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From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: A use for protected mode after all
Message-ID: <2371.27539d74@waikato.ac.nz>
Date: 27 Nov 90 22:20:19 GMT
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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I know I'm on record as saying that memory protection isn't a very important
thing to add to the Macintosh system. But, thinking about it, I've come
across an exception I'd like to make to this statement: MacsBug.

It would be very useful if a resident debugger could protect itself
against other software running amuck (whether this be rogue applications,
or the system itself). It would also greatly improve the debugger's
ability to diagnose problems. And I think it can be done with minimal
impact on the rest of the system.

It could very well be the single biggest contribution Apple could make
to the reliability of Macintosh software generally.

How about it, Apple?

Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-71-562-889
Computer Services Dept                     fax: +64-71-384-066
University of Waikato            electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz
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To someone with a hammer and a screwdriver, every problem looks
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