTH, and
probably just about every other version of fig-FORTH. He believes that
most of it would run on any other computer that runs fig-FORTH, once
the screen display code was ported over.
My friend is willing to give away a copy as share-ware to anyone who
sends a stamped, self-addressed floppy mailer, and a blank 5 1/4 floppy
to:
Nick Tamburri
10 Oakhill Avenue
Clinton, Massachusetts 01510
The returned floppy will contain the debugger, installation
instructions, and documentation in the form of the unpublished ANALOG
article. He doesn't have a modem so he can't post it on a bulletin
board somewhere but once it's distributed, anyone is free to post it.
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===============================================================================bradford@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Bradford Rodriguez) (09/14/89)
If your friend has already gone to the trouble of writing an article about his debugger, why not have him submit it to either Forth Dimensions or the ACM SigForth Newsletter ? Both are looking for good articles. Sadly, I don't have their addresses at hand. (Forth Dimensions is published by the Forth Interest Group, if that's a help.) Also...if anyone ports this debugger to the Apple II, I'd be interested in a copy. --Brad
bradford@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Bradford Rodriguez) (09/22/89)
Here are names and addresses where Forth articles might find a home: Forth Dimensions c/o Forth Interest Group P.O. Box 8231 San Jose, CA 95155 (Marlin Ouverson, editor) Dr. Paul Frenger, editor sigForth newsletter P.O. Box 820506 Houston, TX 77282 (P.FRENGER on GEnie) More information about the ACM's sigForth can be had from: George Shaw II P.O. Box 3471 Hayward, CA 94540-3471 I hope this is helpful. -Brad
olorin@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Weinstein) (09/29/89)
In article <25192B4A.2206@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> bradford@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Bradford Rodriguez) writes: >Here are names and addresses where Forth articles might find a home: [Forth Dimensions and ACM SIGForth Newsletter] Also, Art Carlson (editor and publisher) of _The Computer Journal_ is extremely interested in moving into the Forth community, and is looking for Forth articles, advertisers, and readers. (Note that this is definitely a market for those working with 8-bit machines). The magazine has added a regular Forth column, and is looking for as many Forth articles as it can get (as well as Forth readers...three million articles and no subscribers does not a magazine make). If there are any hardware designers willing to do a small, simple design around a Forth chip (like the 68HCFN11 from New Micros) and write the design up, this is one article in which Art is *very much* interested. Those interested in writing for, advertising in, or subscribing to TCJ (this is a magazine which *wants* to move into the Forth realm, this is something that happens too rarely to be passed up) can contact the magazine at: The Computer Journal 190 Sullivan Crossroad Columbia Falls, MT 59912 (406) 257-9119 --Dave --- Dave Weinstein "No one has ever wanted a new computer language. olorin@walt.cc.utexas.edu They want an improved Fortran!" -- Chuck Moore GEnie: DHWEINSTEIN Disclaimer: These are my opinions. Find your own.