The use of an auxiliary computer with a graphic display as an on-line debugging aid
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Authors
Ashby, Elton Truxton
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Heidorn, George E.
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1971
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June 1971
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
Abstract
Often, the most time consuming and costly evolution in the development of computer programs and systems is the testing of the programmer's logic. There are many tools and techniques available which aid the programmer in detecting logic errors, but all have characteristics which limit their usefulness. The objective of this research was to develop a system which uses an ADAGE AGT-10 as an auxiliary computer with a graphic display to provide facilities for monitoring a program which is running on the XDS-9300 computer. The system developed and implemented enables the programmer to stop the execution of his program, display the memory contents of the 9300, change the memory contents as required, and then continue the execution of his program. The thesis includes information on the use of the system and a detailed discussion of the implementation.
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Mathematics
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.