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R.I.P. MS-DEBUG 1981 - 2009

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gone-the-way-of-edlin dept.

AlphaZeta writes "After 28 years, MS-DEBUG is finally being phased out in Windows 7. Over the years, people have been using MS-DEBUG for writing code (virus/malware, you name it) and debugging. "

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  1. Number of comments not showing on front page by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is /. broken today?

  2. Re:Article not quite right ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seconded. Just checked a Vista box installed here at the office. It was Vista Ultimate.
    Does version make a difference?

    It's removed from 64 bit copies of Windows, including XP 64 bit.

    Removed or they couldn't or wouldn't get it working?

  3. Re:It's in Windows Vista Alright by Arimus · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not true, the debug command is in Windows Vista (at least the Ultimate version)

    From the article summary:

    After 28 years, MS-DEBUG is finally being phased out in Windows 7.

    Vista is not Windows 7 so.... yes we'd expect the debug command in Vista.

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  4. Re:Sad day by vtcodger · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The joys of X86 assembler? You're kidding, right? Nothing wrong with assembler where it is appropriate -- say in programming a coffee pot, paperweight, or washing machine. But the X86 instruction set is the most abominable, chaotic, shambles ever conceived by the mind of man.

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