Hi Carsten,
> I agree with Robert that DEBUG is a very essential tool, because it can
> be used to bootstrap other binaries. And yes, I do such stuff, typing in
> assembly into DEBUG to patch binaries or even to create new program
> binaries.
+1
> My use case is not to recover, but to *use* vintage computer. I use
> SvarDos on 8088/8086/286 type machines, and FreeDOS on 386/486 type
> machines.
+1
> But that has no relevance to the question. If DEBUG is useful for the
> user base of SvarDos, as small as that user base might be, it should
> stay.
+1
> If it is not useful for the SvarDOS users, it should go.
+1
> DEBUG can be helpful in bootstrapping an SvarDos install. I sometimes
> have used such tool on vintage computer events, where I only had
> Internet on my phone, and no network connection to the vintage machine
> (an no "modern" machine in reach).
+1
> In these situations I was able to use DEBUG to type in small assembly
> language scripts that I found on some website (reading on the phone,
> typing on the old machine), or adjusting BIOS or DOS parameter tables to
> prepare for an install (or even patch MBR/Partition Tables on disk).
And a last "+1". ;-)
> If the current DEBUG binary is too heavy (in disk size), maybe there is
> another (similar) tool that is free/open-source and would be a light
> weight replacement.
I'm not aware of any, but I didn't look for lately.
> The functions that I would use from such a tool:
>
> * dump memory (hex)
> * disassemble 8086/80286 code
> * assemble 8086/80286 code
> * read/write sectors (via BIOS)
> * save COM files
> * save BIN files (memory dump)
> * trace execution
> * execute code
The really last "+1".
> Creating the smallest DEBUG clone that implements the functions above
> might be an interesting challenge.
Feel free to accept that challenge! *g*
But probably it might be enough, to use the existing DEBUG and strip
some features off.
Cheers,
Robert
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