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From: cma@bentley.UUCP (CM Ackerman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Has anyone heard of Parascope debugger for Turbo C ?
Message-ID: <978@bentley.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Jun-87 20:25:09 EDT
Article-I.D.: bentley.978
Posted: Mon Jun 29 20:25:09 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 1-Jul-87 04:33:57 EDT
References: <303@qtc.UUCP>
Reply-To: cma@bentley.UUCP (59453-CM Ackerman)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Liberty Corner
Lines: 35
Keywords: debug, periscope, codeview
Summary: I think I did.

I think you're talking about the Periscope Debugger. Here are my impressions:

I use CodeView for most of my application programming but when the bugs get
serious, I use (Excedrin &) Periscope.

Disclaimer: I have no interest in any of the products mentioned below
     except as a usually satisfied user.

Best feature is that Periscope is resident eliminating
"Works in the debugger but not by itself" problems
since your program is always loaded at the same spot in memory.
You can also give up features for memory.
So when CodeView can't load your program because there's not enough memory
for you and it, you can still use a stripped down version of Periscope.
The Next best feature is excellent "tech support".

I use CodeView for general nonserious stuff because it's got one
big advantage over everybody elses debugger:
Access and display of local variables and expressions. - Can't beat that.
(But don't bother asking their "tech support" for advice).

Periscope comes with a "Submarine" board (I'm not kidding).
with some protected memory for those applications that might clobber
the debugger if it's in regular memory, and it's got a breakout switch
to generate NMI when your keyboard gets locked.
With the board it's about $300, it's called Periscope I and is solid as a rock,
without the board it's about $100 and its called Periscope II-X.
The breakout switch alone version is about $150 and is called Periscope II.
I got it rather quickly from Programmer's Connection (1-800-336-1166).
(Also Periscope Co., 14 Bonnie Lane, Atlanta GA 30328,1-404-256-3860)
They also make a board (which I've never used) (for cheap emulator users?)
for about $1000 that does H/W breakpoints.

C. Ackerman          ihnp4!bentley!cma
Bell Labs, Rm 3F341, 200 Laurel Ave, Middletown, NJ 07748